PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - The Strake on the Seaking/Merlin tail.....what exactly does it do?

8th Jun 2005, 17:24

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jayteeto

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The opposite!! If it is the strake I think it is, then it disrupts airflow on that side while the other side is smooth. Every little bit of tail rotor support helps!!