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rocketerf1(at)yahoo.ca
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 Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 6:44 am Post subject: Spades |
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Hi All,
I figured this list might know the best...
I'm putting spades on my newly finished Wag-A-Bond (no I'm not here to debate spades, I'm an experimenter, so I experiment).
I'm wondering if anyone knows why most high wing aerobatic types only have spades on the bottom? Or more so, I want to only put spades on the top, and I'm looking for a good reason not to?
My plane is short and a spade hanging down will cut me one day, so I thought why not put it on the top? I've used Google and to date I've had no luck trying to figure out which is better? In both cases the spade should be running in smooth air (up until full deflection).
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
(Pitts, F1 Rocket, Commanche and newly finished Wag-A-Bond)
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richard.goode(at)russiana
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:27 am Post subject: Spades |
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There is no aerodynamic reason why spades should be mounted under the wing rather than above – but I suspect those that choose the under-wing position do so for aesthetic reasons!
Richard Goode Aerobatics
Rhodds Farm
Lyonshall
Hereford
HR5 3LW
Tel: +44 (0) 1544 340120
Fax: +44 (0) 1544 340129
www.russianaeros.com
From: owner-aerobatic-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-aerobatic-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Deuchar
Sent: 10 July 2016 15:44
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Subject: Spades
Hi All,
I figured this list might know the best...
I'm putting spades on my newly finished Wag-A-Bond (no I'm not here to debate spades, I'm an experimenter, so I experiment).
I'm wondering if anyone knows why most high wing aerobatic types only have spades on the bottom? Or more so, I want to only put spades on the top, and I'm looking for a good reason not to?
My plane is short and a spade hanging down will cut me one day, so I thought why not put it on the top? I've used Google and to date I've had no luck trying to figure out which is better? In both cases the spade should be running in smooth air (up until full deflection).
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
(Pitts, F1 Rocket, Commanche and newly finished Wag-A-Bond)
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McFly
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| Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2016 8:50 am Post subject: Spades |
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Perhaps there could be some blanking or turbulent air at high AOA for spades on top of the aileron? Spades on bottom may also be more effective due to the hinge point (longer lever arm?).
Here is a pic of a Pitts with spades on top of the wing.
http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/wp-content/gallery/classic-aircraft-displays/img_2468.jpg
Todd McCutchanT-34A & Yak-50
Cell: (260) 402-1740
E-mail: todd(at)fastaircraft.com (todd(at)fastaircraft.com)
www.fastaircraft.com
On Jul 10, 2016, at 11:27 AM, Richard Goode <richard.goode(at)russianaeros.com (richard.goode(at)russianaeros.com)> wrote:
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There is no aerodynamic reason why spades should be mounted under the wing rather than above – but I suspect those that choose the under-wing position do so for aesthetic reasons!
Richard Goode Aerobatics
Rhodds Farm
Lyonshall
Hereford
HR5 3LW
Tel: +44 (0) 1544 340120
Fax: +44 (0) 1544 340129
www.russianaeros.com
From: owner-aerobatic-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-aerobatic-list-server(at)matronics.com) [mailto:owner-aerobatic-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-aerobatic-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of Jeff Deuchar
Sent: 10 July 2016 15:44
To: aerobatic-list(at)matronics.com (aerobatic-list(at)matronics.com)
Subject: Spades
Hi All,
I figured this list might know the best...
I'm putting spades on my newly finished Wag-A-Bond (no I'm not here to debate spades, I'm an experimenter, so I experiment).
I'm wondering if anyone knows why most high wing aerobatic types only have spades on the bottom? Or more so, I want to only put spades on the top, and I'm looking for a good reason not to?
My plane is short and a spade hanging down will cut me one day, so I thought why not put it on the top? I've used Google and to date I've had no luck trying to figure out which is better? In both cases the spade should be running in smooth air (up until full deflection).
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
(Pitts, F1 Rocket, Commanche and newly finished Wag-A-Bond)
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