X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:50:16 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma03.mx.aol.com ([64.12.206.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.2) with ESMTP id 4135053 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:33:30 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.206.41; envelope-from=PatHABU@aol.com Received: from imo-da03.mx.aol.com (imo-da03.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.201]) by imr-ma03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o1NGWoGn017516 for ; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:32:50 -0500 Received: from PatHABU@aol.com by imo-da03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.c88.60ee2558 (45275) for ; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:32:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from magic-d04.mail.aol.com (magic-d04.mail.aol.com [172.19.161.132]) by cia-mc03.mx.aol.com (v127.7) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMC035-b0db4b8403299f; Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:32:41 -0500 From: PatHABU@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <9c7c.4067ec68.38b55d29@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:32:41 EST Subject: Airfoil reflex X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_9c7c.4067ec68.38b55d29_boundary" X-Mailer: Thunderbird - Mac OS X sub 310 X-AOL-ORIG-IP: 75.71.215.174 X-AOL-IP: 172.19.161.132 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: PatHABU@aol.com --part1_9c7c.4067ec68.38b55d29_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit It is interesting that Kelly Johnson had a similar reflex system on the U-2, but for a different purpose. There was a switch in the cockpit called "gust control". Activating the switch moved the large flaps up 4 degrees and ailerons up 10 degrees from their normal faired position. It was used to compensate for rough air to move the center of pressure forward on the high camber wing and relieve pressure on the tail, the weakest part of the plane. We flew in "faired" position at altitude. Pat Halloran --part1_9c7c.4067ec68.38b55d29_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It is interesting that Kelly Johnso= n had a similar reflex system on the U-2, but for a different purpose.&nbs= p; There was a switch in the cockpit called "gust control". Activa= ting the switch moved the large flaps up 4 degrees and ailerons up 10 degr= ees from their normal faired position. It was used to compensate fo= r rough air to move the center of pressure forward on the high camber wing= and relieve pressure on the tail, the weakest part of the plane. = We flew in "faired" position at altitude. Pat Halloran= --part1_9c7c.4067ec68.38b55d29_boundary--