I don't have access to my bookmarks right now (I know there is a page out
there somewhere), but I'll try not to butcher a description too badly! ;)
1)First of all, draw a line from the outboard, inside corner of the aileron
cutout in the wing to a point on the trailing edge about 1/4" from the tip
(umm...right). Here's a "graphic", join the x's:
_________________________________
tip/ |
/ |
/ x__________________________|
/x_________|___aileron_______________|
2)Take the piece that you cut off of the wing, and belvel it as you did for
the aileron (either double beveled for centerline hinging or single beveled
for top hinging, respectively).
3)Find an old piece of clear nyrod inner about 1" long, and a piece of music
wire that fits comfortably but "slideably" inside of it.
4)Make a slot in your aileron and the new trileron about halfway down the
chord so that the nyrod fits with one half in either control surface.
5) Making sure that the TE is straight when you do this, glue the nyrod into
your slot. Don't glue the trileron to the aileron when you do this!
6) Cut the tube in half. Insert the wire into the tube, and check that the
trileron moves with the aileron.
Hope that hasn't confused anyone; it's easier to do than to describe! You
get smoother airflow around the wingtips for your trouble.
Cheers,
Adam
>From: Kevin Sheen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Adam Till" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [RCSE] 2 meter sailplane wanted and over
>Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 10:41:46 -0400
>
>Adam,
>
>I'm in the process of building an Elite. I'm done with the tail, fuse and
>left wing so it may be a bit late for me to do anything with 2 but I can
>certainly look at 1 and 3.
>
>I'm kind of a newbie, would you have a web page or a short description of
>Robertson Trilerons?
>
>About the only thing I have done so far that isn't 'stock' is to laminate
>the inner panel spars with .007 CF.
>
>thanks,
>
>Kevin
>
>
>At 02:03 PM 08/03/2000 +0000, Adam Till wrote:
> >Kind of a tall order if you don't give us more specifics (budget, flying
>style, what have you...). If you're looking for a step up, but to stick
>with a built-up kit, I'd recommend a Great Planes Spirit Elite. It's a
>decently capable, full-house sailplane. I built one a while back with a
>customized Sharon-style composite tail, and I never had any major problems
>(I sold it about a month ago for lack of use).
> >If you do choose that kit, I do have a couple of suggestions; it's not
>quite up to the quality level of other GP kits that I've built.
> >
> >1)Lose the comical plastic pushrods that come with the kit. They're
>sloppy, and suffer from dramatic thermal expansion.
> >2) Watch the weight of the wood that comes with your kit. Maybe I'm just
>getting fussy, but a lot of it seemed too heavy for its intended use.
> >3)Reinforce the area just in front of the tail, as it is notorious for
>failing under "unexpected loading" (ie hard landings)
> >
> >Just so you know, it's a great candiate for the addition of Robertson
>Trilerons. I noticed a bit of a performance boost, and that was enough to
>justify the minimal effort.
> >
> >All the best,
> >Adam
> >
> >>From: "Louis Gonzalez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Reply-To: "Louis Gonzalez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>To: "soaring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Subject: [RCSE] 2 meter sailplane wanted and over
> >>Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 20:48:31 -0700
> >>
> >>guys.
> >>
> >>im looking to get a 2 meter sailplane , im currently
> >>flying a hangar 9 aspire but i just dont like it,
> >>i plan to use it with a high start.
> >>so...does anybody have any suggestions or even have some for sale?
> >>thanks
> >>luis
> >>
> >>
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