I've seen some planes where "neutral aileron" actually was both ailerons sagging almost an inch -- when the plane was at rest. Then I was told that at speed, both came up to level with the aerodynamic forces -- a bit of give in the system, I guess. Makes me wonder how many planes carefully rigged for straight ailerons at neutral on the ramp actually fly level with both ailerons up a bit. Can anyone swivel their head fast enough to check both at once to see?
Rich Meyer cpt...@npcc.net -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of larry flesner Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:42 AM To: KRnet Subject: KR>Aileron deflection >It seems that my bellcranks may have been made alittle shy of the >required deflection. It seems that the right wing moves down acceptably, but does not move up to the correct angle of deflection. >Colin ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Colin, Before you start to redrill bellcranks I'd suggest you try the following. Start by getting the stick and bellcranks set to the neutral position and the cable tension adjusted. The stick neutral position is easy to locate. The neutral position on the bellcranks can best be found by having the "crossover" cable and the cable from the stick intersect at a 90 degree angle at the bellcrank. It's been a while but I think that's how it worked out. Look at the airplane or a picture and you'll see what I'm talking about. Secure the stick in the neutral position. Now clamp the trail edge of the aileron to neutral and install/adjust the pushrod. Don't be surprised if the two pushrods require a different length.
