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Leading edge tape accomplishes
 two admirable qualities on the IV;
1. prevents erosion of the leading
edge paint due to rain and ice pellets
2. may trip laminar flow to turbulent flow
 at high AOAs preventing laminar separation

Laminar separation is a nasty situation
 where airflow detaches from the leading
 edge moving rapidly aft as opposed to the
 rather well behaved stall where separation
slowly migrates aft to forward.

Modest applications of heat helps release tape.

James B. Frantz
Proprietary Software Systems, Inc.
www.angle-of-attack.com
LFrantz@compuserve.com
(952) 474-4154
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