---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 04/08/11: 15 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:43 AM - Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 (BlueSkyFlier) 2. 05:02 AM - Re: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 () 3. 08:27 AM - Re: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 (Mark Kettering) 4. 08:36 AM - Re: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 (Mark Kettering) 5. 10:08 AM - Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 (BlueSkyFlier) 6. 10:38 AM - Re: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 () 7. 11:00 AM - Re: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 (Larry David) 8. 11:01 AM - nose drop question... (Scott Stearns) 9. 12:02 PM - Re: nose drop question... (Larry David) 10. 02:17 PM - Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 (BlueSkyFlier) 11. 02:37 PM - Re: nose drop question... (Randy Ott) 12. 02:52 PM - Re: nose drop question... () 13. 06:27 PM - Re: nose drop question... (Galin Hernandez) 14. 07:37 PM - AW: Re: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 (Twellmann, Ralf) 15. 08:16 PM - Re: Re: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 (F. Tim Yoder) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:43:30 AM PST US Subject: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 From: "BlueSkyFlier" Attached below a short list which compares pertinent characteristics of some of the 63 series foils (obtained from the same website a where Graham got the profile attached earlier). The 63(2)A-015 profile in the table is closest to the TR-1's 63(2)A-215 and differs from the others in higher L/D ratio and larger trailing edge angle due to the flat trailing edge profile. The L/D ratio being highest even though the lift is less than the other airfoils indicates that the drag is quite low in comparison. With Scott confirming effects of wheel placement, how about sharing figures for height of CoG? Since I have to work on my plane anyway I can just as well look at getting the main gear placement improved too. Knowing that angle of incidence is 3 degrees and taking into account that stall angle is around 11.5 degrees (as from attached table) and assuming that full flaps decrease the angle of attack by about 2 or 3 degrees it seems that the aircraft angle at landing should be about 5.5 to 6.5 degrees maximum. >From the table attached to earlier message in this thread it then appears that the wheel location should be even less than 6 inches behind CoG - instead of the 10 inches it is now. If the main gear can be angled forward by about 10 degrees it should comes close to the sweet spot (depending on height of CoG). I know that some builders have angled the gear forward. Does anyone have figures for that angle and or height of CoG? Regards, Alfred -------- _________________________________________ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=336393#336393 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/airfoil_comparison_for_632____series_198.jpg ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:02:13 AM PST US From: Subject: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 4/8/2011 Hello Fellow KIS TR-1 Pilots, Alfred wrote: "Just one more reason to avoid high angles of attack during landing ..." I am in complete agreement with the technique of avoiding high angles of attack during the landing approach and flare while landing this airplane. However I would like to clarify and emphasize that: A) The danger / discomfort of having the nose abruptly drop while still airborne and close to the landing surface, and B) The nuisance of not being able to hold the nose off after controlled main landing gear touchdown, are two very different situations. While the airplane's design characteristics ( wing airfoil, wing to fuselage fairing, elevator effectiveness, main landing gear fore and aft placement, etc.) may or may not play some role in both A and B it is only A that will cause damage to airplane and injury to occupants. The worst that is likely to come of B is greater brake pad surface wear as one can not make optimum use of an aerodynamic braking technique from the moment of main landing gear touchdown when landing on a surface that is long enough to make use of aerodynamic braking. If one needs to make a short field landing the best way to get stopped as shortly as possible is to get all three gear on the ground as soon as possible and start wheel braking. Raising the flaps immediately after touchdown may also help wheel braking effectiveness.** 'OC' Baker Says: "The best investment we can make is the time and effort to gather and understand knowledge." **PS: We could start another whole thread on the subject of practicing - making short field landings, but I am not keen to pursue that in detail. The KIS TR-1 design is not optimized for short field operations. While some owners / pilots have a need to and do operate from short fields it is not a good idea to routinely beat up this airplane practicing short field operations unless you have a real need for those operations. ============================================================ From: "BlueSkyFlier" Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:13 PM Subject: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 > > > Earlier in this thread I referred to the tendency of NACA 6-digit wing > profiles to prefer operation within their laminar flow design ranges. The > KIS TR-1 uses a modified 6-digit profile which can be described as > 63(2)A-215. > > The 6-series was