Blaze1 wrote:Is it possible that there are vertical flow conditioning strakes between the horizontal section and the sidepod?
I'm almost 100% certain that that is forbidden by the rules. Else they would have certainly done that.
The more I think about this solution, the more I am getting convinced it is better, IF it works like intended. The winglets should make sure air above the horizontal conditoner is transitioned smooth enough so that it bends back down afterwards. It will not be as much air flowing over the exhaust plume as the previous solution, but air passing through the gap will be accelerated thus will be more powerfull to pull the plume down.
I made some slightly better illustrations, might have to ask scarbs how he makes his drawings if I'm going to do this in the future, paint is not really anything but a quick tool.
So again the airflows illustrated. I added the exhaust plume and the air passing along the floor, though not really needed here, just to be complete. Have to add though that I'm not implying that exhaust plume and the airflow along the floor merge, but cross.
This what I think will happen if the winglets are not there:
the top airflow bumps into the conditioner and will be much more seperated.