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A fact from Gurney flap appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 11 July 2007.

Hey, the Eclipse 500 page has the following line:

3. Extended rudder and elevator, to eliminate gurney flaps

There's nothing on either page to suggest why you'd want to (i.e. Disadvantages).

Easy answer: drag. AKRadecki^Speaketh 02:08, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mid-chord?

If the tab is mounted mid-chord, rather than on the trailing edge, is it still technically a gurney flap? The Bell 204 has this configuration. AKRadecki^Speaketh 02:10, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Mid-chord?

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