X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:38:36 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp102.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.201] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with SMTP id 1599168 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:28:09 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.201; envelope-from=lcfitt@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 79775 invoked from network); 24 Nov 2006 15:27:43 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=gAkiWq43RDc6DHOvq848i3TGeqlAnfkYGibgVcrLxnXkTMppx52wM3yOvPLJkKsqLKD8mX2kQUiAfDgPiZLT4dDctBJb1hLjY4xAlBxmD/QUh4973/+G9d3dTQbj2osYQ9q9wJQdYzJSWcygnK8tEuOryih8+Lmak20yn7wqdi8= ; Received: from unknown (HELO lowell) (lcfitt@sbcglobal.net@69.111.109.23 with login) by smtp102.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 24 Nov 2006 15:27:42 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: kbcrRPIVM1lXO8pp4630vSP3jpTxg0VmaMlKpNYY.2V05v77Ek.DRnWXrXMjJ8oaT8v.3Ha65vZJ_VzS3KEWHtAumnwtiT.NEk_0X6vYvePeSsF9MVHHUw-- X-Original-Message-ID: <004401c70fdd$116c0770$4201a8c0@lowell> From: "Lowell Fitt" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Control Surface Shape X-Original-Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 07:27:34 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Read Barnaby Wainfan in the December Kitplanes - Article on just this subject. Lowell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marvin Kaye" To: Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 10:40 PM Subject: [LML] Re: Control Surface Shape > > > Posted for "John W. Cox" : > > In the regard to thickness of the trailing edge, I have been told that > aerobatics use a thicker TE to reduce stick force. Can anyone direct me > as how to design or where to study what the TE should be to be optimum > for our aircraft. On the Air Transport aircraft that I work on they are > composite in construction and usually between 0.25 to 0.375" in > thickness. > This is a subject that I have always found interesting. > John Cox > > -- > For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/lml/