To Shim or Smaller Stab?

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patronus
patronus
505 posts
505 posts
29 Jan 2023 5:15am
Designers say front wing and stab are matched when front foot pressure doesn't change with speed.
If it does increase is it better to shim a stab or get another (smaller?) one?
mcrt
mcrt
643 posts
643 posts
30 Jan 2023 4:06am
patronus said..
Designers say front wing and stab are matched when front foot pressure doesn't change with speed.
If it does increase is it better to shim a stab or get another (smaller?) one?


Cheaper to shim.
Imho a smaller one will be faster/more glidey than a heavily shimmed bigger one.

There is probably some overlap, and a bigger stab might pump better.

But eventually you are going to have to test what works for you...like i said first shimming is dirt cheap.
marc5
marc5
186 posts
186 posts
1 Feb 2023 3:20am
I can't speak for any other brands, but shimming the stabilizer is very effective for controlling over-lift on a Slingshot i76 front wing. Factory setting on the stabilizer has a lot of downforce-- more than -3 degrees.
kobo
kobo
NSW
1111 posts
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1 Feb 2023 6:34am
patronus said..
Designers say front wing and stab are matched when front foot pressure doesn't change with speed.
If it does increase is it better to shim a stab or get another (smaller?) one?


Smaller stab if you want better turning and less stability as well as reducing front foot pressure..shim if you want same feel in turn and pump but only less front foot pressure.
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