derived using an improved theoretical method that relied > mathematics to derive the geometrical shape required to realise the > desired pressure distribution. The goal of this approach was to design > airfoils that maximized the region over which the airflow remains laminar. > In so doing, the drag over a small range of lift coefficients can be > substantially reduced. > > To illustrate that, herewith attached a diagram in which the > characteristic drag "bucket" associated with laminar flow can be seen - in > this case for the NACA 64(2)-415 profile. This is from p.238 of > Torenbeek's "Synthesis of subsonic aircraft design". > > As can be seen from the diagram the drag increases rapidly as the lift > coefficient moves beyond the optimal range, which helps to slow down > rapidly but also results in high sink rate at non-optimal angle of attack. > However, these profiles do exhibit docile stall characteristics. > > A modification of the standard 6-digit series is the A-series in which the > curved contours of the trailing edge is replaced with straight contours > which run from about 80% of chord backwards - as manifested by flat > surfaces on the TR-1 flap and aileron. The TR-1 wing therefore nominally > represents a 63(2)A215 profile. > > Just one more reason to avoid high angles of attack during landing ... > > -------- > _________________________________________ > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=336377#336377 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/lift_and_drag_of_naca_airfoils_780.jpg > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:27:08 AM PST US From: Mark Kettering Subject: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 According to Stinton the main gear contact angle aft of the CG should be alpha @ 0.9 of Cl max plus 3 deg. Using this I get about 5.25 deg. Very close to your 5.5 to 6.5 deg. Mark -----Original Message----- >From: BlueSkyFlier >Sent: Apr 8, 2011 5:42 AM >To: kis-list@matronics.com >Subject: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 > > >Attached below a short list which compares pertinent characteristics of some of the 63 series foils (obtained from the same website a where Graham got the profile attached earlier). > >The 63(2)A-015 profile in the table is closest to the TR-1's 63(2)A-215 and differs from the others in higher L/D ratio and larger trailing edge angle due to the flat trailing edge profile. The L/D ratio being highest even though the lift is less than the other airfoils indicates that the drag is quite low in comparison. > >With Scott confirming effects of wheel placement, how about sharing figures for height of CoG? Since I have to work on my plane anyway I can just as well look at getting the main gear placement improved too. > >Knowing that angle of incidence is 3 degrees and taking into account that stall angle is around 11.5 degrees (as from attached table) and assuming that full flaps decrease the angle of attack by about 2 or 3 degrees it seems that the aircraft angle at landing should be about 5.5 to 6.5 degrees maximum. > >>From the table attached to earlier message in this thread it then appears that the wheel location should be even less than 6 inches behind CoG - instead of the 10 inches it is now. If the main gear can be angled forward by about 10 degrees it should comes close to the sweet spot (depending on height of CoG). > >I know that some builders have angled the gear forward. Does anyone have figures for that angle and or height of CoG? > >Regards, > Alfred > >-------- >_________________________________________ > > >Read this topic online here: > >http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=336393#336393 > > >Attachments: > >http://forums.matronics.com//files/airfoil_comparison_for_632____series_198.jpg > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:36:06 AM PST US From: Mark Kettering Subject: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 >However I would like to clarify and emphasize that: > >A) The danger / discomfort of having the nose abruptly drop while still >airborne and close to the landing surface, and Has this ever happened to anyone? If so was it caused by stalling the wing? If so was this due to "normal stall" or a ground effect problem? I think that if this has happened it was due to normal stalling of the wing and the pilot should expect this and work to prevent it by watching airspeed and AOA. >B) The nuisance of not being able to hold the nose off after controlled main >landing gear touchdown, > I am not so sure this is just a nuisance. When a nose gear breaks due to repeated slamming it could get very expensive. Mark ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:08:31 AM PST US Subject: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 From: "BlueSkyFlier" In an earlier posting Graham enquired about the actual airfoil profile for the TR-1. Attached herewith a diagram which can be used for that purpose to a very close approximation. It is a comparison between the 63(2)-215 [in red] and 63(2)A-015 profile [in green] with identical chord length. For all practical purposes the TR-1 wing profile could be considered to match the red outline for the left half of the chord and then follow the green outline for the rear section of the chord. This diagram can be accessed at: http://www.worldofkrauss.com/foils/show_compare?sform_contains=63%282%29&items_per_page=50&commit=Compare&id[]=1416&id[]=1688 -------- _________________________________________ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=336407#336407 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/kis_tr1_airfoil_approximation_196.jpg ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 10:38:48 AM PST US From: Subject: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 4/8/2011 Hello Mark, You wrote: 1) "Has this ever happened to anyone?" Absolutely. This is what has generated the majority of the initial postings on the subject of "how to land the KIS TR-1". Pilots were surprised / frightened by a sudden nose drop after they had started the landing flare at what they considered an acceptable approach airspeed. 