X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:24:14 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web53710.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.37.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with SMTP id 2555402 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:30:39 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.190.37.31; envelope-from=kyrilian_av@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 34033 invoked by uid 60001); 4 Dec 2007 15:29:52 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=dur5JOvTVKHD0jPbrkaFGguhNOmWYDSrYYEz8XHw2nu+GcjcZ10EpZq+hY08Nm2CFyWYwQYi9kVUFDNbzCMAr/q+gedqGpkl6sX8Krp75KSv+2cq6f0SjJoovE+D13CHH/fu9thhEStfeHBDDRt0n6CUVlOoUWuGIGjuBJH21fc=; X-YMail-OSG: FnZFmisVM1ldmgJWODQbQpde9Ulp6G5yDLx7owBMIm5d33wXiFqNvTPN1a0YYEa5DS2sxUwF0tpesS78Olcby2C4SM3IGwR_BTH_CICM.exFQoQE7vs- Received: from [192.249.47.11] by web53710.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:29:52 PST X-Original-Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 07:29:52 -0800 (PST) From: Kyrilian Dyer Subject: Re: [LML] Fuselage drain holes AD X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1455181149-1196782192=:33881" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Original-Message-ID: <757469.33881.qm@web53710.mail.re2.yahoo.com> --0-1455181149-1196782192=:33881 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Besides water entering, freezing and jamming the controls I'd also be concerned with its effect on CG. If as much water collects in the tail cone as described recently on a Legacy the total aircraft CG may move sufficiently aft to adversely influence longitudinal static stability. I'd also be concerned that water accumulation (frozen or not) in a flight control surface could create a flutter problem. Duane Allen wrote: Following the prior discussion about LNC drain holes or lack thereof, you might want to take a look at this AD. I am not sure a Lancair can trap water in an area to be detrimental but just an FYI. duane N39wg --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. --0-1455181149-1196782192=:33881 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Besides water entering, freezing and jamming the controls I'd also be concerned with its effect on CG.  If as much water collects in the tail cone as described recently on a Legacy the total aircraft CG may move sufficiently aft to adversely influence longitudinal static stability.  I'd also be concerned that water accumulation (frozen or not) in a flight control surface could create a flutter problem.


Duane Allen <c177av8r@pacbell.net> wrote:
Following the prior discussion about LNC drain holes or lack thereof, you might want to take a look at this AD.  I am not sure a Lancair can trap water in an area to be detrimental but just an FYI.
duane N39wg


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