X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail17.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.132.198] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTPS id 2641538 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:56:23 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.132.198; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d220-236-79-144.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.236.79.144]) by mail17.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with SMTP id m0BNtbQ0007283 for ; Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:55:38 +1100 Message-ID: <003b01c854ad$7889c7b0$904fecdc@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Off Topic-RA5C Vigilante question Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:55:29 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0038_01C85501.491EE970" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0657-0, 12/12/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C85501.491EE970 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I slow to respond, but are you chaps talking about the same thing? There is a leading edge slot that goes the full length of the leading = edge, which is used to allow air to transfer from the bottom to energize = the upper air flow at high angles of attack (as in landing = configuration), used in many STOL light aircraft. I think dl is talking about a slot (from front to back -not the full = distance I assume), parallel to and close to the fuselage. Don't know = what that could be used for! But would like to know! George ( down under) ----- I think that was for slow flight, there was a production aircraft = the had a slot through the wing but was always open and i heard that you = did not want to close it off, the plane became almost uncontrolable at = low speed. FWIW Wendell=20 Last year I was on the aircraft carrier Midway at San Diego and at = the tail they had an old North American RA5C. As I checked it out a = discovered that it had a slot in both wings just inboard from the wing = fold that allowed air to move from the top of the wing to the = bottom...presumably in a landing configuration. Does anyone by chance = know why it was needed or when used? Thanks. dl -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new = year.=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.=20 Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1211 - Release Date: = 6/01/2008 11:57 AM ------=_NextPart_000_0038_01C85501.491EE970 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I slow to respond, but are you chaps talking about the same = thing?
 
There is a leading edge slot that goes the full length of the = leading edge,=20 which is used to allow air to transfer from the bottom to energize the = upper air=20 flow at high angles of attack (as in landing configuration), used in = many STOL=20 light aircraft.
 
I think dl is talking about a slot (from front to back -not the = full=20 distance I assume), parallel to and close to the fuselage. Don't know = what that=20 could be used for! But would like to know!
George ( down under)
 
----- I think that was for slow = flight, there=20 was a production aircraft the had a slot through the wing but was always = open=20 and i heard that you did not want to close it off, the plane became = almost=20 uncontrolable at low speed. FWIW
Wendell=20

Last year I was on the aircraft carrier Midway at San Diego and = at the=20 tail they had an old North American RA5C.  As I checked it out = a=20 discovered that it had a slot in both wings just inboard from the = wing fold=20 that allowed air to move from the top of the wing to the = bottom...presumably=20 in a landing configuration.  Does anyone by chance know why it = was=20 needed or when used?
 
Thanks.
 
dl



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