Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:17:15 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2782072 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 03 Dec 2003 12:23:49 -0500 Received: from tomwill (72.honolulu-03rh15rt.hi.dial-access.att.net[12.78.105.72]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc11) with SMTP id <2003120317233711100jao1ue>; Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:23:37 +0000 From: "Tom Williams" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Vortex Generators X-Original-Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 07:25:14 -1000 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 The function of the generators is to re-attach the flow to the airfoil at Higher angles of attack than the airfoil alone will support. It would seem that the generators would ruin the laminar flow at reduced angles of attack, as in cruise?