"Michael D. Lilja" wrote:

One of Paul's concerns was the lateral air movement down the swept leading edge.  Thinking of the
Mosquito and the radiator between the fuselage and engine nacelle, would it be possible to to put
a fence on the outboard side of the radiator inlet to block the air movement?  Simiilar to the
fences at the end of the wing used on some light planes to shield the strobe lights from the
pilot.

Mike Lilja

ACRE NL wrote:

Kelley, I downloaded the article and found it very interesting reading. I especially like the
part
where they found that the lift produced actually increased at some angles of attack! The
problem I
had with all of the diagrams however is that they seem to preclude a real world spar location.
Too
bad, I'm not one to attack the idea as I asked Paul if anyone had data on a burried rad
configuration. The wing section used also is quite thick compared to most current designs. Oh
well
I am back to my in cowl model for the time being. Bill Jepson

I would not look at it as an attack on the idea. The idea is OK but you must
be careful on what type of wing you apply the configuration to.
It is unlikely to work on a highly swept back leading edge like the Dyke Delta.
I am sure it will work well on a thick straight leading edge wing if the
principles of K&M are applied to the internal shape of the duct.
Good point on the spar.
BTW the very successful British Mosquito WW II bomber used just such wing mounted rads.
Paul Lamar

"Michael D. Lilja" wrote:

One of Paul's concerns was the lateral air movement down the swept leading edge.  Thinking of the
Mosquito and the radiator between the fuselage and engine nacelle, would it be possible to to put
a fence on the outboard side of the radiator inlet to block the air movement?  Simiilar to the
fences at the end of the wing used on some light planes to shield the strobe lights from the
pilot.

Mike Lilja

 
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