2) "I think that if this has happened it was due to normal stalling of the wing ......" Because these surprised / frightened pilots had started the landing flare with an acceptable approach airspeed they began to search for explanations for the sudden nose drop other than, or in addition to, "... normal stalling of the wing...". In the course of this search there have been many postings on subjects such as: A) Inadequate wing-to-fuselage fairing diameter creating a burble as the nose is raised during the landing flare. This burble flows back to the horizontal tail surfaces and suddenly reduces those surface's down force. Julian Bone extensively researched this characteristic by installing yarn tufts and video taping them. He subsequently significantly modified his wing-to-fuselage fairings. B) Inadequate elevator surface area / pitch authority. This characteristic was recognized early on and several builders subsequently extended the trailing edges of their airplane's elevator. C) More recently Alfred has been focusing on KIS TR-1 wing airfoil characteristics to explain this sudden nose drop phenomena. 3) ".... work to prevent it by watching airspeed and AOA." I don't know of very many pilots that watch airspeed readings during the landing flare and then use those readings to control pitch attitude. I don't know of very many KIS TR-1 airplanes that are equipped with angle of attack indicators and I don't know of many pilots that would use changing angle of attack indications during the landing flare to control pitch attitude. I think that what most pilots use during the landing flare to adjust their pitch attitude is what they see by looking out of the canopy and comparing what they see, both in terms of pitch attitude and distance above the landing surface, with what they think is acceptable to see. The consensus that I see arising out of the many postings on the subject of "how to land the KIS TR-1" is that nose high pitch attitudes close to the landing surface is not a good idea and can result in unpleasant nose drop surprises. The KIS TR-1 is not your father's Cessna 172 when it comes to the landing flare. 4) "I am not so sure this is just a nuisance. When a nose gear breaks due to repeated slamming it could get very expensive." That is exactly my clarification issue. A nose gear can contact the landing surface when the pilot really doesn't want it to under three circumstances: A) The pilot flys his approach at such an excessive airspeed and low pitch attitude that the nose gear is the first thing to contact the landing surface. This has not been an issue in our previous postings. B) The pilot touches down at an acceptable attitude after an appropriate approach airspeed and landing flare, but the design of the airplane, main landing gear placement, inadequate pitch authority, or some factor causes the nose gear to contact, not slam onto, the landing surface. This falls into the nuisance or annoyance category because the pilot could not initially aerodynamically brake as he wished to. C) The nose gear does indeed slam into the landing surface, either at the same time as the main landing gear contacts the landing surface or a fraction of a second after main landing gear contact, because the airplane's pitch attitude has abruptly changed nose down when the pilot did not expect it to and too quickly for him to avoid nose gear slam. This is what some pilots landing the KIS TR-1 have experienced and they then searched for a reason and a solution in this forum. My posting was intended to differentiate between B and C and the significance of those two events regarding safe operations when landing the KIS TR-1. 'OC' Baker Says: "The best investment we can make is the time and effort to gather and understand knowledge." ============================================= From: "Mark Kettering" Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 11:31 AM Subject: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 > > >>However I would like to clarify and emphasize that: >> >>A) The danger / discomfort of having the nose abruptly drop while still >>airborne and close to the landing surface, and > > Has this ever happened to anyone? If so was it caused by stalling the > wing? If so was this due to "normal stall" or a ground effect problem? I > think that if this has happened it was due to normal stalling of the wing > and the pilot should expect this and work to prevent it by watching > airspeed and AOA. > >>B) The nuisance of not being able to hold the nose off after controlled >>main >>landing gear touchdown, >> > > I am not so sure this is just a nuisance. When a nose gear breaks due to > repeated slamming it could get very expensive. > > Mark ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:00:15 AM PST US From: Larry David Subject: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 Hi Mark,et al, I recall in the early days of this list there were a number of bent nose gears, broken props, and a picture of