...an interesting topic...as a mono-builder, I've put in the hardpoint
for the flap motor as per the trigear supplement to facilitate
possible future conversion...remains to be determined how, in such an
event, I would retract the outriggers...Eric Trombley, if I recall
correctly, has an electric outrigger retract system which buries the
entire assembly within the Classic foam wing; I know of several
electric retract installations which leave the pivoting assembly
intact. OTOH, I know of one Brit who leaves his outriggers down all
the time as he is convinced and confident that stowing them does not
reduce drag by a measurable amount.
...for anyone who has pretty much followed the build manual and is
concerned about finishing his bird too soon, I'd say that this topic
would take one off at a suitable tangent and suck up 6 months to a
year...bearing in mind that the proper operation of the outrigger
system is mission critical every time you land. I'm content to leave
this sleeping dog lie (or is it lay?).
Notwithstanding my personal aviation mantra ("always manage the degree
of novelty"), I've become somewhat of a deviant in my Europa build so
I'm no one to talk...satisfying, but it definitely impacts time before
first flight.
a penny's worth,
Fred
A194
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