Elite Elevator Sensitivity
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:12 pm
Bob Patterson:
Bob, Sean White has returned from Arizona, where the assembled an Elite
with the modified elevator I mentioned earlier. He reports that the
elevator now has good feel, and is much better harmonized with the
ailerons. I plan to go ahead with the same change. This involves
reducing the span spades by 3 11/16" at each side (i.e. the centre hole
on the spade will now be at the tip), thereby reducing the span of the
whole elevator roughly 8". Currently, I have the spades and elevator
completed but not closed, so this should be an easy mod. The radius of
the spade skins at the tips should also be increased. I plan to go from
the current 1/2" to about 3/4". The easiest way to do this will
probably be to put on a tip skin, just like the rudder. Unfortunately,
since I'm only about half way through the fuselage right now, you'll
have to take Sean's word for it on the handling qualities for quite some
time.
Regards, Al Hepburn.
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Bob, Sean White has returned from Arizona, where the assembled an Elite
with the modified elevator I mentioned earlier. He reports that the
elevator now has good feel, and is much better harmonized with the
ailerons. I plan to go ahead with the same change. This involves
reducing the span spades by 3 11/16" at each side (i.e. the centre hole
on the spade will now be at the tip), thereby reducing the span of the
whole elevator roughly 8". Currently, I have the spades and elevator
completed but not closed, so this should be an easy mod. The radius of
the spade skins at the tips should also be increased. I plan to go from
the current 1/2" to about 3/4". The easiest way to do this will
probably be to put on a tip skin, just like the rudder. Unfortunately,
since I'm only about half way through the fuselage right now, you'll
have to take Sean's word for it on the handling qualities for quite some
time.
Regards, Al Hepburn.
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