Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([63.150.212.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.4.7) with ESMTP id 797767 for rob@logan.com; Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:52:31 -0400 Received: from imf12bis.bellsouth.net ([205.152.58.52]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71175U5500L550S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:13:28 -0400 Received: from dgwest ([216.78.9.49]) by imf12bis.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.01.01 201-252-104) with SMTP id <20010611022207.JNMA7728.imf12bis.bellsouth.net@dgwest> for ; Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:22:07 -0400 Message-ID: <001101c0f21c$7ab59320$31094ed8@dgwest> From: "Dana Westphal" To: Subject: Re: LNC2 Elevators fast build Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 21:16:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I also apparently have some "concavity" in my MKII FB elevators (Tri-split kit, 1994 vintage) as mentioned by Angier. With seemingly quite many builders experiencing this, I just can't imagine that it is a serious "defect" that Lancair let slip through. Has anyone called them regarding same? Please recall a past discussion here in LML Land regarding these same elevators and the fact that the LE of the elevators are "fatter" than the TE of the HS, (a "bump up" at the HS-to-elevator junction). Per Lancair, this is an improvement/upgrade to allow for better airflow "attachment" as it transitions from the HS to the elevators. I wonder if this same thickening of the elevator front spar (to achieve the "bump-up") also, somehow, resulted in some "concavity" and it is all part of the elevator redesign/upgrade ...??? In any event, I don't plan on filling in this minor "concave" and adding the associated weight unless someone convinces me that it is indeed a safety issue. For the sake of time and weight, I will live with any aesthetic penalty ... Dana Westphal Legacy Kit #59 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>