Bill_H
Well Known Member
Hey, I would love to see one flushed! I have read that the benefits of flushing are realized near the leading edge of surfaces such as the wing, and not for the entire surface. That would be a good area to research. Unfortunately those are also the most difficult areas for conventional riveting with the long skins of the -12. Maybe countersunk pull rivets like are used at the wing root at the step area.
Then again, maybe the rivets are acting like little vortex generators and the short field performance will suffer! (tongue firmly in cheek here...)
Then again, maybe the rivets are acting like little vortex generators and the short field performance will suffer! (tongue firmly in cheek here...)