X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:55:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp120.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com ([69.147.64.93] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with SMTP id 2452797 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:50:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.147.64.93; envelope-from=elippse@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 1910 invoked from network); 2 Nov 2007 21:50:08 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MIMEOLE; b=qOeZpqJJYROUsYgmT+/eFJ7mmFZMqCN10Ra+V1R8R3Ok6zkH6JsyjtEmSm1IgFA770n1RF/J4o8DJp6o/O74a1d6exeJGwGqQ4HvBXgyKOE2I0caVqRuvuo61qQOqZ5x1AstD2iU0LX65GRbO6hUV/zThNJAh7n6Tmr/04ujNyw= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Computerroom) (elippse@sbcglobal.net@75.15.142.31 with login) by smtp120.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 2 Nov 2007 21:50:08 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: gX8s2ygVM1mGtx0mfoapZA_ePcuRE_fT.h.5ibFmXFueaYMU1GC9gBAuAFteAf_uX_IwMbqiHQ-- X-Original-Message-ID: <003c01c81d9a$59c215c0$1f8e0f4b@Computerroom> From: "Paul Lipps" X-Original-To: "Marv Kaye" Subject: Flap position X-Original-Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:50:12 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0039_01C81D5F.AC452390" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01C81D5F.AC452390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From my experiments, the in-flight flap reflex position is a function of = required CL which in turn is related to weight, TAS, and density = altitude. I can change my flap reflex position by 2 deg. which will = change TAS by 3mph; I've done this over and over. This is due to the = relationship between parasite CD and camber of the NLF1 0215F airfoil. = Use maximum reflex when fast, light, and low, and reduce it when slower, = heavy, and high! ------=_NextPart_000_0039_01C81D5F.AC452390 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
From my experiments, the in-flight flap=20 reflex position is a function of required CL which in turn is related to weight, TAS, and = density=20 altitude. I can change my flap reflex position by 2 deg. which will = change=20 TAS by 3mph; I've done this over and over. This is due to the = relationship=20 between parasite CD and camber of = the NLF1 0215F airfoil. Use maximum reflex when fast, light, = and low, and=20 reduce it when slower, heavy, and = high!
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