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Originally Posted by rcarsey
Better laminar flow over the wing roots?
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Pretty sure RV-12 doesn?t have laminar airfoil (exposed pull rivets is first clue), but we get your point.
Also at wing root there is normally high interference drag where vertical side of fuselage meets wing root. On higher performance aircraft a contour fairing is added to reduce drag. The 12 isn't high performance - hence no fairing.
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