HaHaHaHa! Good one - Maybe with a KR but probably not with a Mooney...
On 1/19/2015 10:40 PM, Chris Prata via KRnet wrote:
> For $5000 wouldnt it be cheaper to just hit whatever's at the end of the
> runway?
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>> To: krnet at list.krnet.org
>> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:23:33 -0800
>> Subject: KR> spoilers
>> From: krnet at list.krnet.org
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>> I'm considerably behind the curve when it comes to reading posts to this
>> list, but I did notice some discussion on spoilers. The obvious first
>> choice is to go with conventional sailplane-style spoilers that are
>> essentially hinged flaps that deploy upwards off the upper surface of the
>> wing, but the ones used by Mooney are interesting in their own way. They
>> are the Precise Flight "SpeedBrakes" and they operate scissor-style as they
>> emerge from the wing. Picture here:
>> https://preciseflight.com/general-aviation/shop/speedbrakes/ and they do
>> have a system available for experimental aircraft but they want $4595 for it
>> ;o) They are electric, the set weighs 9 lbs. but that includes electric
>> actuators. A clever builder could come up with a mechanical scissors motion
>> and dispense with the electrics to save the weight of actuators.
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>> It obviously took a great deal of engineering and testing to determine the
>> best place to put them on the airfoil. Anybody got a wind tunnel? ;o) Just
>> more food for thought.
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>> Oscar Zuniga
>> Medford, OR
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