by the way, no reason that the flap can't have a notch at the tail -- a second look at the Arc showed a notch where the boom is.
Also, did anyone else notice that only about every third rib is full-depth? That would be worth some weight -- just a little stiffener to hold contour at those locations that didn't have a rib.
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Subject: RE: [Carbondragonbuildersandpilots] Re: CDII 3-part wing
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Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:47 PM
On the flaps question...
According to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maupin_Carbon_Dragon:
"The flaperons can deploy from −5° to +15° as flaps and −4° to +16° as ailerons, with a 4:1 differential."
Phil.
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