KR> stabilizer airfoil shape.
Hi Netters. Take a look at Chris Heintz's Zenair series. He uses a reverse airfoil on his horizontal stabilizers. This provides the necessary down moment on the tail to maintain stability. It is like a automatic trim control. You will note that I have caught up to 13 April 06. regards Harold Woods Orillia, ON. Canada.
KR> stabilizer airfoil shape.
I mean no offence, but isn't it so much easier to just install a belly board and get the same or better results. I know that I am not flying yet and maybe I am not one to say this, but you can "build" this thing forever if you keep re-inventing it. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building is OVER. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC ---Original Message--- Hi Netters. Take a look at Chris Heintz's Zenair series. He uses a reverse airfoil on his horizontal stabilizers. This provides the necessary down moment on the tail to maintain stability. It is like a automatic trim control.
KR> stabilizer airfoil shape.
>Take a look at Chris Heintz's Zenair series. He uses a reverse airfoil on >his horizontal stabilizers. This provides the necessary down moment on the >tail to maintain stability. It is like a automatic trim control. = >I mean no offence, but isn't it so much easier to just install a belly board > and get the same or better results. I know that I am not flying yet and >maybe I am not one to say this, but you can "build" this thing forever if >you keep re-inventing it. >Daniel R. Heath + Dan, I'm not sure the two are related. With that said, I don't see the Zenair upside down airfoil on the horizontal stab working on the KR series without some critical engineering being done. Our speed range is much greater than the Zenair series and might require the airfoil to be adjustable for proper loading. Also, doesn't the Zenair series use a full flying stabilator? But hey, I'm only a hight school physics C student and that was over 40 years ago. I think even some of the laws of physics have changed since then. :-) Remember, the moon was made of cheese, the Corvair was unsafe at any speed, yada, yada, yada,.. Larry Flesner
KR> stabilizer airfoil shape.
Larry: I am all for caution on this one! The Zenair 701 & 801 have full span fixed L.E. Slats which according to their Aero Enginee tends to give them a huge pich control issue to deal with. The book on the 701 gives a T.O. run of 90 to 125 ft or so at any rate is short which is why the turtle deck is Horiz. & the tail ground clearance is high when parked. Per Caleb on of Zenair's Aero Es.) Don Larry Flesner wrote: > >Take a look at Chris Heintz's Zenair series. He uses a reverse airfoil on > >his horizontal stabilizers. This provides the necessary down moment on the > >tail to maintain stability. It is like a automatic trim control. > > = > >I mean no offence, but isn't it so much easier to just install a belly board > > and get the same or better results. I know that I am not flying yet and > >maybe I am not one to say this, but you can "build" this thing forever if > >you keep re-inventing it. > >Daniel R. Heath > + > > Dan, > > I'm not sure the two are related. With that said, I don't see the Zenair > upside down airfoil on the horizontal stab working on the KR series > without some critical engineering being done. Our speed range is > much greater than the Zenair series and might require the airfoil > to be adjustable for proper loading. Also, doesn't the Zenair series > use a full flying stabilator? But hey, I'm only a hight school > physics C student and that was over 40 years ago. I think even some > of the laws of physics have changed since then. :-) Remember, the > moon was made of cheese, the Corvair was unsafe at any speed, > yada, yada, yada,.. > > Larry Flesner > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
