Understanding Washout - 2012/03
Washout is a design characteristic
built into the wing, where the
angle of attack is reduced span-wise
from root to tip, typically 1° to 2°. The
reduction creates a situation where
the root of the wing stalls before the
tip, softening the stall and allowing the
ailerons to be functional deep in the stall.
ACrosswind for Sally
"WE'RE IN big trouble now," said the president of the Two-City Radio Controllers during the "new business" portion of the club meeting. "We've received a letter from the Minnesota Human Rights Department. It says that they have noticed that all of the names on our club roster are male names. They point out that all of our officers are men, and that our Board of Directors has been all men for the entire 25-year history of our club. This is proof of de facto sexism, they claim, and we must mend our discriminatory ways or else we will lose our charter as a non-profit corporation."
