Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 22:44:58 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-r03.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.99] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.2) with ESMTP id 1897542 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 08 Dec 2002 19:31:21 -0500 Received: from RicArgente@cs.com by imo-r03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id q.14f.1875fd8a (25305) for ; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 19:31:07 -0500 (EST) From: RicArgente@cs.com X-Original-Message-ID: <14f.1875fd8a.2b253e4a@cs.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 19:31:06 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: AILERON WEIGHT X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_14f.1875fd8a.2b253e4a_boundary" X-Mailer: CompuServe 7.0 for Windows US sub 10503 --part1_14f.1875fd8a.2b253e4a_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/8/2002 5:14:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, VTAILJEFF@aol.com writes: > "Overbalanced is OK but underbalanced is not"? Please explain. I don't > understand. When I was building N360ZR, I read that underbalanced control surfaces (i.e. ailerons, elevators) could lead to flutter under certain conditons (i.e. high speed conditions). However, there is no similar consequence if these components are over 100% balanced. If one were to 100% balance their ailerons and elevators, after primer and paint, these components may now be less that 100% balance. Hence, the reason the manual instructs the builder to check the balance conditions after primer and paint. Rick Argente --part1_14f.1875fd8a.2b253e4a_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 12/8/2002 5:14:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, VTAILJEFF@aol.com writes:

"Overbalanced is OK but underbalanced is not"? Please explain. I don't
understand.

When I was building N360ZR, I read that underbalanced control surfaces (i.e. ailerons, elevators) could lead to flutter under certain conditons (i.e. high speed conditions). However, there is no similar consequence if these components are over 100% balanced.

If one were to 100% balance their ailerons and elevators, after primer and paint, these components may now be less that 100% balance. Hence, the reason the manual instructs the builder to check the balance conditions after primer and paint.

Rick Argente --part1_14f.1875fd8a.2b253e4a_boundary--