Stepped Airfoils for Model Airplanes - Are They Better?

This video proposes that at low Reynolds numbers, stepped airfoils can be more efficient that smooth airfoils by reducing excess skin friction drag. A simple experiment is conducted using model free-flight gliders made from foam board to demonstrate that small model airplanes equipped with KFM-2 and KFM-3 airfoils have potential to fly significantly further than those equipped with smooth airfoils. Glider Build Video:    • How to Build a Cheap and Easy Model Airpla...   Timecodes: 0:00 - Intro 0:42 - Reynolds Number Recap 2:01 - Parasite Drag Recap 3:03 - Low Reynolds Numbers Explained 3:41 - Introduction to Stepped Airfoils 5:07 - Experiment Setup 8:25 - Conducting the Experiment 9:26 - Experiment Results 10:07 - Next Steps 11:35 - Conclusion