Return-Path: Received: from snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.62]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 5 Oct 2000 13:43:05 -0400 Received: from computername (1Cust62.tnt1.springfield2.ma.da.uu.net [63.24.121.62]) by snipe.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3-EL_1_3/8.9.3) with SMTP id KAA02285 for ; Thu, 5 Oct 2000 10:50:08 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <002501c02ef5$59b3e180$3e79183f@computername> From: "Skip Slater" To: Subject: Re: Thick Rudders Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 10:54:45 -0700 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Charlie, Couldn't you have a flat vertical stab/rudder surface and avoid flow separation using a wide gap seal? Skip Slater -----Original Message----- >Lance N., Jerry Parks and >Pat O'Brian all said "you need the rudder to extend >out into the airstream to prevent the separation of >the airflow over the control surface". >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>