Jeff,Thanks for that report. That is a good real world explanation for those of us with less smarts.The difference in speed and pressure is interesting.Tommy W.
On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Jeff Scott via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > > > > > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 at 5:19 AM > From: "Mark Langford via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org> > To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Cc: m...@n56ml.com > Subject: Re: KR> Mole tail? > Larry Flesner wrote: > > > I'm not sure if I understand all I know about the "Mole" tail. If I > > read correctly he states that these "tabs" help to "increase" the > > stick force per G (it takes a stronger pull on the stick to > > accomplish a given G load). It seems to me they would "lighten" the > > stick force per G. As you pull back on the stick, the elevator moves > > up, and the tabs move down in to the air stream to lighten the load > > on the stick, much like a trim tab. > > I thought the same thing at the time he came out with this, as those > tabs are typically called "aerodynamic balances". But he's the > aerodynamicist, not me. Somebody needs to make this change to an > already-flying KR2 and report back on the difference. > > Mark Langford, Harvest, AL > > ---------------------------- > > I did make those changes to a flying KR... 12 years ago in 2005, and > reported back. <http://jeffsplanes.com> The feedback I got was a few > remarks directed at my apparent lack of pilot skills and ignorance about > aircraft design, and the implied need to make my KR handle like a truck. I > flew 500 hrs with the old tail. Now 650 hrs with the new tail. The > impression I got back from the KRNet folks was that I had insulted those > that had built to plans by doing something different and was somehow > calling all their babies ugly. > > I will say, the elevator does load up at speed to the point of being > comparatively heavy. Gives it much more of an RV type feel at speed. That > is a nice feature as it makes the handling at speed very smooth and keeps > one from over-controlling at a speed that could cause some serious > problems. The elevator is still quite light at low speeds, but has a lot > more feel to it than the previous tail. > > -Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/ > krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
