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Old 09-30-2020, 03:16 PM   #53 (permalink)
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It would have to 'travel', fore and aft, around on the body, as the apparent wind spectra could be constantly changing orientation.
wickerbills need to move from their optimal location?

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And the entire surface of the vehicle would be involved, as we're in subsonic flow where a change in one location translates to a change everywhere else.
So wickerbills have to cover the whole envelope? Like dimples?
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