one nose over in a muddy field. Maybe Rich can recall more specifics. I recall there was a quasi AD to strengthen the nose gear. Over the years there were a number of patches to resolve this common problem (or problems) that the current discussions suggest is design related. I wish Vance Jaqua were still with us. He would love this discussion. I almost wish I had a project to try out these fresh ideas. Larry On 4/8/2011 8:31 AM, Mark Kettering wrote: > --> KIS-List message posted by: Mark Kettering > > >> However I would like to clarify and emphasize that: >> >> A) The danger / discomfort of having the nose abruptly drop while still >> airborne and close to the landing surface, and > Has this ever happened to anyone? If so was it caused by stalling the wing? If so was this due to "normal stall" or a ground effect problem? I think that if this has happened it was due to normal stalling of the wing and the pilot should expect this and work to prevent it by watching airspeed and AOA. > >> B) The nuisance of not being able to hold the nose off after controlled main >> landing gear touchdown, >> > I am not so sure this is just a nuisance. When a nose gear breaks due to repeated slamming it could get very expensive. > > Mark > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 11:01:53 AM PST US From: Scott Stearns Subject: KIS-List: nose drop question... Hello all, - I'm trying to fully understand the nosedrop problem.- I had assumed the p roblem was nose drop after touchdown, but it sounds like it's a nose drop i n the flare but prior to touchdown.- Is that right?- - Thanks, Scott ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 12:02:19 PM PST US From: Larry David Subject: Re: KIS-List: nose drop question... Hi Scott, et al, I suspect those who experienced this problem are no longer active on the List. Rich might remember. Larry On 4/8/2011 10:59 AM, Scott Stearns wrote: > Hello all, > I'm trying to fully understand the nosedrop problem. I had assumed > the problem was nose drop after touchdown, but it sounds like it's a > nose drop in the flare but prior to touchdown. Is that right? > Thanks, > Scott > > * > > > * ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 02:17:44 PM PST US Subject: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 From: "BlueSkyFlier" I think it would be quite unfair to characterize the behaviours we are discussing here as a design problem/deficiency. Instead, it should simply be recognized that a laminar flow wing has peculiar drag characteristics which change abruptly when angle of attack gets outside of a specific range. With full flaps in ground effect that angle may well be significantly smaller than one would otherwise expect. (Mark and I independently arrived at a maximum attitude of about 5 to 6 degrees during landing) There are no free lunches. The price to be paid for the excellent high speed performance of the TR-1 is that a conservative angle of attack is advisable during landing to avoid all the potential pitfalls resulting from the speed-optimised configuration. The main gear location could perhaps have been better, but it hasn't caused me any problems, provided that the wheels touch down gently enough. Like any other vehicle this one has its particular idiosynchrasies. Now that we have a fairly good idea what they are, all we need to do is to respect them. Happy landings, Alfred. -------- _________________________________________ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=336419#336419 ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 02:37:15 PM PST US Subject: Re: KIS-List: nose drop question... From: Randy Ott Vortex generators on the elevator seem to fix mine. Randy 96BT On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Larry David wrote: > Hi Scott, et al, > I suspect those who experienced this problem are no longer active on the > List. Rich might remember. > Larry > > > On 4/8/2011 10:59 AM, Scott Stearns wrote: > > Hello all, > > I'm trying to fully understand the nosedrop problem. I had assumed the > problem was nose drop after touchdown, but it sounds like it's a nose drop > in the flare but prior to touchdown. Is that right? > > Thanks, > Scott > > * > > * > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 02:52:07 PM PST US From: Subject: Re: KIS-List: nose drop question... 4/8/2011 Hello Scott, You wrote: "I'm trying to fully understand the nosedrop problem." There are two nose drop problems in landing the KIS TR-1. They are: A) Difficulty in holding the nose wheel off the landing surface after a normal rate of descent main landing gear touchdown. This is not, in my opinion, a safety problem, but rather one of annoyance to those pilots who desire to use aerodynamic braking from the instant of main landing gear touchdown until they want to lower the nose wheel or until the nose wheel can no longer be held off the landing surface as a result of slowing speed during landing roll out. B) A sudden pitch down of the nose during the landing flare while still airborne that catches the pilot by surprise and can cause a very harsh touchdown. If the nose wheel does not contact the landing surface at the same time as the main landing gear in this harsh initial contact it will slam down a fraction of a second later as a result of nose down rotation about the main landing gear contact point. History bears out that this harsh touchdown can indeed result in aircraft damage and, potentially, injury to occupants depending upon the distance fallen. I think that it is important to understand the difference between A and B as the discussion proceeds. 