X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:38:26 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m23.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.4] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1909615 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:30:41 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.4; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.c1a.12f2d16f (43933) for ; Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:29:37 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:29:37 EST Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 flap mod X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1173374977" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5358 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1173374977 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 3/8/2007 10:42:33 A.M. Central Standard Time, marv@lancair.net writes: While visiting Bill Bradburry's nice Legacy FG project a couple weeks ago I had an opportunity to get a good look at the flap system and was really impressed. It occurred to me that semi-fowler flaps on an LNC2 instead of the present rotating, hinged flaps might be a worthwhile modification. Gaining that extra wing area during the first 20 or so degrees of flap travel sounds like a great deal to me, would have to have a positive effect on lowering the dirty stall speed. Have any of you attempted this mod or given it any serious thought? I'd sure like to get some input before committing to it. Help, observations, suggestions will all be appreciated. Thanks..... Marv, Call Randy at _http://www.aoaircrafters.com/index.asp_ (http://www.aoaircrafters.com/index.asp) They assisted a builder with such. I don't think the plane has been wrung out yet. My personal opinion is that the reflex flying position is so important to performance, the other positions don't matter. The current flap configuration has a tremendous effect on pitch, especially the first 15-25 or so degrees out of reflex. Further extension is just needed drag at the pilot's option. Scott

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In a message dated 3/8/2007 10:42:33 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 marv@lancair.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>While=20 visiting Bill Bradburry's nice Legacy FG project a couple weeks ago I had=20= an=20 opportunity to get a good look at the flap system and was really=20 impressed. It occurred to me that semi-fowler flaps on an LNC2 inste= ad=20 of the present rotating, hinged flaps might be a worthwhile=20 modification. Gaining that extra wing area during the first 20 or so= =20 degrees of flap travel sounds like a great deal to me, would have to have=20= a=20 positive effect on lowering the dirty stall speed. Have any of you=20 attempted this mod or given it any serious thought? I'd sure like to= get=20 some input before committing to it. Help, observations, suggestions=20= will=20 all be appreciated. Thanks.....

Marv,

Call Randy at http://www.aoaircrafters.com= /index.asp They=20 assisted a builder with such. I don't think the plane has been wrung out=20 yet.

My personal opinion is that the reflex flying position is so important=20= to=20 performance, the other positions don't matter. The current flap=20 configuration has a tremendous effect on pitch, especially the first 15-25 o= r so=20 degrees out of reflex. Further extension is just needed drag at the=20 pilot's option.

Scott

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