X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 18:43:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao10.cox.net ([68.230.241.29] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c3) with ESMTP id 753612 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 08 Oct 2005 14:39:08 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.29; envelope-from=WarbirdAeroPress@cox.net Received: from DELL ([24.251.75.43]) by fed1rmmtao10.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with SMTP id <20051008183813.HUGM4169.fed1rmmtao10.cox.net@DELL> for ; Sat, 8 Oct 2005 14:38:13 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <03d101c5cc37$72be5130$6501a8c0@DELL> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: LNC2 - The Lightbulb Came On! X-Original-Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2005 11:38:12 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_03CE_01C5CBFC.C3ECF290" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_03CE_01C5CBFC.C3ECF290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Friends and Fans of the Beloved Lancair 360 series... In looking at some air to air photos of my airplane, Unleashed, the = lightbulb finally came on. I've had the airplane for just over a year - = you'd think I'd be a bit sharper...=20 Anyway... I noticed that my elevator is displaced a little bit up, meaning that I = need more tail down force for level flight. Being interesting in racing, = I'm looking to have the elevator flush at warp nine. Then I remembered a = fellow racer had made a comment when we were flying formation... "Wow, = Scotty, you have a lot of reflex in your flaps!" The last nugget of wisdom came on the flight from Reno back to = Chandler... I knew I had an aft cg, and was prepared for it... After = takeoff, it was a little squirrly, so I ended up doing some = experimentation. I blipped the flaps down just a touch. Plane flew great, I didn't see any change in true airspeed, and I'm sure = the elevator was more in trail. Viola. The Lightbulb came on and I fully grapsed deeper understanding of = my simple little world. Food tased better, wine sweeter, beer colder... So, for the $64,000 question... Just how much flap reflex are we supposed to have in our planes? I'm an = owner, and didn't build it, so I have no way of finding out other than = asking the experts out here. When my flaps are reflexed fully, I have = about one inch between the fairing on the fuselage to the flap; in other = words, the flaps rises above the fairing by that much on the inboard = side. Oh... And Greyhawk... I saw your speed for the EAA race - nice! We'd = have fun racing together... My best Reno lap speed was 237 mph on a = measly, stock O-360... Not even an IO! Scotty G www.UnleashedAirRacing.com www.SeptemberPops.com www.WarbirdAeroPress.com All mail is scanned for viruses. ------=_NextPart_000_03CE_01C5CBFC.C3ECF290 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Friends and Fans of the Beloved Lancair 360=20 series...
 
In looking at some air to air photos of my airplane, = Unleashed, the lightbulb finally came on. I've had the airplane for just = over a=20 year - you'd think I'd be a bit sharper...
 
Anyway...
 
I noticed that my elevator is displaced a little bit = up,=20 meaning that I need more tail down force for level flight. Being = interesting in=20 racing, I'm looking to have the elevator flush at warp nine. Then I = remembered a=20 fellow racer had made a comment when we were flying formation... "Wow, = Scotty,=20 you have a lot of reflex in your flaps!"
 
The last nugget of wisdom came on the flight from = Reno back to=20 Chandler... I knew I had an aft cg, and was prepared for it... After = takeoff, it=20 was a little squirrly, so I ended up doing some experimentation. I = blipped the=20 flaps down just a touch.
 
Plane flew great, I didn't see any change in true = airspeed,=20 and I'm sure the elevator was more in trail.
 
Viola. The Lightbulb came on and I fully grapsed = deeper=20 understanding of my simple little world. Food tased better, wine = sweeter, beer=20 colder...
 
So, for the $64,000 question...
 
Just how much flap reflex are we supposed to have in = our=20 planes? I'm an owner, and didn't build it, so I have no way of finding = out other=20 than asking the experts out here. When my flaps are reflexed fully, I = have about=20 one inch between the fairing on the fuselage to the flap; in other = words, the=20 flaps rises above the fairing by that much on the inboard = side.
 
Oh... And Greyhawk... I saw your speed for the EAA = race -=20 nice! We'd have fun racing together... My best Reno lap speed was 237=20 mph on a measly, stock O-360... Not even an = IO!

Scotty G
www.UnleashedAirRacing.com=
www.SeptemberPops.com
www.WarbirdAeroPress.com
 
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