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Firestar aileron chord length

 
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:16 am    Post subject: Firestar aileron chord length Reply with quote
I've read on this list over the years that some folks have as small as 11" chord ailerons on the early Firestar and some as big as 15". I just measured them on on my recently bought FS 1 and they are tapered from 11" at the wing tip to 15" at the inboard in. Anyone else seen this sort of thing on an early Firestar? I've still not flown it yet so don't know how it will compare to the other FS 1 I had a few years ago, which had 11" ailerons if my memory is correct.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Firestar aileron chord length Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:48 pm    Post subject: Re: Firestar aileron chord length Reply with quote
The ailerons on my KXP are large and tapered as well. I'll measure the chord and taper and post the results when I get home from work.

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Firestar aileron chord length Reply with quote
Thom,
I measured my ailerons. They taper from 14-7/8" inboard to 11" at the wing tips. I pulled my plans out to double check.

The plans call for 14-3/4" inboard and 11" outboard. It looks like the builder of your Firestar and I both screwed up by a few fractions of an inch on the inboard end. Other than that you have bone stock ailerons per the plans for the original Firestar and the KXP. The drawings are dated April of '85 and Aug of '90 respectively. Those big ailerons work great at low airspeeds.

Anybody have their plans handy? Are the aileron dimensions different on the FirestarII? Inquiring minds want to know.....

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:42 am    Post subject: Re: Firestar aileron chord length Reply with quote
Thanks for the feedback, guys. Tapered ailerons are okay with me if that is what is called for in the plans.

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:22 am    Post subject: Firestar aileron chord length Reply with quote
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I have the same ailerons your talking about on my original firestar they work great nothing to worry about do you have the old style linkeage or the new style ?

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:38 am    Post subject: Re: Firestar aileron chord length Reply with quote
Ellery,

Mine has the aileron actuation arms just below the engine mount roughly parallel to the bottom chord of the wing or top of the cage. Is this what you are talking about? I think on later Firestars (KXP? or FS II?) they run below the cage like the FireFly. Is there still another type?

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:09 am    Post subject: Firestar aileron chord length Reply with quote
Yes that is what I ment by the "old style" what you have works great , You have one of the original firestars you should be happy with how your old Firestar handles

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