08-04-2013, 05:09 PM
It's hard to say what extra pace I'll get with them on, in number terms.
But when you think about it like this. Drag goes up as the square of the speed
so any reduction in drag will make exponentionally more difference the faster it goes.
In theory and in the wind tunnel 4 sets of un-faired linkages is about equal to the drag of the whole tail plane so two faired linkages should be quite an improvement. Haveing everything nicely balanced makes a huge difference as well. The air frame has been sanded smooth as well so it all adds up.
The thing is, I know I can't quite fly as good a course as most of the pylon guys, when everything is equal then they go past me with regularity, but I can give them a hurry up when my little plane is a little bit quicker than theirs and that keeps them on their toes. Just wait and see, if perhaps I can get under 100 seconds for the 10 laps, then there will be cries, long and loud, of RUBARB RUBARB and Mumble mumble PSI..
But when you think about it like this. Drag goes up as the square of the speed
so any reduction in drag will make exponentionally more difference the faster it goes.
In theory and in the wind tunnel 4 sets of un-faired linkages is about equal to the drag of the whole tail plane so two faired linkages should be quite an improvement. Haveing everything nicely balanced makes a huge difference as well. The air frame has been sanded smooth as well so it all adds up.
The thing is, I know I can't quite fly as good a course as most of the pylon guys, when everything is equal then they go past me with regularity, but I can give them a hurry up when my little plane is a little bit quicker than theirs and that keeps them on their toes. Just wait and see, if perhaps I can get under 100 seconds for the 10 laps, then there will be cries, long and loud, of RUBARB RUBARB and Mumble mumble PSI..
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