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| Subject: | Re: Effect of Flaps |
On Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:40:01 -0500
"Tom Gibbons" <TomisFlyingby@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hey Gang,
>
> Just curious on you flyers...........what do the flaps
>do as far as performance and or airspeed and even
>attitude on the Pulsar? With another builders group and
>they were talking about the flaps and their effect on
>their aircraft. A long time ago I wanted to build a WAR
>F4U project and still have the plans but it is
>interesting to stay with their talk on this neat little
>plane.
>
> Thanks for any input you may have!
>
> Tom
On my Pulsar the flaps increase drag but do not add lift.
I use no flaps for take off and use 2 notches for landing.
Full flaps tend to push the nose down.
Clarke
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