My alum speed brake is in it's 2nd season now. I chose to activate it using my own lever design rather than eletrically, because if you need to retract it instantly due to a missed approach and the trees are at eye level--------------------manual activation is the only way to go.
Mine is 10X30 and I wish it was bigger. On Fri, 14 May 2004 07:59:56 -0500 larry flesner <fles...@midwest.net> writes: > >Hindsight is always 20/20. If I were to do it again, I would use a > sheet > of 1/4" Last-a-Foam with reinforcement at the attachment for the > actuator arm. > > > >Jim Vance > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > The foam could also be glassed on one side, laid on the fuselage > bottom on a piece of plastic, and contoured to match the bottom > of the fuselage. Contour the edges and build an air ramp at the > lead edge and you (or the air) can hardly tell it's there. > > Have I mentioned it's LIGHT also......... > > Larry Flesner > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.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!
