X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from nskntmtas06p.mx.bigpond.com ([61.9.168.152] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.4) with ESMTP id 6189876 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:56:54 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=61.9.168.152; envelope-from=frederickmoreno@bigpond.com Received: from nskntcmgw05p ([61.9.169.165]) by nskntmtas06p.mx.bigpond.com with ESMTP id <20130409105618.YHMC2028.nskntmtas06p.mx.bigpond.com@nskntcmgw05p> for ; Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:56:18 +0000 Received: from Razzle ([58.167.234.138]) by nskntcmgw05p with BigPond Outbound id MmwE1l00T2zpyLi01mwGWX; Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:56:18 +0000 X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using ID frederick.moreno@bigpond.com X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=G7ae4qY5 c=1 sm=1 a=RMteYx4o4lwvZnqSfvl0Cg==:17 a=VYZjbP49jskA:10 a=JDadKst33uMA:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=1IlZJK9HAAAA:8 a=Xw-cJsiAQGgA:10 a=eWTzhFSOu2Zs5RHpVtQA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=apROaqKQWXpWpKUrA68A:9 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=0gWSS-dmt7LMhlVZ:21 a=RMteYx4o4lwvZnqSfvl0Cg==:117 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <5163F3C8.000050.01864@RAZZLE> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 18:56:08 +0800 Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; charset="utf-8"; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_KDIZRV85BHK000000000" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (6395248) From: "Frederick Moreno" X-FID: FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 X-Priority: 3 To: "Lancair Mail (lml@lancaironline.net)" Subject: Fw: Re: [LML] Fw: Static Wicks --------------Boundary-00=_KDIZRV85BHK000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0D John asked: =0D =0D So if the comment is true about the rudder not being a forward facing surface, then why do you place static wicks on it?=0D =0D =0D The rudder does not necessarily collect static (like the front half of th= e wing, for instance), but trailing edges are the best place to dissipate accumulated airframe static - presuming the accumulated static can find = it way to a nearby wick. =0D =0D Fred --------------Boundary-00=_KDIZRV85BHK000000000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

John asked:

So if the comment= is true about the rudder not being a forward facing surface, then why do= you place static wicks on it?

T= he rudder does not necessarily collect static (like the front half of the= wing, for instance), but trailing edges are the best place to dissipate = accumulated airframe static - presuming the accumulated static can = find it way to a nearby wick.

Fred

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