Pietenpol-List: W&B VS Aerodynamics
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2002 1:34 pm
Original Posted By: "walter evans"
Observation:Since completion in July of '99, NX799JK (Barebones), required a small amount of up elevator with full fuel in fusalage tank and a similar amount of down elevator when fuel was getting low.I removed the front windscreen winter of '99 to see if wind was reduced on the pilot as reported by others. Yes it was, to some extent. More significant, however, was the INCREASE in down elevator needed at all times to fly straight and level.The windscreen was re-installed.In 2001 I made a larger windscreen for the rear hole. (That winter wind is cooool!) I now need down elevator at all times!Notice the Weight & Ballance didn't change but the "ballance" did SEEM to change!Anybody else??Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com________________________________________________________________________________
Observation:Since completion in July of '99, NX799JK (Barebones), required a small amount of up elevator with full fuel in fusalage tank and a similar amount of down elevator when fuel was getting low.I removed the front windscreen winter of '99 to see if wind was reduced on the pilot as reported by others. Yes it was, to some extent. More significant, however, was the INCREASE in down elevator needed at all times to fly straight and level.The windscreen was re-installed.In 2001 I made a larger windscreen for the rear hole. (That winter wind is cooool!) I now need down elevator at all times!Notice the Weight & Ballance didn't change but the "ballance" did SEEM to change!Anybody else??Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com________________________________________________________________________________