'OC' Baker Says: "The best investment we can make is the time and effort to gather and understand knowledge." ==== ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Stearns To: kis-list@matronics.com Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 1:59 PM Subject: KIS-List: nose drop question... Hello all, I'm trying to fully understand the nosedrop problem. I had assumed the problem was nose drop after touchdown, but it sounds like it's a nose drop in the flare but prior to touchdown. Is that right? Thanks, Scott ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 06:27:35 PM PST US Subject: Re: KIS-List: nose drop question... From: Galin Hernandez Same with the TR-4. Much better elevator authority and landings at low air speeds with my VG's. On Friday, April 8, 2011, Randy Ott wrote: > Vortex generators on the elevator seem to fix mine. > Randy > 96BT > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Larry David wrote: > > > Hi Scott, et al, > I suspect those who experienced this problem are no longer active on > the List. Rich might remember. > > Larry > > On 4/8/2011 10:59 AM, Scott Stearns wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I'm trying to fully understand the nosedrop problem. > I had assumed the problem was nose drop after touchdown, > but it sounds like it's a nose drop in the flare but > prior to touchdown. 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Tim Yoder" Subject: Re: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 All Ya All,(Texas speak) I land my TR-1 with full flaps and 1100 to 1300 RPM. Touch down is about 75 MPH and I can always hold the nose gear off, if my timing is good. If I am tardy, the nose gear will hit but not hard. I have the elevator extension also. Sometimes my AOA is high enough that I loose the runway in the flair and have to look out the door window, the nose gear is still easy to hold off at main gear touchdown. ----- Original Message ----- From: Twellmann, Ralf To: kis-list@matronics.com Sent: Friday, April 08, 2011 7:35 PM Subject: AW: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 Hello all, i am flying the KIS Taildragger and always try to land in a 3-point attitude and most of the time i need only half of the runway which is 600 meters long. So i come down with a high aoa and slow. i never experienced a nose drop during the 250+ landings i made so far. I land with full flaps which means approx. 30 degrees with my plane and i have a 2" elevator extention. Regards from Germany, Ralf Twellmann -------------------------- Zur Verf=C3=BCgung gestellt von my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Von: owner-kis-list-server@matronics.com An: kis-list@matronics.com Gesendet: Fri Apr 08 06:23:18 2011 Betreff: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 I'm pretty sure the pitch down issue on landing is due to the main wheels being a bit too far aft and the elevator being a bit too small. It doesn't take much of an error in wheel placement to make a big difference in rotation speed and pitch down after touchdown. When I was an engineer working on the proof of concept airplane for the Adam A500 we ended up with the main wheels a few inches aft of where they should have been (long story, not my fault!). The airplane hit about 100 KIAS before it could be rotated for takeoff and there was no holding the nose off after landing. Proteus is another good example. The main wheels are well aft due to the design and the nose comes crashing down right after touchdown. Scott --- On Thu, 4/7/11, Mark Kettering wrote: From: Mark Kettering Subject: Re: KIS-List: Re: Landing the KIS TR-1 To: kis-list@matronics.com Date: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 3:10 PM >Fully agreed with Mark that, if the resultant vertical momentum is too high at touchdown, the weight of the engine will take the upper hand in forcing the nose down. Actually even if there is no (or almost no) vertical momentum on touchdown the nose can still slam down due to the upward force that was being generated by the wing now being generated by the main gear farther aft. > >I was merely looking for potential causal factors of such undesirable end result which could catch one unawares even when apparently doing nothing overtly wrong. In that sense the equation did point out that - as rear end of flaps get closer to the ground - flow velocity becomes restricted and probability of flow reversal increases; all of which reduces lift of the inner wing area. Empirical or not, it seems to make intuitive sense and I shall at least keep that effect in mind when I have full flaps deployed in approach. Also good to hear from Mark that TR-1 will not easily get into the CL > 2 region. I agree with looking for any potential causal factors. I also agree that with big flaps near the ground there could be flow restriction and maybe reversal. But I am not so sure this will produce less lift. Not that I am at all a fan of wings in ground effect craft but they do work and tend to have very low aspect ratios and very low trailing edge ground clearance. Most do not have flaps but have lots of camber. >Must admit that I have not personally experienced nose dropping - perhaps because I don't hold off, but instead fly the gear into touch with conservative angle of attack as I was instructed to do at hot and high fields. I seems to work everywhere else too. > Do you know if your main gear are at the stock location or at some other location? 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