X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fmailhost01.isp.att.net ([207.115.11.51] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c4) with ESMTP id 2632044 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:58:43 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.11.51; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from rad (adsl-065-006-194-009.sip.pns.bellsouth.net[65.6.194.9]) by isp.att.net (frfwmhc01) with SMTP id <20080105145801H0100n1t33e>; Sat, 5 Jan 2008 14:58:01 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [65.6.194.9] From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Another RV-3B (LSA style) Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 08:58:00 -0600 Message-ID: <003401c84fab$5ea03a20$6c01a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0035_01C84F79.1405CA20" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AchPOONIRuiufubIQcy/nndLdxs38QAb26AQ This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C84F79.1405CA20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On my first RV-3, VG's were placed in pairs about 6" apart and 6" aft of leading edge forward of the ailerons. Did this to improve stability = through the stall. It slowed the stall about 4 mph as well. Have been going to play with VG's on the current 3 to reduce the sink rate at low approach speeds but have not been able to find the small T bar as the plastic = angle used previously was not "flyin proof". =20 =20 Hi Rich, =20 =20 Very interesting about the VG's. I've hear others talk about using = these to reduce stall speed, but always wondered how much of that was true. Try = to get all the details worked out by the time I need it :-) =20 As for T bar, is this what you mean- http://snipurl.com/1wndd = (formerly about a 15 inch long URL from McMaster Carr) =20 =20 When does the kit start arriving?=20 =20 Since I'm not a complete masochist, I ordered the quickbuild wing = option. As I understand it, the empennage will arrive in just a couple weeks, = and the standard wing and fuselage kits take 6-8 weeks. When the standard = kits are ready, they will send me the fuselage kit, including the fuselage = parts that are normally included in the wing kit. They will then send the = wing kit to their QB folks in the Philippines, and I won't get the nearly completed wings back for 4-5 months. My goal will be to try to have the fuselage ready to mate the wings by the time they return, but that's = pretty optimistic for a non-pre-punched kit. =20 Rusty =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C84F79.1405CA20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
On my first RV-3, VG's were placed in pairs about 6" apart and 6" = aft of=20 leading edge forward of the ailerons.  Did this to improve = stability=20 through the stall.  It slowed the stall about 4 mph as well.  = Have=20 been going to play with VG's on the current 3 to reduce the sink = rate at=20 low approach speeds but have not been able to find the small T = bar as=20 the plastic angle used previously was not "flyin = proof".   
 
Hi=20 Rich,  
 
Very=20 interesting about the VG's.  I've hear others talk about using = these to=20 reduce stall speed, but always wondered how much of that was true.  = Try to=20 get all the details worked out by the time I need it=20 :-)
 
As for T=20 bar, is this what you mean-  http://snipurl.com/1wndd  = (formerly=20 about a 15 inch long URL = from=20 McMaster Carr)   
 
 When does the kit = start=20 arriving? 
 
Since=20 I'm not a complete masochist, I ordered the quickbuild wing = option.  As I=20 understand it, the empennage will arrive in just a couple weeks, = and the=20 standard wing and fuselage kits take 6-8 weeks.  When the standard = kits are=20 ready, they will send me the fuselage kit, including the fuselage = parts=20 that are normally included in the wing kit.  They will then send = the wing=20 kit to their QB folks in the Philippines, and I won't get = the nearly=20 completed wings back for 4-5 months.  My goal will be to try to = have the=20 fuselage ready to mate the wings by the time they return, = but that's=20 pretty optimistic for a non-pre-punched kit.
 
Rusty=20    
 
 
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