I saw a notable difference in performance on my first KR installing gap seals, but it was built using three piano hinges only about 10 inches long spaced out evenly along the length of the aileron so there was a open gap from bottom to top.
On my present KR I installed gap seals before I took it to the airport for the first flight, so I am not sure if there was any gain. It climbs, turns and flies great. Maybe I'll pull them off sometime and check the performance without them. Or maybe not. Roger Bulla -----Original Message----- From: svd via KRnet Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:53 PM To: krnet at list.krnet.org Cc: svd Subject: KR> Adverse Yaw Hi All, I was just reading an old article by Stu Robinson in the March 1994 KR newsletter. In it, Stu points out that the aileron gap serves to increase drag on the down wing, thereby reducing or eliminating adverse yaw. However, I also read an article about how important gap seals are for increasing climb performance. So? Gaps seal? (I?m working on a RAF KR2s thats pretty close to plans.) Cheers, Owen _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
