I've been thinking about wing behavior recently, and I'm not sure about something.
Suppose I made a tapered wing, so the wing tip had a smaller chord then the wing root. Normally, I'd also taper the spar, so the spar was narrower at the tip, to keep the airfoil shape uniform.
But what if I didn't?
If the spar was the same size along its length, the airfoil at the tip would be thicker than at the root. What would this do to the wing stall? Is this a good, or un-wise idea? Would it promote or inhibit wing-tip stalling?
Suppose I made a tapered wing, so the wing tip had a smaller chord then the wing root. Normally, I'd also taper the spar, so the spar was narrower at the tip, to keep the airfoil shape uniform.
But what if I didn't?
If the spar was the same size along its length, the airfoil at the tip would be thicker than at the root. What would this do to the wing stall? Is this a good, or un-wise idea? Would it promote or inhibit wing-tip stalling?