James,
I am sure that a solution could be found. Trailing edge flaps are much
easier to make and set up. You could easily have trailing edge flaps that
would be ruled to be only a small % of the span and a large % of the chord
that would only operate in the up position. Easily inspected by a top
surface hinge with no bottom surface
bevel. I would be interested then. Spoilers only..... baa humbug!
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: James Porter Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: soaring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] RES
> Problem is, if you allow flaps (how big?), somebody will be using them for
> camber control and there goes one of the tenants of the class. I argued
for
> trailing edge speed brakes, but realized the difficulty of defining and
> enforcing a technical rule. Lets live with the idea of a simpler, basic
> class that doesn't required a fortune to fly and compete in. And this is
> from a guy who REALLY likes high performance plastic.
>
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George Voss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 1999 11:43 AM
> Subject: Re: [RCSE] RES
>
>
> > Dial chord! Well yes. Probably the better way is the small braided
> cable. No perceptible expansion/contraction and much easier to
> > adjust than 'string'. This will weigh a small amount more than the
> string, and less (probably) than another servo.
> >
> > However, I think the 3 servo rule is better. Yes friends and neighbors,
> territory of the Alcyone. I think not allowing flaps as
> > the landing control is ludicrous!!! It's a much better way to land
since
> it SLOWS the airspeed down! Just what a newcomer needs in
> > the way of assistance.
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > The argument always used to be "We can put a man on the moon, surely
we
> can
> > > (insert your objective here)...
> > > Now, I suppose we must acknowledge that our ability to effectively
> operate
> > > spoilers with one servo must be presumed to have gone the way of our
> ability
> > > to effect human intentions on extraterrestrial objects. Besides,
> wouldn't you
> > > want to save the weight of that extra servo? (I know, I know, have a
> nice
> > > time trying to find dial cord)
> > >
> > > Bill Wingstedt
> > >
> > > In a message dated 12/25/1999 7:40:11 AM Central Standard Time,
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > >
> > > > I think that all of us remember the trouble of hooking up the
spoiler
> > > > strings and spoilers not coming down when requested. This was done
> > > > to ease the spoiler hook up.
> > > >
> > > > Should this installation be outside of the rules of RES?
> > > >
> > > > Ken
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