Since I started this thread I guess I should clarify what I meant to say and what was clarified so concisely by another member of the list.
I've been properly and politely reminded that maintaining coodination while in slow flight is what's really important, As was pointed out earlier by Collin(?, hope I got your name right), using aileron is ok as long as it is used smoothly, minimally and with some caution. However, Rapid full deflection deployment of ailerons while flying near the stalling point of the wing can excite the airflow over a wingtip in unexpected and surprisiing ways. I fly gliders and ailerons would be used very carefully while flying near the giders stalling speed. I realize that a glider is not a KR and I've read enough of these e-mails over the years to know that sometimes a KR is not a KR, there are many variations on the basic theme. If you've followed me this far though I do have a question however; Is the rudder ever useful in keeping the wings level during slow flight in a KR? And if the answer is yes, If the rudder has lost its ability to keep the wings level, should that airspeed just above the loss of rudder be the minimum speed used during slowflight? Denny ... --- Al Friesen <nesei...@telus.net> wrote: > Larry, > You have the control for the KR right, Rudder > control on its own is not > correct. Al > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 3:48 PM > Subject: KR> The Stall > > > > > >>Thanks for the report, good reading, but please be > >>very careful when using aileron during your stall > >>tests. You don't want to seperate the airflow from > a > >>wingtip and initiate a soin, that would be > exciting. > >>Denny ... > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > My KR, which is built and rigged to plans except > for the 24" > > stretch, will not respond to raising a wing using > rudder. > > However, the ailerons are effective up to and > through the > > stall. If I try to "rudder" a wing up it causes > the nose to > > pitch down from, I suspect, a partial blanking out > of the > > horz stab / elevator. If I stay off the rudder it > will keep the > > ball centered on its own. So, I just treat it > like it wants to > > be treated and we get along just fine. > > > > As always , your results may vary.......... > > > > Larry Flesner > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.13/47 - > Release Date: 7/12/2005 > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > "I can train a monkey to wave an American flag. That does not make the monkey patriotic." Scott Ritter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
