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I'm wondering if there are any airfoil experts out
there.
I went to look at a TKS installation last
weekend.
The main wing leading edge wasn't as bad as I
thought. It pushes the leading edge about 3/8" forward and curves back to
meet the existing edge. So it's a slightly smaller
radius.
The horizontal stab, however, is quite
changed. The TKS strip is at least an inch in front of the original
leading edge with a correspondingly smaller radius.
I would expect in both cases that the stall speed
would be increased but the more dramatic change to the horizontal stab is
concerning.
I'm wondering if if this kind of a change might
mean difficulty flaring and even worse stall recovery
characteristics.
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