At 07:23 PM 6/19/2005, you wrote: >One question that I have found no answer for is has anyone >tried to run hydraulic controls for all the systems i.e. rudder elevator >etc?
This is a really bad idea since it adds complexity, weight, and a whole new set of failure modes. Big airplanes use electro-hydraulic controls for a reason. You do not want to fool with them. As a general rule of airplane design, if something is done a certain way there is probably a good reason. In the century of flight, people try lots of things. The smart ones did not get killed and the dumb ones did. This is the most basic form of evolution. If you are going to try something new and creative, then you must be smarter and a better engineer than the people who went before you. Don Reid - donreid "at" peoplepc.com Bumpass, Va Visit my web sites at: AeroFoil, a 2-D Airfoil Design And Analysis Computer Program: http://aerofoilengineering.com KR2XL construction: http://aerofoilengineering.com/KR/KR2XL.htm Aviation Surplus: http://aerofoilengineering.com/PartsListing/Airparts.htm EAA Chapter 231: http://eaa231.org Ultralights: http://usua250.org VA EAA State Fly-in: http://vaeaa.org
