X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:47:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-mb02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.163] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4229965 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:28:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.207.163; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (imo-ma02.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.137]) by imr-mb02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o3M1Raaq014142 for ; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:27:36 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-ma02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.d72.613398e (43846) for ; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:27:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-m22.mail.aol.com (magic-m22.mail.aol.com [172.20.22.195]) by cia-dc04.mx.aol.com (v128.3) with ESMTP id MAILCIADC043-ab464bcfa60516; Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:27:33 -0400 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <3a284.5c2fe89d.39010005@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:27:33 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Rigging 320/360 Standard Flaps X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_3a284.5c2fe89d.39010005_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.5 sub 155 X-AOL-ORIG-IP: 67.175.242.202 X-AOL-IP: 172.20.22.195 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_3a284.5c2fe89d.39010005_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Rob, Yep, if you pull up on one flap it seems like a lot - but remember that the flight pressures will be the same on both sides - thus the movement will be half of what you saw. Don't over think this - Just rig'em like it says and all will be OK. It's more important that they move at the same rate so as no to create unbalanced wing loads. Grayhawk In a message dated 4/21/2010 8:20:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rwolf99@aol.com writes: I'm going to be rigging the flaps on my 360 soon (not Outback gear). When I rigged a single flap last winter I noticed that there was a fair amount of compliance and/or backlash in the system. It almost seemed as though I could easily push a deflected flap upwards as much as 5-7 degrees. I will mention here that I did not have all the rod end bolts tightened to spec -- as I recall some might not have had nuts on them at all, just bolts dropped through, so my measurement may be faulty. How much compliance is customary? And if this is more than a degree or so, I assume that y'all rig the down position not at 40 degrees, but at 40 degrees plus the compliance noted while pushing upwards with moderate one-handed pressure? No, I'm not about to go fly. What I am trying to do now is to locate the 15 degree deflected point so that I may attach a microswitch for the AoA sensor. I also have to recalibrate my fancy electronic position indicator (uses MAC servo sensor) which I designed for full scale equalling full travel of the actuator. Last winter I learned that full actuator travel gives me close to 65 degrees of flaps, so I need to rejigger the indicator linkage so that full scale equals 40 degrees of flaps. Stupid me. Thanks. - Rob Wolf Lancair 360 (Did I mention that I live in Tucson now?) --part1_3a284.5c2fe89d.39010005_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Rob,

Yep, if you pull up on one flap it seems like a lot - but remember th= at the=20 flight pressures will be the same on both sides - thus the movement= will be=20 half of what you saw. Don't over think this - Just rig'em like it sa= ys and=20 all will be OK. It's more important that they move at the same rate= so as=20 no to create unbalanced wing loads.

Grayhawk

In a message dated 4/21/2010 8:20:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 rwolf99@aol.com writes:

I'm going to be rigging the flaps on my 360 soon (not Outback=20 gear). When I rigged a single flap last winter I noticed that ther= e was=20 a fair amount of compliance and/or backlash in the system. It almo= st=20 seemed as though I could easily push a deflected flap upwards as much as= 5-7=20 degrees. I will mention here that I did not have all the rod end= bolts=20 tightened to spec -- as I recall some might not have had nuts on them at= all,=20 just bolts dropped through, so my measurement may be faulty.

How much compliance is customary? And if this is more than a= degree=20 or so, I assume that y'all rig the down position not at 40 degrees, but= at 40=20 degrees plus the compliance noted while pushing upwards with moderate=20 one-handed pressure?

No, I'm not about to go fly. What I am trying to do now is to= =20 locate the 15 degree deflected point so that I may attach a microswitch= for=20 the AoA sensor. I also have to recalibrate my fancy electronic pos= ition=20 indicator (uses MAC servo sensor) which I designed for full scale equall= ing=20 full travel of the actuator. Last winter I learned that full actua= tor=20 travel gives me close to 65 degrees of flaps, so I need to rejigger the= =20 indicator linkage so that full scale equals 40 degrees of flaps. = Stupid=20 me.

Thanks.

- Rob Wolf

Lancair 360

(Did I mention that I live in Tucson=20 now?)

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