Wing Tips

[Linda Visagie]

Ek wil graag weet of enige iemand al wing tips op hulle vlerk installeer het.
Help dit vir vlieg stabiliteit of is dit net vir die mooi?

[Flooi]

Linda. Vir trike sal dit seker net vir die mooi wees , maar vir hoë spoed vliegtuie met 'n
hoë vlerklading, dien die wingtips om windweerstand (drag) te verminder omdat winglets
Minder "vortices" tot gevolg het.

Van die web:

Winglets reduce wingtip vortices, the twin tornados formed by the difference between the pressure on the upper surface of an airplane's wing and that on the lower surface. High pressure on the lower surface creates a natural airflow that makes its way to the wingtip and curls upward around it.

[Linda Visagie]

Baie dankie Flooi.☺

[bryan]

Sorry. I do not agree. I fitted winglets to my Aquilla with a 503 3 years ago. They definitely increased the speed by about 5 mph. The wing was more stable BUT when landing or flying where sensitivety was required then the wing was bit slower and heavier to move around quickly. Would I recommend them, well they work for me!

[Flooi]

Sorry. I do not agree. I fitted winglets to my Aquilla with a 503 3 years ago. They definitely increased the speed by about 5 mph. The wing was more stable BUT when landing or flying where sensitivety was required then the wing was bit slower and heavier to move around quickly. Would I recommend them, well they work for me!

Bryan. I have no experience of trikes. Never been in one. Simply a general opinion. What says
other trike flyers? Hennie

[Gerrit.Tromp84]

Definate flying improvement! It does what its designed to do! You can check it out on wiki.
GTFlycom sells winglets for all trike wimgs.

[Sad-Ham]

What is the price of a set for a Cobra?

[Madman]

On a trike, increase in speed, much more stable in turbulent conditions and looks very s3xy

[ME 109]

A Slight increase in cruise speed, I find the wing handles tight turns better with less input to maintain height, and once settled into a proper "short finals" line up for landing, maintaining accurate directional control improves. All these improvements are marginal though, the bottom line: they make the wing look awesome! I installed them myself, four grand well spent.