Ferg,
Drill out a little more lead from the counter weights and make them
Europa perfect... ;)
Jeff - Baby Blue
241 hours
Fergus Kyle wrote:
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>Cheers........
> I balanced the ailerons by guessing at the added weight of two
>layers of colour, and when the Family Painter finished with them, they now
>hang off the hinges about 20deg off the horizontal, trailing edge up. That
>means to me that the finish is lighter than expected. Since both are the
>same, I conclude that balanced or not, I'm "pretty close".
> My understanding (meagre as it is) of flutter leads me to
>believe that balanced or not they oppose one another - so - What is the harm
>in leaving them slightly lighter than the weights?
> I would be interested in some discourse on the topic. Remember
>I'm a flier, not a builder, so not too many 'sigmas' or 'mu to the one point
>three power'. The fact is the finish is superb and I am loath to start
>drilling into these creatures just to be mathematically perfect.
> Have at me.
>Ferg Kyle
>Europa A064 914 Classic
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