On 12/28/05, Phil Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > what are you guys doing to kill the flat wing servos? >
> Just ask anybody that attended last June's LISF (Long Island Silent Flyers) > contest. They will tell you what a Pike Superior SL sounds like when the > ailerons are fluttering so violently that the entire wing is twisting to > very odd angles. If control surfaces are fluttering NO SERVO is long for this world, nor wing for that matter. Fix the flutter! Lighter surfaces help but the biggest thing is mass ballancing. When I built a Long-EZ (full size) is was made clear that the control surfaces MUST ballance in spec or they will flutter with the surface usually coming off and then other nasty things happening. At the speeds we are getting I expect to soon be seeing mass ballancing on surfaces soon. michael RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
