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| Subject: | Re: Vortex Generators |
Galin, I had the same results. The elevator seemed soft upon trying to
flair. With the installation of the generators, the elevator seems much
firmed. I glued mine in place with shoe goo. Kent
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----- Original Message -----
From: Galin Hernandez
To: kis-list@matronics.com
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 6:09 PM
Subject: KIS-List: Vortex Generators
All;
I installed Vortex generators on the bottom of my KIS4 elevator. It
made no difference on climb or cruise that I could tell but on a BIG
difference on approach and landing. I had a significant increase in
elevator authority at low airspeed and could keep the nose at a higher
attitude than before all the way to touchdown. This was especially
evident when I easily kept the nose off the runway for a good 500ft
after touchdown. The nose wheel finally touched down at a significantly
slower speed than I had been able to do before. Before the VG
installation, no matter how hard I tried to keep the nose wheel off the
runway, as soon as the mains touched the nose came firmly down.
I used the STOLSPEED Vortex Generators available at Aircraft Spruce:
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/stolspeed.php
The hardest part of the entire installation was trimming the provided
3M dual side tape once I painted them. :o)
Galin
N819PR
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| Subject: | Re: Vortex Generators |
Shoe-goo, now THAT is an idea. Was it a messy or a fairly clean install? I
totally agree that the elevator seems much firmer at the low speed and at
the flare. I am sold on them.
Galin
N819PR
On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Kent Pyle <kentpyle@iland.net> wrote:
> Galin, I had the same results. The elevator seemed soft upon trying to
> flair. With the installation of the generators, the elevator seems much
> firmed. I glued mine in place with shoe goo. Kent
>
>
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Galin Hernandez <galinhdz@gmail.com>
> *To:* kis-list@matronics.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 13, 2009 6:09 PM
> *Subject:* KIS-List: Vortex Generators
>
> All;
>
> I installed Vortex generators on the bottom of my KIS4 elevator. It made no
> difference on climb or cruise that I could tell but on a BIG difference on
> approach and landing. I had a significant increase in elevator authority at
> low airspeed and could keep the nose at a higher attitude than before all
> the way to touchdown. This was especially evident when I easily kept the
> nose off the runway for a good 500ft after touchdown. The nose wheel finally
> touched down at a significantly slower speed than I had been able to do
> before. Before the VG installation, no matter how hard I tried to keep the
> nose wheel off the runway, as soon as the mains touched the nose came firmly
> down.
>
> I used the STOLSPEED Vortex Generators available at Aircraft Spruce:
> http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/stolspeed.php
>
> The hardest part of the entire installation was trimming the provided 3M
> dual side tape once I painted them. :o)
>
> Galin
> N819PR
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