---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 08/13/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:47 AM - Re: Lightning Elevator flutter (selwyn) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:47:15 AM PST US Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Lightning Elevator flutter From: "selwyn" Hi Smokey, Interested to hear your experiences, I hope to be flying in about a week so I have all this to look forward to. What type of gap elevator gap seal did you have on, just tape along the hinge line? And, does anyone care to speculate on why gap seals would promote flutter (or whatever it was that was going on)? Buzz, in relation to your comment about some rod end fittings developing free play, as I'm sure others have noticed, some of them come out of the packet with free play built in. Is there any good data on the allowable free play in the control circuits, especially the ailerons? smokeysmail(at)bigpond.co wrote: > All is in good condition and I think it is the gap seal on the elevator, will know soon. When I experienced the flutter like symptoms it was not possible to hold the elevator from moving up and down, it ceased as soon as I slowed a few knots and It only lasted a couple of seconds as I was increasing speed slowly at the time. > Cheers Smokey > -------- Cheers, Selwyn Kit 66 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=308634#308634 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.