Andy Draper wrote:
>I do see your point that if the slot were shorter and you did have a broken
>spring / mud in the mechanism / bent bolt or whatever, you would get a
>positive pull of the latch into place.
>
>We did consider using more than 30=B0 of flap for landing in an attempt to
>balance landing distance to take-off distance for aircraft with more
>powerful engines and therefore a shorter take-off roll.
>
>If you wish to make a new OR5 with a shorter slot, use HS30TF or better 3mm
>thick material.
>
I may even do that - thanks - half my problem was that I was unsure
whether this was a problem unique to our machine and was wondering
what was wrong.
Regards;
Richard Meredith-Hardy
rmh@flymicro.win-uk.net Tel: 01462 834776 FAX: 01462 732668
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