Vortex generators on hardtop?
#11
One could see the trip strip used by speed ice skaters as a row of tightly packed bump shaped VG's?
IMH O the outcome is the same: shifting the separation point downstream.
Or am I wrong?
IMH O the outcome is the same: shifting the separation point downstream.
Or am I wrong?
#12
Originally Posted by SpitfireS,Apr 2 2009, 11:50 AM
One could see the trip strip used by speed ice skaters as a row of tightly packed bump shaped VG's?
#13
Originally Posted by PedalFaster,Apr 1 2009, 11:15 PM
Setting aside for a moment the debate over whether vortex generators would allow you to run a shorter wing -- why is running a shorter wing desirable in the first place?
In Mitsu's case, helping reduce the height of the shopping cart handles/increasing effectiveness of their intended fixed wing height was the goal with the VG (as well as a lot of performance marketing hype they can add from a $10 piece of plastic). In this case, we're adding our own aftermarket wings, and there is no ruleset for height of wings, so what's the need? Why take the unneeded hit on drag? Personally, I'd rather just have the higher wing if it's for track purposes because you'd have more change of angle of attack using a lower wing and VGs at different speeds.
Now if we were to throw VGs on the roof, I sure as hell wouldn't throw anything like Mitsu's on there. As a large corporate entity, they need to make them idiot-resistant and lawsuit-proof, and I believe that's why they're so thick and rounded compared to what you see on airplanes.
#15
Originally Posted by PilotSH,Apr 2 2009, 08:40 PM
Now if we were to throw VGs on the roof, I sure as hell wouldn't throw anything like Mitsu's on there. As a large corporate entity, they need to make them idiot-resistant and lawsuit-proof, and I believe that's why they're so thick and rounded compared to what you see on airplanes.
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