X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 07:51:36 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.bbsyd.dk ([89.184.128.195] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6498847 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Oct 2013 03:38:52 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=89.184.128.195; envelope-from=tj@yacht-pool.dk Received: from TIM (unknown [95.154.58.204]) by mail.bbsyd.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id 0DC323B8206 for ; Wed, 2 Oct 2013 09:38:14 +0200 (CEST) X-Original-Message-ID: <18670AE8D16649759290940F4ACFFDA1@TIM> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Tim_J=F8rgensen?= X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Lancair 320/360 performance and stability X-Original-Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 09:38:16 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01CEBF53.1F607910" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01CEBF53.1F607910 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Are you getting a full 45 down? Mine have only a complete travel of 26 = deg. Maybe this is something I should change?" I have a 360 MKII with outback flaps and only got maybe 25-30 deg. of = travel with the original setup. I had to re-drill the control horn in = order to for the geometry to work. - Oh, and I also had to fabricate new = pushrods...... I now have full travel as per the manual, but only just. In the "up" = position, the control just touches the seat back, in the full dowm = position, the actuator-to-control horn angle is very shallow, maybe 170 = deg., which puts a lot of strain on the system.=20 A slightly shorter control horn might have helped a little, as would = some seatback core removal. Best regards Tim Jorgensen 360MKIIOBFB / 99,9%=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01CEBF53.1F607910 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

"Are you=20 getting a full 45 down?  Mine have only a complete travel of 26 = deg. =20 Maybe this is something I should change?"

 

I have a 360=20 MKII with outback flaps and only got maybe 25-30 deg. of travel with the = original setup. I had to re-drill the control horn in order to for the = geometry=20 to work. - Oh, and I also had to fabricate new = pushrods......

 

I now have=20 full travel as per the manual, but only just. In the "up" position, the = control=20 just touches the seat back, in the full dowm position, the = actuator-to-control=20 horn angle is very shallow, maybe 170 deg., which puts a lot of strain = on the=20 system. 

 

A slightly=20 shorter control horn might have helped a little, as would some = seatback=20 core removal.

 

Best=20 regards

Tim=20 Jorgensen

360MKIIOBFB=20 / 99,9% 

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