X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:07:22 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail39c8.megamailservers.com ([69.49.106.189] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTPS id 1602048 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:05:14 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.49.106.189; envelope-from=jhk@clearwire.net X-POP-User: jhk.clearwire.net Received: from hoben59c2e82ed (66-233-50-172.bel.clearwire-dns.net [66.233.50.172]) by mail39c8.megamailservers.com (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.1) with SMTP id kAPI4QFW007002 for ; Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:04:34 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <003e01c710bc$2a655ad0$6604a8c0@hoben59c2e82ed> From: "James H. Keyworth" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Control surface shape, nav ant. X-Original-Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:04:27 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003A_01C71079.173F4C60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 Disposition-Notification-To: "James H. Keyworth" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C71079.173F4C60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Paul: I'm trying to visualize your control surface shaping suggestions. Are you saying that if the trailing edge of the wing ahead of the aileron or elevator were 10 centimeters thick, the leading edge of the aileron or elevater should be 11.5 centimeters thick (rounded, of course) on each side for a total thickness of 13 centimeters? And that the control surface thickness would swell aft of that to maintain a convex shape? Or did you mean to say "concave", which would reduce the thickness aft of the leading edge? JHK Struggling to learn ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01C71079.173F4C60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Paul:
 
I'm trying to visualize your control = surface=20 shaping suggestions.
 
Are you saying that if the trailing = edge of the=20 wing ahead of the aileron or elevator were 10 centimeters thick, = the=20 leading edge of the aileron or elevater should be 11.5 centimeters = thick=20 (rounded, of course) on each side for a total thickness of 13 = centimeters? =20 And that the control surface thickness would swell aft of that = to=20 maintain a convex shape?  Or did you mean to say "concave", which = would=20 reduce the thickness aft of the leading edge? 
 
JHK
Struggling to = learn
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