---------- > From: Jean Prudhomme <jeanprud@icanect.net> > To: reflector@awpi.com > Subject: velocityxlrg300 Good news) > Date: Sunday, May 24, 1998 8:58 PM > > since back of lakeland the bottoms winglets as been installed plus the > 1/16"dia rudder cable as been also replaced by the 3/32"dia cable on wing > parts only and also an aditional spring installed to increase the rudder > tention for higher cable resistence on the nylaflow tubing.both timble been > shorteen of 3/8" for the maximum rudder horn travel. for the attachement > between the rudder horn and the cable we use the old velocity method as > drilling and exagonal to insert an 3/32"dia hex.head self locking nut an > than locked with an other 10/32" seftlocking nut see sketch as > attachement.since than i been flying approx 8 to 10 hrs and the airplane is > very stable at the yaw and no tendancy to shift at the left side on low > speed climb after take-off. the right gear leg been replaced and after > checked the old one i came-up to the conclusion about the cracking and i > thing the cause was due to the first gear made with special high temp epoxy > and been cured over 400 degre farenheight so the eposy look more > brittle.now i use the original gear leg made with previous epoxy and it > perform well. > last week i been in touch whit scoot at the factory and he ship me a kit of > vortex generator for testing on my velocity,last friday night i install > those vortex generators on the wing only for the first test and i will > install also on the canard later.i did flown last sathurday and today and i > still more test to be done. the first result i obtain the aircraft is more > stable at low speed and i have more aileron autority and they seem to work > much smoother > regarding stall testing i am waithing more votex generators from scott for > the canard.as soon i complete all test i let you know. > the present generator are located at 20 % of the wing cord this is the best > location as per previous test been done on several aircraft. > jean prudhomme velocity xlrg 300 hp N140JP
rudder horn ass,y (Hayes JT FAX)