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Adding washout?

Postby SaulOhio » Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:37 pm

I have been thinking of adding some washout to my main wings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washout_(aeronautics)

Has anyone done any experimenting to see if this makes a more stable wing? Do production hydrofoils have washout?

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Re: Adding washout?

Postby Alex3m1 » Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:06 pm

SaulOhio wrote:
Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:37 pm
I have been thinking of adding some washout to my main wings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washout_(aeronautics)

Has anyone done any experimenting to see if this makes a more stable wing? Do production hydrofoils have washout?
Yes, AlpineFoil frontwing,XLP2, washout about 3 degrees.

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Re: Adding washout?

Postby SaulOhio » Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:47 am

Alex3m1 wrote:
Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:06 pm

Yes, AlpineFoil frontwing,XLP2, washout about 3 degrees.
OK, thanks. Did you measure this yourself, or did you find the information somewhere?

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Re: Adding washout?

Postby Peter_Frank » Thu Aug 23, 2018 2:51 pm

Washout on a swept wing makes a wing more pitch stable.

But it also gives you more drag at low AOA, so for going really fast (racewings t.ex) washout is not really used.

Otherwise at higher AOA it can give you the benefit of being more stable and I would think it does not crash as much if close to ventilation riding in the surface, and the turning dynamics might be better too.

Pro and cons using washout :wink:

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Re: Adding washout?

Postby SaulOhio » Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:07 pm

Peter_Frank wrote:
Thu Aug 23, 2018 2:51 pm
Washout on a swept wing makes a wing more pitch stable.

But it also gives you more drag at low AOA, so for going really fast (racewings t.ex) washout is not really used.

Otherwise at higher AOA it can give you the benefit of being more stable and I would think it does not crash as much if close to ventilation riding in the surface, and the turning dynamics might be better too.

Pro and cons using washout :wink:

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Thanks. I'm not making racing wings. Yet. But more stability near the surface would be really nice. I borrowed a friend's Cabrinha, and once managed to ride with the foil right at the surface, almost hydroplaning instead of hydrofoiling. I bet that Cabrinha had washout.

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Re: Adding washout?

Postby Alex3m1 » Sun Sep 02, 2018 7:55 am

SaulOhio wrote:
Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:47 am
Alex3m1 wrote:
Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:06 pm

Yes, AlpineFoil frontwing,XLP2, washout about 3 degrees.
OK, thanks. Did you measure this yourself, or did you find the information somewhere?
Homemade AoA -meter :)
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Re: Adding washout?

Postby SaulOhio » Sun Sep 02, 2018 11:38 am

Alex3m1 wrote:
Sun Sep 02, 2018 7:55 am

Homemade AoA -meter :)
I use that method, too. I learned it on Youtube. Great resource.



I just designed a new foil with 1% washout, and cut the molds. If I want, I can add more by twisting the mold.
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Re: Adding washout?

Postby windmaker » Sun Sep 02, 2018 7:00 pm

SaulOhio wrote:
Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:37 pm
I have been thinking of adding some washout to my main wings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washout_(aeronautics)

Has anyone done any experimenting to see if this makes a more stable wing? Do production hydrofoils have washout?
My F-One front wings have washout.


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