---------------------------------------------------------- Rocket-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 08/31/04: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:49 AM - Rocket insurance (Frazier, Vincent A) 2. 04:44 PM - tail wag (Larry James) 3. 06:15 PM - Re: tail wag (FRED LAFORGE) 4. 08:43 PM - Re: tail wag (Dan Checkoway) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:49:44 AM PST US Subject: Rocket-List: Rocket insurance From: "Frazier, Vincent A" --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Frazier, Vincent A" After the shock of getting a $7500 quote, I called Falcon to see if their earlier $3300/yr quote was still available. According to Ladd Gardner, it was. This was for $120K hull, etc.. The premium was $1600 for ground and taxi coverage only, i.e. no runway or flight coverage. FWIW, Falcon can be reached at 1-866-647-4322 or 1-866-620-4422 Vince ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:44:07 PM PST US From: "Larry James" Subject: Rocket-List: tail wag --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Larry James" I'm curious if anyone can explain why / how our airplanes wag their tails ..... particularly in light turbulence. Larry E. James Bellevue, WA HR2 fuselage ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:15:04 PM PST US From: "FRED LAFORGE" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: tail wag --> Rocket-List message posted by: "FRED LAFORGE" Larry, You have never ridden in a Bonanza have you? Fred LaForge RV-4 0-360 CS EAA Tech Counselor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry James" Subject: Rocket-List: tail wag > --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Larry James" > > I'm curious if anyone can explain why / how our airplanes wag their tails > ..... particularly in light turbulence. > > Larry E. James Bellevue, WA HR2 fuselage > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:43:10 PM PST US From: "Dan Checkoway" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: tail wag --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Dan Checkoway" Somebody I met and spoke to about this tufted the rudder on his RV-6 with yarn, and the chase plane witnessed separation on one side as the tail wagged in turbulence. Basically the tail wags left, and you get separation on the right side of the rudder...low pressure, so the rudder gets sucked right. The plane weathervanes, the flow reattaches, and somehow the rudder wags or whatever, and you get separation on the left side...repeat ad nauseum. From what I've been told, the new riveted trailing edge rudder on the newer RVs helps alleviate this issue by keeping the flow attached deeper into rudder deflection (?). Apparently the wagging is more pronounced on the "folded" trailing edge rudders -- like my -7 has, and it wags quite a bit in bumps if you don't hold firm foot pressure on it to keep it centered. I have no idea if this is an accurate description of the problem, but it makes a some sense to my feeble mind. 8-) I'm sure an aero expert here can explain it better! )_( Dan RV-7 N714D (HR-II one of these days) http://www.rvproject.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "FRED LAFORGE" Subject: Re: Rocket-List: tail wag > --> Rocket-List message posted by: "FRED LAFORGE" > > Larry, You have never ridden in a Bonanza have you? > Fred LaForge RV-4 0-360 CS EAA Tech Counselor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry James" > To: "Rocket List" > Subject: Rocket-List: tail wag > > > > --> Rocket-List message posted by: "Larry James" > > > > I'm curious if anyone can explain why / how our airplanes wag their tails > > ..... particularly in light turbulence. > > > > Larry E. James Bellevue, WA HR2 fuselage > > > > > >