Fred,
You are a fine builder, nearly perfect is not good enough. I placed a small
spacer under the hinge so that the aileron mates exactly with the wing.
Karel Vranken, F-PKRL # 447 XS monowheel Rotax 912ULS Airmaster CSU, sixteen
hours and waiting for final certificate of navigability.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Klein" <fklein@orcasonline.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 7:14 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Aileron tip "droop"
>
> All,
>
> Finally, my XS wings are almost complete and I'm psyched to move onto the
> cockpit module. I've marveled at the way the flaps and ailerons mate with
> the wing washout...Ms. Europa is indeed a clean machine...and here's the
> rub: I've noticed that on both wings, outboard of the outermost aileron
> hinge, my ailerons "droop" about 1/16th of an inch such that the air flow
> on the underside will be disturbed at the hinge line. I'm considering
> adding a short length of hinge to bring the bottom of the aileron even
> with the lower wing skin.
>
> Has anyone else had a similar condition, and if so, was it ignored?...or
> how was it dealt with?
>
> Fred
> A194
>
> ...happily building, regretting delays, and envious of those in the air...
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