ARC Winglets (replica)
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ARC Winglets (replica)
As we all know, the infamous ARC company is gone. Well, I always wanted to rock the ARC winglets but I won't pay the mark up on others selling a used product for over or near bnib.
Would you still rock the replicas?
DevSport winglets
I asked if it can come without the decals and verified. That is at least a positive!
Would you still rock the replicas?
DevSport winglets
I asked if it can come without the decals and verified. That is at least a positive!
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No offense but that's like saying the Evo 9 wing is the same as the 8 wing because they look the same, all parts are not created equal (caveat I have no idea the build quality of either brand in question when put siide by side)
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The Evo 9 wing isn't weaker in terms of aero either, or you've seen something I haven't. But you are correct that the 9 wing is hollow on the sides as well as the airfoil. But when lift is being created, the pressure is distributed evenly across the foil (generalizing here).
I could easily place a very small, but very massive 50 lb weight in the center of my wing, and watch it distort, and possibly crack, but 50lbs of lift distributed across the wing evenly is nothing at all.
You're also correct about material differences, but again... the air doesn't care.
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I threw a post up in there (it's on page 4). I think maybe my comments should be put in further context here.
I wouldn't say that the Evo 9 wing is necessarily weaker than the 8, but it is certainly lighter weight, and therefore uses less material. The individual in that thread also applied his own version of a gurney flap, which, in all likelihood, could've contributed heavily to the failure.
A stock wing under 150mph relative wind speed though should hold up just fine.
But good find!