Return-Path: Received: from baron.nii.net ([209.113.172.16]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Sat, 13 May 2000 17:16:53 -0400 Received: from nii.net (xcom8.nii.net [209.113.173.72]) by baron.nii.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA30120 for ; Sat, 13 May 2000 17:22:47 -0400 Message-ID: <391DC77C.3F73A361@nii.net> Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 17:22:06 -0400 From: "Angier M. Ames" Reply-To: alphadog@nii.net Organization: Alpha Delta Research To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Subject: Re: LNC2 control surfaces References: <20000513043159.AAA2122@ns1.olsusa.com> X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Hi all, Is it considered good practice to give ailerons and flaps, etc., a small hole or two for the purpose of equalizing pressure to the atmosphere? I suppose one negative would be the possibility of trapping water in balanced controls. I haven't seen any discussion on balancing ailerons lately but here's what I did...I made a simple jig of aluminum angle, several inches longer than the aileron and supported at each end with a small block of wood and one end was raised enough to reproduce the 3 degrees of wing dihedral. The outboard block was slanted down and backward to approximate the wingtip angle. Attach your aileraon to the aluminum angle (wing TE) and add weight to the curl until the trailing edge is 1/2" above the wingtip position. Simple and precise. Do the balancing routine with the pushrod bracket and bolt, nut, and washer in place and you need less lead weight. Angier Ames >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>