REFLECTOR:Elevator balancing

William Wade reflector@tvbf.org
Sun, 1 Jun 2003 06:39:10 -0400


  From what I've read mass on the TE of a control surface can induce flutter
which is why they shouldn't balance TE down. If balancing is done without
the strainer initially does the it act to damp out oscillations once it's
installed? Just curious, as it sounds like people are doing fine whether
they balance with it on or off.  -Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Gietzen" <alventures@email.msn.com>
To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 7:05 PM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Elevator balancing


> Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Elevator balancing
>
> Why not put one smaller sparrow strainers on each elevator...???  That
> would
> keep both elevators loaded and there would be less chance for flutter...
>
> Best... Steve
>
> Ah-h-h-h; it wouldn't make any difference because the sparrow strainer
> has nothing to do with causing or correcting flutter.  (And don't ask
> what does cause flutter because we don't want to go into vortex theory
> and the inertial resonance of the coupled canard/elevator system; heh,
> heh.)
>
> Al
>
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