William, As a PS if you do have full range on the unrigged
wings and full down/reduced up on both with both wings
rigged , then you need to adjust the length of control
rods between wingroot and bell crank. Regards, David
William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com> wrote:
> David
> Yes the thought ocurred to me and it could be that this
>is the root of the
> problem. I made two templates and following buds
>instructions measured at
> the hinge both for up and down ie using the lower
>surface of the wing
> compared to the lower surface of the aileron. So yes I
>am measuring both
> up and down from the same place...the inboard hinge mid
>point.
> Is this correct?
> Will
> On 24 Jun 2014 12:43, "David Joyce"
><davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk>
>>
>>
>> William, I don't know the answer, but if you haven't got
>>one I would
>> strongly advise getting or borrowing a Smart Tool so
>>that you can easily
>> and very accurately measure angles. It does occur to me
>>to wonder whether
>> you are measuring your up and down angles off the same
>>surface (i.e. Are
>> you measuring the neutral angle of say the upper
>>surface, then measuring
>> the up and down angles of the upper surface, rather than
>>the up angle of
>> the upper surface and the down angle of the lower
>>surface) Regards, David
>> Joyce, G-XSDJ
>>
>> William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am rigging everything prior to closing
>>>
>>> I made some templates 23.5 up and 20 down for use on the
>>>underside mindful
>>> or buds strictures to measure at the hinge
>>>
>>> I have followed the procedure on the book (i think).
>>>
>>> *1. Check that the short aileron link-rod is adjusted
>>>such that when the
>>> bellcrank W13 is against its **stop, the aileron has
>>>moved 23.5 up.*
>>> *2. With the aileron at neutral, adjust the length of
>>>the lateral push-rod
>>> so that the quick-connect **bellcrank W16 is at 90 to a
>>>line between both
>>> spar bushes.*
>>> *3. Adjust the tie-rod between both cranks CS08 so that
>>>both control
>>> columns are parallel.*
>>> *4. Adjust the short outer push-rods between the CS08s
>>>and the CS15
>>> bellcranks so that the latter are **vertical when the
>>>control columns are
>>> vertical.*
>>> *When the wings are rigged the aileron movement should
>>>be 23.5 up and 20
>>> down with full lateral **control column movement and
>>>both ailerons should
>>> be in their neutral positions together when the*
>>> *control columns are vertical.*
>>>
>>>
>>> My ailerons go up the required 23.5 deg against both
>>>stops but they don't
>>> go down the required 20 deg...not even close I would
>>>guess that they are
>>> about 15-17 down
>>>
>>> I have taken it to bits and put it together fiddled
>>>around but Im stumped.
>>> What I am I doing wrong?
>>>
>>> Might it be that the control columns should not be
>>>parallell in this case
>>> due to variation in the build....
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Will
>>>
>>>
>>> William Daniell
>>> LONGPORT
>>> +57 310 295 0744
>>>
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