The speed brake is hinged directly below the aft face of the rear spar into a hard point on the fuse bottom.. The dimensions are 28" X 10" with a total of 60 degrees of deflection. I was hoping for more deflection but the 3 position actuator I designed only allowed for the 60 deg. I may redo that next winter, I allowed for 90 deg in the design of the brake itself. We'll see. I think at 90 deg with the size of the brake it may be a bit much, we'll see.
On Sun, 18 May 2003 19:14:41 -0500 larry flesner <fles...@midwest.net> writes: > >to 70 mph and the float is dramatically cut in the flare. After 6 > touch > >and goes my total landing distance has been cut by as much as 1/3, > it's > >unbelievable how much drag it produces............Thanks > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > Ken, > > Good info. Please tell us the size of your speed brake, what > station on the fuselage it is mounted, and at what deflection angle > do you operate it. > > I have a 9" X 30" that will deflect to 90 degrees. I hope to have > it > flying this summer and will give some feedback when I have some > numbers. > > Larry Flesner > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!