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Consider also that it is partially irrelevant whether the taper results in a
forward or backward sweep. As the wing chord reduces so the Reynolds number changes (for any given speed), and the behavior with it for any given airfoil. The lower Reynolds number at the narrow chord will result in more tetchy behavior for the laminar profiles preferred for the overall wing. I assume that this is one of the reasons the aerodynamics types make quite substantial airfoil changes on the tapered sections of the wings. This is probably a larger factor in design than the minimal degree of sweep forward or back possible in a high aspect ratio sailplane wing. Depending on what you want from your airplane it may be a desirable compromise to live with the more interesting high AOA behavior of a compound taper wing. For the performance improvements possible it is presumably worth the effort for high performance XC ships. Presumably this is one reason why the Piper Cherokee has it's "hershey bar" wing. Only washout effects, so easier to predict behavior. The other reason to go with simple wing planforms is the cost involved... Bruce mat Redsell wrote: thanks for your fine reply on wing tip stalls, I tend to concentrate on the flying and building... and leave the book work for late at night. I have produced a number of DVD's on the Pioneer which to me is a most interesting glider that needs a lot more study. As to the root stalling first -yes that is as we found it but it is very gentle. Dave Wells tufted the wing root and yes it progressed from the root to the tip. In my movie it readily shows that when the one attempts a stall the Pioneer stays at a certain angle of attack but it can slowly go off to one side but it can be controlled by the rudder. If you would like to view this for yourself I will send you a DVD of a cross country flight with a save from 700 ft agl and include a number of attempt stalls and a high speed run to 95 mph. I would like your input. In a turn the Pioneer will not drop a wing tip... I think this needs further investigation and the new Pioneer III with a modern arifoil, that should fly this year, will be another glider to study. -mat |
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