Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 22:41:37 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <2luv2fly@cox.net> Received: from lakemtao03.cox.net ([68.1.17.242] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3066499 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 06 Mar 2004 11:22:36 -0500 Received: from 308h101 ([68.106.90.63]) by lakemtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with SMTP id <20040306162234.TRNG29592.lakemtao03.cox.net@308h101>; Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:22:34 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001601c40397$313023c0$3f5a6a44@hr.cox.net> From: "Janie & Ed Smith" <2luv2fly@cox.net> X-Original-To: "Lancair List" X-Original-Cc: "Dennis Pratt" Subject: Abrasion Tapes X-Original-Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 11:22:16 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C4036D.480DD080" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C4036D.480DD080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "I'm thinking of some clear leading edge tape for abrasion resistance" Saturday AM 3/6/04 Wendell, I don't know which "Carbon Pony" you have, but a friend of mine who has = a IV-P with over 900 hours on it had some wide tape applied to his = leading edges (looked like 3M electrical tape - black) and discovered = that he had lost about 10 knots of airspeed. His theory was that the = thick edge of the tape was disrupting the air flow, so he used micro to = blend the edge of the tape with the rest of the wing curvature - still = lost 10 knots. Removed the tape and got the 10 knots back. =20 I would check with the tape manufacturer and discuss these possible = issues. Regards, Ed Smith=20 Chesapeake, VA ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C4036D.480DD080 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
"I'm thinking of some clear leading edge tape for = abrasion=20 resistance"
 
Saturday AM
3/6/04
 
Wendell,
 
I don't know which "Carbon Pony" you have, but a = friend of=20 mine who has a IV-P with over 900 hours on it had some wide tape applied = to his=20 leading edges (looked like 3M electrical tape - black) and discovered = that he=20 had lost about 10 knots of airspeed.  His theory was that the = thick=20 edge of the tape was disrupting the air flow, so he used micro to = blend the=20 edge of the tape with the rest of the wing curvature - still lost 10=20 knots.  Removed the tape and got the 10 knots back.  =
 
I would check with the tape manufacturer and discuss = these=20 possible issues.
 
Regards,
 
Ed Smith
Chesapeake, VA
 
 

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