VGs

[Jim Hann]

That's a really nice instrument panel

Thanks but I had nothing to do with it. The airplane was redone in 1999, the fuselage has not been significantly touched since then.

[Jim Hann]

How much noticable diffrence have the wingtips made? I have read pros and cons and would like to know from someone with them installed. I have a150 hp machine. Tom

Tom, I only flew the old wingtips about eight hours before I disassembled the airplane. I know it would fly slow before (although I never really got to fully explore that realm) but it really hangs up there now! It handles very well although I can see where crosswinds can become an issue with having more wing area outboard of the ailerons. She'll land slower than I want to, I'm still learning the back side of the power curve. I can easily put the tailwheel down first but if it is turbulent the controls are getting pretty slack at that point.

I didn't plan on the wing tip change, the replacement wings came with them. Here is 25 pages of my tale of woe: http://www.shortwingpipers.org/forum...is-a-project-(

That said, I'm happy with them.

Jim

[mmoyle]

Comparing stock wings...with VG's to wings with droop tips and no VG's....aileron roll rate is like comparing the speed of rabbit to a turtle.


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[yarddart]

You do know the cartoons I watched as a kid the turtle actually won he was faster.

[mongoose09]

At OSH now and considering buying the VG kit for my Tri-Pacer. Has anyone here
done this mod and what type of performance improvements did you realize?

Thanks!

Kevin

[Yellow Baron]

Got them on my Pacer since 2000 - best value for money STC out there.
Together with my old Demer tips almost no stall ...
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[Rick]

I agree with Yellow Baron, Notable improvement for the money spent. They Work. Had them on since 1999 and wouldn't have an airplane without them.

[Steve Pierce]

Merged several threads together on the subject. Go to page one and you will find lots of info. I like them.

[Flyjeep]

I've tried to read through this again and saw a lot of numbers thrown out there like stall at different flight configurations (all seem good). Has any one done a power off or simulated engine failure? How does it change your best rate of glide or sink rate?

[deandayton]

It won't change much. The VGs keep the air attached to the wing a a higher angle of attack, reducing stall speed. Above stall speed they're not very noticeable