Transferred forces on a sail

Discussion in 'Sailboats' started by Solhi, Jun 12, 2025.

  1. CarlosK2
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    CarlosK2 Senior Member

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    1 wing constructed with 3 elements, very good for high angles of attack, nice air-craft

    If the angle of attack is very small, then a single-piece wing is better.

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    OMG What's this?

    Something very strange from an Aero-Nautical point of view.

    This isn't 1 wing, but many sails: a ship-with-sails. Maybe it's 2 wings. I don't know.
     
  2. Solhi
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    Solhi Junior Member

    Hmm missing bits of the equation, that is how they sink boats.
    Thanks a lot teacher. I might need reading glasses or more focus
     

  3. Solhi
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    Solhi Junior Member

    My sail plan as posted is a main and jib on the same (wish bone boom) a so called Aerojunk. I guess you already know this?
    So yes as you said one airfoil.

    I thought I could use the tension of the sheet (after catastrophical wrong calculations) to adjust the camber of the main by automatically tightening/easing the leech.
    So that has to be done manually under sailing. (Still same system)

    Maybe it still could be auto, but for that I need to know what the real tension of the main sheet is under various wind forces.
     
    Last edited: Jun 12, 2025
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