Original Posted By: "Gene Rambo"
My first wing, after varnish was hung on my basement ceiling. The wood for that wing had been in the heated basement for two years. The other day when getting ready to store my second wing I noticed quite a few loose bolts on the first one. I had no idea the wood dried out and shrunk that much after storing in the controlled atmosphere. Jack www.textors.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Piet ... s.comblank rel=nofollow>http://www.matronics.com/contribution-- ... ---------- Checked by AVG. 12:00 AM________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re Aileron rigging
Pietenpol-List: Re Aileron rigging
Original Posted By: shad bell
Have just started to rig ailerons.When Stick is central and ailerons are in neutral both upper & lowercables are equal in tension.But when full travel is reached both lower cables slacken off,particularly on the side of the down going aileron which goesunacceptably slack.Has any one else had this problem & what is the fix,I believe that the geometry of the horns is wrong, have experimentedwith several different shaped horns on the ailerons with out success.Thanks Graham Hewitt________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:10:43 -0700 (PDT)
Have just started to rig ailerons.When Stick is central and ailerons are in neutral both upper & lowercables are equal in tension.But when full travel is reached both lower cables slacken off,particularly on the side of the down going aileron which goesunacceptably slack.Has any one else had this problem & what is the fix,I believe that the geometry of the horns is wrong, have experimentedwith several different shaped horns on the ailerons with out success.Thanks Graham Hewitt________________________________________________________________________________Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:10:43 -0700 (PDT)
Pietenpol-List: Re: Re Aileron rigging
Original Posted By: H RULE
If the ailerons are in line with the wing on the ground then the aileron cablesare probably too tight. The top cable will be a little tighter than the bottombecause it is carrying the weight of the ailerons. The bottom cables, whichcome down to the stick, will be slack. The aileron trailing edge will hangbelow the wing trailing edge maybe 3/16" or so. In flight the lower aileron cableswill tighten up and the ailerons are just about in line with the wing. Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:23:19 -0700 (PDT)
If the ailerons are in line with the wing on the ground then the aileron cablesare probably too tight. The top cable will be a little tighter than the bottombecause it is carrying the weight of the ailerons. The bottom cables, whichcome down to the stick, will be slack. The aileron trailing edge will hangbelow the wing trailing edge maybe 3/16" or so. In flight the lower aileron cableswill tighten up and the ailerons are just about in line with the wing. Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:23:19 -0700 (PDT)
Pietenpol-List: Re: Re Aileron rigging
Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
The Piet drawings we're using call for 325-SF and 326-SF turnbuckles. I'm assumingone of them equates to an AN130-16S assembly of which I have one of. Is thisthe 325 or the 326? What is the AN equivalent of the other?Thanks.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Re Aileron rigging
The Piet drawings we're using call for 325-SF and 326-SF turnbuckles. I'm assumingone of them equates to an AN130-16S assembly of which I have one of. Is thisthe 325 or the 326? What is the AN equivalent of the other?Thanks.Read this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Re Aileron rigging
Original Posted By: airlion(at)bellsouth.net
The ailerons are really just hanging down because of their own weight and the factthat the cables really can't tighten up that much or binding will occur. Pretty common with the cable systems on the older ships. Drooping very much inflight would actually create some wash-in, which is something we do not want.Wash-in no, wash-out yes.Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
The ailerons are really just hanging down because of their own weight and the factthat the cables really can't tighten up that much or binding will occur. Pretty common with the cable systems on the older ships. Drooping very much inflight would actually create some wash-in, which is something we do not want.Wash-in no, wash-out yes.Don EmchNX899DERead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Re Aileron rigging
Original Posted By: "Gene & Tammy"
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Re: Pietenpol-List: Bare wood wing storage
Original Posted By: Michael Perez
If the heat and cold hurt them while their in your garage, just think what will happen to them while their on your plane in and out of the hanger. ----- Original Message -----
If the heat and cold hurt them while their in your garage, just think what will happen to them while their on your plane in and out of the hanger. ----- Original Message -----