Subject: [harryproa] Re:: Greenbird wing design |
From: "cruisingfoiler@yahoo.com.au [harryproa]" |
Date: 6/22/2015, 6:23 PM |
To: <harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au> |
Reply-to: harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au |
Firstly, I presume you are talking about a shunting proa, so the wing must work on both tacks, i.e. a single element wing would need to be symmetrical.
Greenbird land yacht and Sail Rocket only sail on one tack. The wing need not be symmetrical.
Tom Speer: "Rigid wing rigs take the wingmast a step farther, and eliminate the sail entirely. A single, symmetrical airfoil does not produce high lift and as a result the acceleration of a yacht so equipped is very poor. So rigid wing rigs typically have two or more symmetrical airfoils hinged so that they form a slotted flap when deflected. This produces more lift than the wingmast/sail combination.
Tom Speer - Home - See what Blakeley measure re symmetrical individual wing on in figs 4 & 5, then compare to sum of the parts in 6 thru 8.
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