Fred,
I am not convinced that the performance could be significantly improved with
a change of wing fillet.
Having just returned from the EAS Fly-in in Switzerland, travelling along at
130 knots IAS on 18 lts/hr and leaving most spamcans behind in the French
dust I am not sure the effort would be worth the final result.
The phrase, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" springs to mind.
regards,
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred R. Klein" <fklein@orcasonline.com>
Subject: Europa-List: Additional thoughts on wing root fairings
<fklein@orcasonline.com>
>
> Still, I can't help but believe that cruise speed and fuel economy could
be
> significantly enhanced with the proper aerodynamic transition between
> fuselage and wing. So I'm thinking about a really big fairing/fillet...I
> want to see that trailing edge of the wing sweep aft along the fuselage in
a
> quarter of an elipse with a half-major axis of say 30 inches and a
> half-minor axis of say 24 inches, with a generous curvature between
fuselage and wing.
> Hopefully,
>
> Fred Klein, A-194
>
>
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