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Old 05-31-2012, 01:08 PM   #42 (permalink)
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A wing in free air does not exhibit the same properties as a car. That was the entire point of my post. I hope you have success with the air tabs, really.
My background is 25 years of aviation, including building experimental aircraft, flying highly modified STOL aircraft with tabs and drooped cuff leading edges, dragging huge banners through the skies over Seattle and Portland.
I just wanted to point out that the way the air moves about a wing will not represent how a tab will improve flow on a car. I look forward to any tuft testing you can do.
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