X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 64 [XX] (50%) URL: contains host with port number (50%) SPAMTRICK: obfuscated phone number Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:29:29 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1921507 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:12:13 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.66; envelope-from=panelmaker@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=EHmbCV0GydhZLWEbT0R6DnmJXLpTU8nDw7ql5KHkFzgJdS/VDdy7aq2qi2UGnUlg; h=Received:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:In-Reply-To:Thread-Index:Message-ID:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [24.238.198.187] (helo=DELL8300) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1HRccy-0002LG-Vw for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:11:29 -0400 From: "Jim Nordin" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Wing tips X-Original-Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:11:51 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002A_01C76664.3D5853B0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: Acdme6sLffQC6Pk1RbyvvFn82Ru4LQAEGYgQ X-Original-Message-ID: X-ELNK-Trace: bdfc62829fd2a80cc8ad50643b1069f8239a348a220c2609fda6de4e62cff4f14cd06a460c7b7c1a350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 24.238.198.187 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C76664.3D5853B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Years ago I talked to Ray Cote in Reno about his wing tips. Said he = borrowed the idea from either a German company or Dutch =85 never the less =85 = his tips just ran out from the leading edge tip of the wing at about a 45 degree angle and went from the airfoil shape to being flat at the trailing = edge. In other words the airfoil just went away by the time it lined up with the trailing the edge of the wing at the tip and the trailing edge of the = tip from the leading edge of the wing. He said it added speed by reducing = the vortex. He won a lot of races with a pretty crude looking machine = compared to the slick of others =85 Sharp et al. Jim Nordin =20 _____ =20 From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = James H. Keyworth Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:59 PM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Boeing wing tips =20 Just what are Boeing wing tips? [Jim, Go to http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/Message/40604.html?Language=3D= ] =20 Thanks, got the pics. Now how are they better than normal kit wing = tips? Performance improvement, less weight, or just looks? =20 JHK -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.11/721 - Release Date: = 3/13/2007 4:51 PM --=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.11/721 - Release Date: = 3/13/2007 4:51 PM =20 ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01C76664.3D5853B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Years ago I talked to Ray Cote in = Reno about his wing tips. Said he borrowed the idea from either a German = company or Dutch … never the less … his tips just ran out from the = leading edge tip of the wing at about a 45 degree angle and went from the = airfoil shape to being flat at the trailing edge. In other words the airfoil just went = away by the time it lined up with the trailing the edge of the wing at the = tip and the trailing edge of the tip from the leading edge of the wing. He said = it added speed by reducing the vortex. He won a lot of races with a pretty = crude looking machine compared to the slick of others … Sharp et = al.

Jim Nordin

 


From: = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of James H. Keyworth
Sent: Wednesday, March = 14, 2007 3:59 PM
To: = lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Boeing = wing tips

 

Just what are Boeing wing = tips?
[Jim, Go to http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/Message/40604.html?Language=3D= ]

 

Thanks, got the pics.  Now how are they better than normal kit wing tips?  Performance improvement, less weight, or just looks?

 

JHK


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