Steve Jacobs wrote: > I gather from your email that Troy used the 16% at both ends? I cannot > imagine that much will change if an 18% /15% config is used.
Yes, 16% all the way, because he already had stock spars from his previous RAF48 wings. > The way Troy does his elevator looks really off-beat, but it seems to > work well - just no Aero D balance tabs. Do you know if he has static > balance weights? No balance weights. He had it balanced before with tip weights( http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/ktp1.jpg ), but removed the weights at the same time he did all the other tail work (just to save weight, I think, but so far he's proved it's not necessary). I suppose one could imagine that the deletion of the aerodynamic balances might be part of his reported "sensitivity improvement" after flying with all the mods. > How are you adding a primer system to the Vair? I suppose most of the > carbs available for aero use don't have a choke. I'm plumbing into the fuel line (which is already pressurized by a Facet pump) with a tee that's screwed into an electric primer solenoid. Push a button and it sprays fuel into each intake manifold through some special primer fittings that have orifices built in (in case the tubing breaks, so you won't have a huge vacuum leak). My Ellison simply won't start without a primer, although Mark Jones doesn't have that problem for some reason. > Your engine installation is really something Mark, but after you > suckered me with a photograph (on the panel), I will be cautious with my > questions, never know. He's talking about the $7500 Apollo GPS on my panel in the photo at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/panel.jpg , which is just a photo printed out full scale. I put that on there to answer the question "what's with the big blank spot in the middle". That space is reserved for some kind of big screen GPS that I'll buy later on, but until my 40 hours is flown off, my GPS 195 will do. Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML at hiwaay.net see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
