jbhart(at)onlyinternet.ne
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 Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:54 am Post subject: Improving Roll Control on the FireFly |
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FireFlyers,
After making new yoke arms to get rid of bearing clearances in the
flaperon/aileron yoke assembly, I thought I had achieved my goal of getting
rid of all play in the system, and I had. But, I discovered that although
one could not detect any play in flight, some sponginess about the stick
roll neutral axis remained. What I found was that as I moved the stick from
side to side the bottom of the yoke assembly swung side to side about a
quarter of an inch. I stabilized the yoke arms by installing a triangular
truss between the arms.
One flight test has shown it to be a distinct improvement. If you would
like to see more about it, it can be seen as an update on the bottom
of:
http://www.thirdshift.com/jack/firefly/firefly122.html
For the last week or so, not much flying here. Little thunder bumpers are
flowing across a stationary front. Low clouds, and haze mean I can only go
for very short flights close to the airport.
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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