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> Posted for "Lloyd Dunlap" <ldunlap181639MI@comcast.net>:
>
> I'm curious if anyone has applied turbulator tape to the bottom of 
> their 320
> / 360 wings like Dave Morss did to decrease parasitic drag.  When I 
> put some
> used oil on the wings to find the airflow separation point I don't 
> seem to
> have any remarkable airflow patterns on the bottom of the wing that 
> would
> indicate separation of the laminar flow.  Am I missing something here 
> ??? I
> sure did make a nice mess though !
>
> Lloyd Dunlap
> N214MM

Lloyd,

I always thought that the laminar flow separation occurs on the top of 
the wing. Why are you checking the bottom?

Someone please correct me and the "Aerodynamics for Navel Aviators" 
manual, if I am wrong.
--
Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp.
248-478-4301, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws
LNC2, O-320-D1F, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan