durabol
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I've always liked the simplicity of the idea: "if you need a lower landing speed add area to the wing" and with these calculations it seems to be the best solution. I calculated an estimated CLmax for each configuration and determined wing area for a 45mph stall at Re=2M. The drag calcs where done at Re=6M. All data is based on X-foil predictions.
Although some of the high lift airfoils performed okay, the bigger wing airfoils performed better which at these low Reynolds numbers coincide with most of what I have read but contradict some of my prior conclusions.
Brock
Although some of the high lift airfoils performed okay, the bigger wing airfoils performed better which at these low Reynolds numbers coincide with most of what I have read but contradict some of my prior conclusions.
Brock
