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Matt,
Birds, Bats and insects etc, (I was hoping to put teradactill, but I could not spell it), have had wings since the year dot, but I am sure someone had the Patent for the "Spitfires" elliptical wings (struggled with elliptical has well, hope its correct). :D
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trebor wrote:I am going to try Tubercules, combined with a Chord.

I hope I will not be breaching someones patent ?
Is this being built by you or professionally?

If I'm honest, from what I've read about turbocles, they seem to make no difference to not much of a noticeable advantage when used in aerospace applications, but it is certainly an interesting experiment (although adding to the complexity of the build somewhat).

Let me know how you get on, it'll be interesting to see the results....

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Toby Barsley-Dale, has a tubercules rudder on his Hornet. He rates it and he seems to go pretty quick as well. I am sure he would be happy to give his opinion.

He will probably try to sell you one as well as he has a vested interest. :D
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roger wrote:Toby Barsley-Dale, has a tubercules rudder on his Hornet. He rates it and he seems to go pretty quick as well. I am sure he would be happy to give his opinion.

He will probably try to sell you one as well as he has a vested interest. :D
Yes, as I have heard.... :wink:

I think Steve Goacher had one built for his AC, but I think he said there was no noticeable difference....

Either way, at least it's another route of development, something quite apart from conventional rudder shapes, to say the least.... Almost reminds me of Alan Powell's experimental sails in his IC:

http://www.intcanoe.org/forum2/viewtopi ... c529#p6185
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I seem to recall that Mr. Mitchell based his Spitfire wing design on that of a seagull.

interesting to work through the reasoning behind a design - what is different and how does that change how it will perform - but sometimes people get inspiration to try something because I just feels right.

have you thought about inverting the curved edges of the tubercules so they become winglets blended in to the main blade so there are no sharp angles?
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My understanding was that the Spitfire wing planform was principally governed by the desire to fit 4 guns in a thin wing.
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Max, I will be building it myself.
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Hi Jim,

perhaps I am recalling a bit of poetic licence in "First of the Few" - I do remember a scene with Leslie Howard staring wistfully up at the soaring gulls.

Here is one bit of Mitchell advice where it may be appropriate to substitute "dinghy" for "aeroplane":

If anybody ever tells you anything about an aeroplane which is so bloody complicated you can't understand it, take it from me: it's all balls.
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Nigel,
Did they use Balls as a swear word when Mitchell was alive ?
Jim,
I think originally the wings were designed for a pair of Cannon, at the eleventh hour it was changed to four Brownings per wing.
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Nigel wrote:Hi Jim,

perhaps I am recalling a bit of poetic licence in "First of the Few" - I do remember a scene with Leslie Howard staring wistfully up at the soaring gulls.

Here is one bit of Mitchell advice where it may be appropriate to substitute "dinghy" for "aeroplane":

If anybody ever tells you anything about an aeroplane which is so bloody complicated you can't understand it, take it from me: it's all balls.
Some great clips from that movie in this modern music video:

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Nice one Matt.

Regarding Seagulls and wing shape,
Quote, Mitchell to Beverly Shenstone,
" I don't give a b----R wether it's elliptical or not, so long as it covers the guns"
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trebor wrote:Max, I will be building it myself.
Well I'm certainly interested in the results. I look forward to seeing how it ends up....!

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Max,
Me too. :D
I cannot test Rudder scientifically, but I can tell if it is worse than original.
If your boat gives off a good Rooster tail, and it disappears after fitting new Rudder blade, obviously you have removed some drag.
I hope to reduce surface area by about 30%.
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If it gives off a Rooster tale you have increased the drag.
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