BUG WIPING DURING FLIGHT - How does it work?

Рет қаралды 491,082

2 жыл бұрын

Laminar Aerotec: laminar-aerotec.com/
__________________________________
✈️ Get TWO MONTHS of Skysight weather forecast for free if you buy the annual subscription.
SkySight: skysight.io/?coupon=STEFLY (only available for new customers)*
✈️ The best value for money glide computer:
www.stefly.aero/
✈️ Camera equipment I use: www.amazon.de/shop/stefanlanger *
✈️ Get 10% discount on products from SoaringXX with the code "powerofnature10": weglide.org/
__________________________________
My sponsors!
▶︎ Paratec Safety: paratec.aero/
▶︎ Clouddancers allweather covers :
clouddancers.de/allwetterbezu...
*This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something I may earn a commission. This helps me to cover the costs to produce more interesting videos. Thank you.
#LS3 #GliderTuning

Пікірлер: 298

@Johan-ex5yj 2 жыл бұрын

Nice gadget and well explained, Stefan. 👍

@mr.e6033 2 жыл бұрын

I have no idea why I'm watching this at 4:35 a.m. LOL I don't have a glider or anything but I enjoy watching your videos!

@nomorefences 2 жыл бұрын

It's hard to imagine those things sliding back and forth across the leading edge of the wings don't interrupt airflow more than a itty bitty mosquito.

@philc.6051 2 жыл бұрын

I know that a laminar flow airfoil can be quite critical of small disruptions of airflow caused by the small bump of a bug. Forty years ago we were doing glide tests by using small pieces of tape to represent a smashed bug. Our question then was how do we clean it in flight. Nice to see a system that works.

@shakranandi8542 2 жыл бұрын

Many commentators are critical of the benefits from bug wipers. I'd like to argue why the device is beneficial.

@timzero 2 жыл бұрын

I like to learn something new every day. Today, this was it.

@AzimuthAviation 2 жыл бұрын

As an engineer and airline pilot looking to take up soaring in retirement this was very interesting seeing this for the first time. My guess is that weeping lemon Pledge and turning on the bleeds for the leading edges during the launch isn't a good option ;)

@UrMomGoes2College 2 жыл бұрын

This is the coolest thing I've seen in a while! And simple! I thought it would have been driven by some sophisticated magnets on a track inside the wing or something!

@michaeljohn8905 2 жыл бұрын

This is my second post on this subject and I want to ask. How much parasitic drag is being cleaned off and how much parasitic drag is increased by having such a device on your wing does it not equal out or does it save?

@portnuefflyer 2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed, keeping the leading edge clean and bug free is very important, and why I clean mine on my bush plane once a year, whether it needs it or not. Ha ha, if you saw the drag producing things on my plane, you'd hurl, nonetheless, I still have had 3 hours plus dead stick ridge soaring flights with it!

@K3Flyguy 2 жыл бұрын

I always go through a car wash just before long milage trips. I calculate I am roughly adding .054 mpg to my overall gas milage, or adding .864 miles in range to my tank. Speed and acceleration has increased by same factor, but de-acceleration and braking distance have likely increased by same factor. Wife won't climb out on hood to clean the front of truck hole I drive down interstate so I am stuck with an unknown factor of deminishing return.

@mmicoski 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I did not know that wings had problems with bugs, and just now that I learned it, there is already a solution to that problem. 😄

@MatematicaTel

You´ve talked about distraction (

@PureGlide 2 жыл бұрын

That's very cool! Most gliders in NZ don't have them, so great to see them up close. Will you convert your manual wind up wipers to electric sometime?

@cesarquintana9034 2 жыл бұрын

Cool gadget , it will add weight including the motor etc. Maybe a good wax will take care of any bugs sticking to the leading edge. That's my 2 cents.

@colinjacobs176

An ingenious invention. I had no idea! Next you'll need something to spray alcohol on the wiper to get the extra bits of guts that the threat misses!

@mramerica1085 2 жыл бұрын

I'm German but live in USA, love hearing the accent!!! 😉

@mohammadalqadri5013 2 жыл бұрын

I have a request for you, my friend, to take a trip over Switzerland or Italy or any natural place

@TheSoaringChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Stefan. Thanks for sharing this. It took some serious time and brain power to understand how those things were going out and back on the wing with nothing touching them. It always confused the heck out of me lol

@avi8r66 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like 100 feet of fishing line would create more drag than the bug splats. A nice wipe down with wax or teflon would reduce the bug good stickage during a flight.