X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:56:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO server1.USTEK) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1316719 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:27:01 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=lancair@USTEK.COM Subject: Wing Twist and EI observations X-Original-Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:25:06 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C6BC89.253FEA48" X-Original-Message-ID: Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Thread-Topic: Wing Twist and EI observations Thread-Index: Aca7zhjAyUgiFLppSNe6hmrU14sAKwAsmWx4AAISEto= References: <391.88ec4e6.320b3990@aol.com> <000b01c6bbcc$3ab60e10$6401a8c0@Receptionist> From: "Lancair" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6BC89.253FEA48 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable When I arrived in Redmond January 2005 the new wing jigs had only = recently been placed in the shop. I believe that mine were the first 2 = wings made on them. While flying these past few weeks one thing has = become obvious: the wings are dead-on. With no trim the plane tracks = straight ahead hands-off. Kick the rudder and it's back on track in 2 = oscillations with no loss of altitude. Same with pitch and roll. = There's no doubt that the new jigs are great and if asymmetric twist is = your problem then they should bring the bad wings back into spec.=20 =20 I am still flying off hours and playing at low altitudes, but running = way lean of peak at 12k ft I am burning 15.5 gph and seeing about 205 kt = TAS. These investigation hours are a mix of fun and frustration. The = EI readouts are all over the map and do not agree with the RPM and MAP = displayed on the Grand Rapids EIS. If the firing angle readout is = correct we are at 40 degrees on take off, 32 degrees when cruising ROP = but that drops off as we go LOP - and that seems strange. Could anyone = enlighten me on this?=20 =20 Robert M. Simon, ES-P N301ES =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6BC89.253FEA48 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A= =0A=

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When I arrived in = Redmond =0A= January 2005 the new wing jigs had only recently been placed in the = shop. =0A= I believe that mine were the first 2 wings made on them. While = flying =0A= these past few weeks one thing has become obvious: the wings are = dead-on. =0A= With no trim the plane tracks straight ahead hands-off. Kick the = rudder =0A= and it's back on track in 2 oscillations with no loss of altitude. = Same =0A= with pitch and roll. There's no doubt that the new jigs are great = and if =0A= asymmetric twist is your problem then they should bring the bad wings = back into =0A= spec.

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I am still flying off hours and playing at low = altitudes, but =0A= running way lean of peak at 12k ft I am burning 15.5 gph and seeing = about =0A= 205 kt TAS. These investigation hours are a mix of fun and =0A= frustration. The EI readouts are all over the map and do not = agree =0A= with the RPM and MAP displayed on the Grand Rapids EIS. If the = firing =0A= angle readout is correct we are at 40 degrees on take off, 32 degrees = when =0A= cruising ROP but that drops off as we go LOP - and that seems = strange. =0A= Could anyone enlighten me on this?

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