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30-12-2013
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Dimpled rear wing
Hi all
Mate of mine has just bought a second hand xb4 he showed me a picture of it and I noticed it's got a strange rear wing ! It's got dimples either side of the mounting holes on the flat section of the wing , anyone know who makes them and what benefits would such a design make ( if any ?? ) Cheers Graham
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30-12-2013
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This topic might be of interest for you...
 Scroll down and I think you'll find the wing you're referring to (Upgrade RC Vortex 10).http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=142138
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Thank you , yes that's the one , suppose it acts like the surface of a golf ball to aid aerodynamics ??
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31-12-2013
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Here's a good thread about it. Seems even ferarri even tried it out.
http://www.petitrc.com/_forumphp/sho...es-reduce-drag On the golf balls it reduces drag so maybe it would work on a rear wing. 
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i believe the wing your referencing is the Upgrade wing http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/cml...tId=0000007560
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31-12-2013
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The has been a lot of work done on this in the aerospace industry too.
Even to the level of actually feeding air to the flight surfaces through thousands of little angled holes. Rather than just using dimples (think dimples stop working at higher speeds). Works quite well, but costs a fortune!
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http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/cml...tId=0000007560
So has anyone used this rear wing?? Does it make a difference?
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13-01-2014
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I know they were laying up hi-end power boats with little graphite pockets that could be cleaned out later that left a dimpled finish. Supposedly they do go much faster.
 Cant remember which but the Hurricane or Spitfire had some tests done where they re-done the rivets so they were flush with the skin of the plane. Supposedly to reduce drag, problem was, it was actually slower like that and stayed so until they glued lentils where the rivet heads were.  Yes.....Lentils! 
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14-01-2014
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There must be something in it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR5SlwNf4K0
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14-01-2014
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