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Michel
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 Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:32 am Post subject: General balance. WAS: "Heavy" wing on Series 7 |
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| Quote: | From: Dan Billingsley [dan(at)azshowersolutions.com]
I'm not familiar enough with the model 7 to help.
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Er ... no, Dan. The initial poster has a model 7 but I have a model 3.
I don't really have 'problems,' I was simply asking about general aircraft balance. So you mean that for the rudder, I should need no pedal correction at level flight and cruise speed. I can easily do that with a tab on the rudder. But then, won't I need opposite pedal when descending at idle like, on final?
For the pitch, it is not a problem either. I can use the flaps as a trim. I was simply describing the general attitude of my plane as a view on the slight right bank I have and that I think can best be corrected with a tab on the aileron but, so far, no one on the list seems to give it a thought.
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200 ... flying as a PAX
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Tom Jones
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| Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:38 am Post subject: Re: General balance. WAS: |
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| Quote: | | I was simply describing the general attitude of my plane as a view on the slight right bank I have and that I think can best be corrected with a tab on the aileron but, so far, no one on the list seems to give it a thought. |
Michel, a trim tab on a flaperon has been used by Kitfox builders to correct for a "heavy wing". I have seen one such tab that was installed near the inboard end of the flaperon. It was about 8 inches long by 3 inches wide.
Back about 10 years maybe more, some Kitfox list members talked about installing what they referred to as a wedge on the flaperon to do the same thing. Near as I can remember the wedge was made of balsa wood, about 5 or six inches long by an inch wide. The thick edge was about 1/4 inch or so thick. It was glued on to the top of the trailing edge of the flaperon near the inboard end.
When painted to match the flaperon no one could even notice it.
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gary.algate(at)sandvik.co
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:17 am Post subject: General balance. WAS: "Heavy" wing on Series 7 |
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I used a balsa wedge on my first Kitfox but I put the wedge under the flapperon on the opposite wing - same effect but completely hidden.
Gary
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> I was simply describing the general attitude of my plane as a view on the slight right bank I have and that I think can best be corrected with a tab on the aileron but, so far, no one on the list seems to give it a thought.
Michel, a trim tab on a flaperon has been used by Kitfox builders to correct for a "heavy wing". I have seen one such tab that was installed near the inboard end of the flaperon. It was about 8 inches long by 3 inches wide.
Back about 10 years maybe more, some Kitfox list members talked about installing what they referred to as a wedge on the flaperon to do the same thing. Near as I can remember the wedge was made of balsa wood, about 5 or six inches long by an inch wide. The thick edge was about 1/4 inch or so thick. It was glued on to the top of the trailing edge of the flaperon near the inboard end.
When painted to match the flaperon no one could even notice it.
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Tom Jones
Classic IV
503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp
Ellensburg, WA
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