X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 23:11:27 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 2039031 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 11 May 2007 23:05:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.ceb.fe67b49 (29678) for ; Fri, 11 May 2007 23:05:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 23:05:02 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Flight Characteristic Question X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1178939102" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5365 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1178939102 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/11/2007 8:51:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time, sbej@verizon.net writes: I just permanently bonded the Horizontal stab on. I took every precaution to get it within the 1/2 to 1 degree of negative incidence that Lancair specifies. I used the water level to come come up with the proper incidence based on the plans. After cure I recheck my incidence and Im 99% sure I have somewhere between .09 and 1.3 degree of negative incidence My question is: If the Horizontal has more than 1 degree of Negative incidence, say 1.5 or higher, how does that affect the flight characteristics? And vice versa if it doesn't have enough negative incidence what does that do to the flight? Bryan, Listen, I cut out the form to check for -1/2 degrees of incidence while using a old fashioned level. Then, during the building process, I got a digital level. Wanting exactly -1/2 degree, I used the form and the digital level - uh, the result = -.9 degrees. It works for me - the fastest 320 around. I hope someone with an even greater negative incidence replies as I would like to fly along side such a configuration. Any way, at 8500 MSL, WOT and max power mixture (85% gross wt.), my longeron was at 0 degrees, just like the designer drew up the plans. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Darwinian culling phrase: Watch This! ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------------------------1178939102 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 5/11/2007 8:51:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 sbej@verizon.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I just=20 permanently bonded the Horizontal stab on. I took every
precauti= on=20 to get it within the 1/2 to 1 degree of negative incidence
that=20 Lancair specifies. I used the water level to come come up with = =20
the proper incidence based on the plans. After cure I recheck=20 my
incidence and Im 99% sure I have somewhere between .09 and 1.= 3=20 degree
of negative incidence

My question is:
If the=20 Horizontal has more than 1 degree of Negative incidence, say
1.5= or=20 higher, how does that affect the flight characteristics? =20
And vice versa if it doesn't have enough negative inciden= ce=20 what does
that do to the flight?

Bryan,

Listen, I cut out the form to check for -1/2 degrees of incidence while= =20 using a old fashioned level. Then, during the building process, I got=20= a=20 digital level. Wanting exactly -1/2 degree, I used the form and the=20 digital level - uh, the result =3D -.9 degrees. It works for me - the=20 fastest 320 around. I hope someone with an even greater negative incid= ence=20 replies as I would like to fly along side such a configuration. Any wa= y,=20 at 8500 MSL, WOT and max power mixture (85% gross wt.), my longeron was= at=20 0 degrees, just like the designer drew up the plans.

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL=20 (KARR)

Darwinian culling phrase: Watch=20 This!

See what's fr= ee at AOL.com.=

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