Wow, I though that I was lucky, \Last year at the Nats, during X/C, I lost one half of my stab on launch, the rear actuating wire went it as well. ergo no elevator. the airplane was rollwed upside down and full flaps applied. My partner picked the plane up we put the stabs back on and flew the rest of the day. Thanks for the reminder...you see all knids of stuff at the Soaring NATS !! Jack
At 12:09 PM 7/17/2002 -0400, Mike Stump wrote: >At 11:01 AM 7/17/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > >>snip > > > >> >>Still it seems that the loads are not higher than those on say a flap >> servo, >>especially if you consider bumping the flaps during landing. I guess the main >>reason for using a huge servo on the stab is the added reliability, and maybe >>somewhat crisper control during high loads (high friction is less of a factor >>then). >> >>Thanks to all again, >>Oleg.<< > > >Oleg, > >look at it from the practical outcome point of view: > >flap servo fails.... chances are you'll land the plane to fly it again, >albeit maybe a little problematic being smooth about it... > >stab servo fails (at any phase of flight)... chances of wonderful lifetime >for your plane have diminished twenty fold... with luck, the inverted >thing using flaps might save a plane once in a while.. > >me, overkill on the pitch-related servos at all time.. > > >Take Care, > >Mike Stump > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" >and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jack Strother LSF President Loveland, OH LSF 2948 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
