---------------------------------------------------------- Homebuilt-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/25/05: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:24 AM - Re: vertical stab (A. F. Cacella) 2. 04:39 PM - Re: vertical stab (Charlie England) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:24:14 AM PST US Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: vertical stab From: "A. F. Cacella" --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "A. F. Cacella" Hi, Maurice ... More drag items in the slipstream may not be needed. I've little PA-22 time, but a LOT of time in J-3 Cubs and 7AC Champs... both of these were sensitive to rigging issues, and would wallow in yaw a good bit if the rudder cable tension were loose. Has your friend checked the rudder cable tension ? Just a thought .... a r t Winston-Salem, NC USA >Thu, 24 Mar 2005 "Maurice Fraser" writes: > --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Maurice Fraser" > > > Hi All > > Just wondering if anyone has ever came across a web site or > somewhere to > find dorsal fins or fins you can add to each side of the horizontal > stabilizer to add more vertical stabilizer to an airplane to reduce > yaw > tendencies. I am asking for a friend that has a cub PA-22 and wants > to look > at improving the airplane. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > >================================================== ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:39:23 PM PST US From: Charlie England Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: vertical stab --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: Charlie England Maurice Fraser wrote: >--> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Maurice Fraser" > >Hi All > >Just wondering if anyone has ever came across a web site or somewhere to >find dorsal fins or fins you can add to each side of the horizontal >stabilizer to add more vertical stabilizer to an airplane to reduce yaw >tendencies. I am asking for a friend that has a cub PA-22 and wants to look >at improving the airplane. Any help would be greatly appreciated. > Is it yaw instability or yaw induced by the ailerons? If it's the latter, it's not a bug; it's a feature. ;-) Charlie