---------------------------------------------------------- TeamGrumman-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 06/07/06: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:47 AM - Re: TeamGrumman-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 06/05/06 (airman@appledumplings.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:47:33 AM PST US From: airman@appledumplings.com Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Re: TeamGrumman-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 06/05/06 --> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: airman@appledumplings.com > I hope to achieve the accusation of information:) I am new to ownership so I am just trying to get all opinions and information I can > Time: 06:03:14 AM PST US > From: Bruce Smith > Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: gap seals > > --> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: Bruce Smith > > > I think that Gary has addressed the gap seal issue pretty well. As far > as the vortex generators are concerned, if there were true gains to be > had by them, someone like Microdynamics would have come out with a kit > for the Tigers/Cheetahs/Travelers by now. > > Just out of curiosity, what do you hope to achieve with VGs? Lower > stall > speed? I really don't think you'd see much in the way of a stall speed > reduction. A woman who flies out of the field I do has them on her > 177. > She says that she really can't notice whether or not the stall > speed has > gone down. She did report that it seems to handle turbulence better. I > haven't flown that plane, so I'll withhold comment on the turbulence > smoothing aspect of the VGs. > > Bruce