Currently, the 2D polar (for V3 kite) extrapolates as follows:
This is an artifact of the V3 LEI airfoil input data only stretching until 24.5 °, and it extrapolates in a straight line afterwards.
This is clearly wrong, given that a flat-plate airfoil shows approximately this behavior (source: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc57443/)
I suggest incorporating a flat-plate model for lift, drag, and moments; that becomes active beyond the range of the input 2D polars.
Another road would be to switch to NeuralFoil if possible in this extended range.
Currently, the 2D polar (for V3 kite) extrapolates as follows:
This is an artifact of the V3 LEI airfoil input data only stretching until 24.5 °, and it extrapolates in a straight line afterwards.
This is clearly wrong, given that a flat-plate airfoil shows approximately this behavior (source: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc57443/)
I suggest incorporating a flat-plate model for lift, drag, and moments; that becomes active beyond the range of the input 2D polars.
Another road would be to switch to NeuralFoil if possible in this extended range.