Pietenpol-List: Short aelerons
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 1998 3:10 pm
Original Posted By: steve(at)byu.edu
-----Original Message-----HollandSent: Monday, June 08, 1998 2:28 PMSubject: Pietenpol-List: Short aeleronsHas any body gone with a 5 1/2 foot aeleron rather than the 6 1/2 footversion. The reason for asking is I did my measurements from edge ofcapstrip to edge of capstrip rather than from centre to centre with theresult of being 3 1/2 inches short on my purchased aeleron spars.Option 1. is to buy new spars for both aelerons (about$180.00)Option 2. splice the sparsOption 3. Start the aeleron root one bay out.Any comments on going with the shorter version? Would there be adequateresponse?I'd say go with the sure thing. You might not have a problem, but I havelanded with full aileron deflection and I'd want all the force to be therewhen I needed it. Sure glad I went with Doug fir I'd guess that that muchwood would be about $10 in Fir.Stevee________________________________________________________________________________
-----Original Message-----HollandSent: Monday, June 08, 1998 2:28 PMSubject: Pietenpol-List: Short aeleronsHas any body gone with a 5 1/2 foot aeleron rather than the 6 1/2 footversion. The reason for asking is I did my measurements from edge ofcapstrip to edge of capstrip rather than from centre to centre with theresult of being 3 1/2 inches short on my purchased aeleron spars.Option 1. is to buy new spars for both aelerons (about$180.00)Option 2. splice the sparsOption 3. Start the aeleron root one bay out.Any comments on going with the shorter version? Would there be adequateresponse?I'd say go with the sure thing. You might not have a problem, but I havelanded with full aileron deflection and I'd want all the force to be therewhen I needed it. Sure glad I went with Doug fir I'd guess that that muchwood would be about $10 in Fir.Stevee________________________________________________________________________________