Not sure if there is improvement or not,they look good.And if it makes the pilot feel better,then why not.Tommy W.
On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 10:22 PM, Roger Bulla via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org > wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
