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| Subject: | Re: Feather with ailerons |
Guys,
I agree with the slips, they are a great way to give up altitude quickly
without gaining allot of speed, I personally preferred the forward slip when
making approaches in the Kitfox 4, not sure what slips will be like in the 5
when I get it flying.
Lloyd C
Northern Mi
Mod 5 912ul IVO IFA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of av8rps
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:49 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Feather with ailerons
As I recall, the Kitfox Light Squared model (or whatever they called that
tri gear M4) used the flaperons as spoilers. I believe the info to set it
up is either in that version of the build manual, or is a service bulletin.
I know I read it somewhere as I tried it on my Model IV after reading about
it. And I found that it did work, and actually pretty well. It was nice to
descend like the airliners with spoilers do - relatively flat and level on
approach. But my Kitfox did feel less stable, almost as if I was flying
with an extreme rearward center of gravity. I'm guessing the flaperon going
up as a spoiler may cause the center of lift on the wing to shift?
If it weren't for the fact that I have my Kitfox set to provide all the down
travel I can get, I would have left mine set up to act as a spoiler for when
I want to use that feature. But I can't have both with the existing control
setup. And since the Kitfox slips so well, I just use slips. Plus, slips
are just so much fun! :D
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Model IV-1200 912ul Amphib
Avid Flyer Sn#1 and Sn#26
Highlander 912s taildragger
Lake Amphibian
Central Wisconsin
paul676@tds.net
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