REFLECTOR: SPARROW

[John Overman]

--- Scott Derrick <scott at tnstaafl.net> wrote:

> I've flown with it and without it.
> 
> It is not necessary but it does reduce the mount of
> time you need to change 
> trim as you increase or decrease airspeed.
> 
> It's not a matter of the electric trim being strong
> enough.
> 
> I flew a couple hundred hours with it.  Did some
> major work to the 
> elevators and canard dog house. After re-painting I
> decided to fly without 
> to see. Only change was how much more often I had to
> re trim.  I 
> reinstalled it after about 5 hours.
> 
> Scott
> 
> At 01:54 PM 9/11/2004, you wrote:
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> >How important is the Sparrow aerodynamic trim?  Is
> it necessary?  Will the 
> >electric trim do the job alone?  My older manual
> calls it “optional” ... 
> >but the new *PDF manuals – available online doesn’t
> say it is “optional”.
> >
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I once asked Duane Swing why it was not necessary to
park the Velocity in the "grazing" position since it
had the same basic configuration as the other canard
planes. He said it was because the "Sparrow Strainer" 
kept the nose from lifting while parked.
                              John


		
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