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<blockquote data-quote="robunos" data-source="post: 422726" data-attributes="member: 553"><blockquote data-quote="shedofdread" data-source="post: 422711" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Scalloped <strong>trailing edges</strong> can be used to improve CLmax (using energy from the +ve pressure side to promote attachment on the suction side).</p></blockquote><p>Interesting . . .</p><p>A lot of early and Great War aeroplanes had wire trailing edges, I assume for structural reasons, that gave a scalloped trailing edge. Among these were such successful types as the Fokker Dr.I and D.VII, and the SPAD VII and XIII. </p><p>I wonder if their success was in any way due to the effect you describe, albeit unbeknownst to the aircraft's designers and operators . . .</p><p></p><p>cheers,</p><p>Robin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robunos, post: 422726, member: 553"] [QUOTE="shedofdread, post: 422711, member: 3704"] Scalloped [B]trailing edges[/B] can be used to improve CLmax (using energy from the +ve pressure side to promote attachment on the suction side). [/QUOTE] Interesting . . . A lot of early and Great War aeroplanes had wire trailing edges, I assume for structural reasons, that gave a scalloped trailing edge. Among these were such successful types as the Fokker Dr.I and D.VII, and the SPAD VII and XIII. I wonder if their success was in any way due to the effect you describe, albeit unbeknownst to the aircraft's designers and operators . . . cheers, Robin. [/QUOTE]
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