X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:14:52 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.136] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7f) with ESMTP id 951582 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:39:14 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.139.136; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.289.4898ffc (62976) for ; Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:38:19 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <289.4898ffc.3107174b@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:38:19 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Testing X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1138081099" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1138081099 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/23/2006 11:33:42 P.M. Central Standard Time, elippse@sbcglobal.net writes: I did some tests on flap reflex angles vs IAS and weight. During a test with a Swiss-Air pilot aboard at 9500' dalt, going from 8 deg reflex to 6 deg caused a 3 mph increase; from 6 to 4 dropped the 3 mph; 4 to 2 dropped 3-4 mph more. I found that by having an RV level in the cockpit set to the chord-line at about 40% span, and setting it to about 0-1 deg nose-up by adjusting reflex gives about the best speed under most load and speed conditions. In what airplane? -------------------------------1138081099 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 1/23/2006 11:33:42 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 elippse@sbcglobal.net writes:
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I did some tests on flap reflex angles vs IAS and=20 weight. During a test with a Swiss-Air pilot aboard at 9500' dalt, going f= rom=20 8 deg reflex to 6 deg caused a 3 mph increase; from 6 to 4 dropp= ed=20 the 3 mph; 4 to 2 dropped 3-4 mph more. I found that by having an RV level= in=20 the cockpit set to the chord-line at about 40% span, and setting it to abo= ut=20 0-1 deg nose-up by adjusting reflex gives about the best speed u= nder=20 most load and speed conditions.
In what airplane?
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