Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 04 Dec 2003 11:58:27 -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 2783504 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 04 Dec 2003 11:54:52 -0500 Received: from tomwill (3.honolulu-03rh15rt.hi.dial-access.att.net[12.78.105.3]) by worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc11) with SMTP id <2003120416545011100jc8mte>; Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:54:50 +0000 From: "Tom Williams" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Vortex Generators X-Original-Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 06:55:41 -1000 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01C3BA33.A1FFCC20" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C3BA33.A1FFCC20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit First of all, a lot of experimenting has to do with guessing. I understand that vortex generators can help at lower speeds. My question was, what happens to the smooth, low drag, laminar flow at high speed cruise that makes the Lancair so fast??? Tom Williams 360fb N255TW HNL Intl ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C3BA33.A1FFCC20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

First=20 of all, a lot of experimenting has to do with guessing. I understand = that vortex=20 generators can help at lower speeds. My question was, what happens to = the=20 smooth, low drag, laminar flow at high speed cruise that makes the = Lancair so=20 fast???

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