REFLECTOR: Speed Brake Construction Question

[robajohnson at comcast.net]

>>Is the measurement in the manual wrong?<<
Here is the deal! Since you bought an RG that is *not* your speed break hard point that is your main gear actuator hard point!! 
Longer post to follow but for now relax! 
Let me get caught up on a few things at work and I'll do my normal way too long, boring and verbose post later....
Dm Rob

> -----Original Message----- 
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On 
> Behalf Of Randy Wharton 
> Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 12:44 PM 
> To: reflector at tvbf.org 
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Speed Brake Construction Question 
> 
> 
> First of all, thanks for everyone’s input on whether or not I should put 
> a 
> speed brake in my XL-RG. After considering everyone’s input, I decided 
> that 
> I’d rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it, so I’m 
> working on putting it in now. 
> 
> Almost immediately I have run across into something I’m not sure of, so 
> if 
> anyone can help out, I’d appreciate it. The hard point for the actuator 
> on 
> the speed brake itself is clearly shown in the manual to center 
> (longitudinally) at 8” forward of the trailing edge and offset ½” to the 
> starboard side. No problem. However, the speed brake already has a hard 
> point in it from the factory, but it’s not where they say I need to have 
> it; 
> it’s about 2” too far forward. 
> 
> Is the measurement in the manual wrong? The diagram in the manual shows 
> the 
> hard point maybe 1.5 inches from the leading edge, which is where the 
> hard 
> point seems to be, but the measurement I’m given to go by is 8” from the 
> trailing edge. I’ve put a photo on my website to show what my speed 
> brake 
> looks like with the supposed hard point location marked on it, and you 
> can 
> see the relationship with the hard point already there from the factory. 
> The 
> photo is at http://cisweb.owens.edu/~rwharton/Velocity/speedbrake.jpg . 
> The 
> installed hard point is also about a half inch to the port side of where 
> the 
> manual calls for it. Maybe this is not the speed brake hard point, but a 
> seat hard point? 
> 
> At any rate, has anyone got experience with this little anomaly? Sure I 
> can 
> call the factory tomorrow, but it’s the weekend and I’m building!!! 
> 
> Randy and Becky Wharton 
> N248RB - Velocity XL-RG 
> http://clik.to/velocity 
> 
> 
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