X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:46:39 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.128.188] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3054474 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:54:09 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.128.188; envelope-from=blackoaks@gmail.com Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id e30so2001913fke.3 for ; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:53:31 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=o8cpAfGxetC/QvpjB/61t61Zo2WToNafJbFCDCoL8OriyXRd9IgK0eLC7NlwfYsowm hunN63pxAGBT//pNbbMFY3ttysqzC0o215R9gqE29Key62Ykhh89gd4CdZwL57NnK+Ib YmRG8OOw/UdVcXmnt8To3YcgP/Wk/7KTILuiU= Received: by 10.181.33.8 with SMTP id l8mr4847627bkj.28.1217807611201; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:53:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.180.218.11 with HTTP; Sun, 3 Aug 2008 16:53:31 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <254321ea0808031653o12bbdcaegc55035d72907de47@mail.gmail.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 16:53:31 -0700 From: "John McMahon" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair IV Strakes In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_6119_22839897.1217807611199" References: ------=_Part_6119_22839897.1217807611199 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Gary - Do you have the optional fairing Lancair offered for the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer? I seem to remember that Kirk H. had added one to his ES. What was it supposed to do? Was it only for the ES or also for the IVs? Has anybody got any input as to the effectiveness of that fairing and how it effects or compliments the effect of the ventral strakes? On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Gary Casey wrote: > I performed some back-to-back tests on my ES after getting some feedback > from a professional test pilot. He said that the strakes(as far as I know > there is only one commercial source for these at the moment) were > "necessary" on the IVPT, "important" on the IVP and "made an improvement" on > the ES. > -- John McMahon Lancair Super ES, S/N 170, N9637M (Reserved) ------=_Part_6119_22839897.1217807611199 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
Gary - Do you have the optional fairing Lancair offered for the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer?  I seem to remember that Kirk H. had added one to his ES.   What was it supposed to do?  Was it only for the ES or also for the IVs?  Has anybody got any input as to the effectiveness of that fairing and how it effects or compliments the effect of the ventral strakes?

On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Gary Casey <glcasey@adelphia.net> wrote:
I performed some back-to-back tests on my ES after getting some feedback from a professional test pilot.  He said that the strakes(as far as I know there is only one commercial source for these at the moment) were "necessary" on the IVPT, "important" on the IVP and "made an improvement" on the ES.



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John McMahon
Lancair Super ES, S/N 170, N9637M (Reserved)
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