Andy, they are huge changes in terms of the ripple effects. I do not have t
he expertise to adequately assess them though. I will be lurking here to se
e what comes out.
David L. Downey Harleysville-(SE) PA, USA
--- On Thu, 9/4/08, ashontz <ashontz@nbme.org> wrote:
From: ashontz <ashontz@nbme.org>
Subject: Re: New Rudder Question
To: zenith601-list@matronics.com
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:36:49 AM PDT
<ashontz@nbme.org>
Dave, that was my question exactly. I just e-mailed Sebastien to see if I c
ould
have a peek at the wing structure pdf. That's the only significant change o
n
the list, and honestly, it's a huge change. Changing the angle of incidence
is no small change. How would one go about doing that if say you left the X
L
wing structure alone but actually tilted the wing back a few degrees. And h
ow
much would you need to tilt it back before it really made a noticable
difference?
[quote="planecrazydld(at)yahoo.co"]does the wing still have the
forward angled main spar and the slight forward sweep like the old one?
David L. Downey
Harleysville (SE) PA, USA
--- On Tue, 8/5/08, Jay Maynard wrote:
[quote]From: Jay Maynard
Subject: Re: Re: New Rudder Question
To: zenith601-list@matronics.com
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:36:49 AM PDT
On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 08:58:14AM -0700, Walter Carey wrote:
> I think the model number change (650 vs 601) is just a way for Zenith to
> distance itself from the concern over the rumored wing problem (nothing
> proven to date).
>
>
Not even that...just a way to get press. "Hey, we've introduced a new
model!"
The only structural differences are the new rudder, the new canopy and
turtledeck, and the wing angle of incidence was very slightly adjusted to
lower the nose a tad.
> I like the new canopy latching system and think it can be adapted to a
601
> that still has the canopy under construction. It wouldn't have a
split
> canopy, but the new latching system looks like it could be used on the
old
> type one-piece canopy. Any thoughts/ideas on adapting the new latching
> system to a 601? Looks pretty straight forward to me.
>
>
My 601 has the new latch. Works fine. It was reported here recently that
they're developing a retrofit kit.
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com
> [b]
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