[rebel-builders] Rebel Questions: tail wrap; engine fit; riv

[Rick Harper]

Thanks Ken !
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From: Ken
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] Rebel Questions: tail wrap; engine fit; riveter modification, W&B


Hi Rick

I'd leave the lead as I don't think the center of lift really changed on
mine or I wouldn't need the bit of up elevator that I seem to carry.

I don't have much to compare it to but mine and Angus's plane seem to
cruise with a little nose up attitude. ie the bottom of the wing is a
bit nose high relative to the horizon. Angus is on floats and I only
did one short flight in his aircraft. Maybe all Rebels do that but I
doubt it??

If I were doing a new airplane with cuffs or with wing VG's I'd be very
temped to increase the wing incidence if floats were planned. It would
complicate the wing root fairings but it would lower the nose a bit in
cruise and should reduce the need for so much throat angle on the floats.

Have a great "first flight"

Ken

Rick Harper wrote:

[quote]G'day Bob, Wayne, Ken & others !

just to put in our 2