X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:54:45 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.telcomplus.net ([64.40.39.4] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 952135 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 13:36:36 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.40.39.4; envelope-from=jakey@telcomplus.net Received: by mail.telcomplus.net from localhost (router,SLmail V5.1); Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:35:37 -0800 for Received: from hoben1 [64.40.39.148] by mail.telcomplus.net [64.40.39.4] (SLmail 5.5.0.4433) with SMTP id 9E837DD1D7564490B77D3257029E86A9 for ; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:33:41 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <014b01c62114$b597ba00$94272840@hoben1> From: "James Keyworth" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Testing X-Original-Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:33:44 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0148_01C620D1.A6E95100" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2670 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 X-SLUIDL: F3CC311D-A2F94B86-A70557CB-02C555EC This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0148_01C620D1.A6E95100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paul writes: I did some tests on flap reflex angles vs IAS and weight. During a test = with a Swiss-Air pilot aboard at 9500' dalt, going from 8 deg reflex to = 6 deg caused a 3 mph increase; from 6 to 4 dropped the 3 mph; 4 to 2 = dropped 3-4 mph more. I found that by having an RV level in the cockpit = set to the chord-line at about 40% span, and setting it to about 0-1 deg = nose-up by adjusting reflex gives about the best speed under most load = and speed conditions. Can you please explain briefly for this neophyte what "reflex setting" = of flaps is?=20 JHK - EAA 778405 ------=_NextPart_000_0148_01C620D1.A6E95100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Paul writes:
 
I did some tests on flap reflex angles = vs IAS and=20 weight. During a test with a Swiss-Air pilot aboard at 9500' dalt, going = from 8=20 deg reflex to 6 deg caused a 3 mph increase; from 6 to 4 = dropped the 3=20 mph; 4 to 2 dropped 3-4 mph more. I found that by having an RV level in = the=20 cockpit set to the chord-line at about 40% span, and setting it to about = 0-1 deg=20 nose-up by adjusting reflex gives about the best speed under = most load=20 and speed conditions.
 

Can you please explain briefly = for this=20 neophyte what "reflex setting" of flaps is?=20

JHK - EAA=20 778405

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