REFLECTOR: Vortilions and/or VG's?

[Chuck Jensen]

Oh, no.  Not again?  I thought the aileron gap was supposed to be sealed
from the underside, not the topside.  I sealed from the bottom side and
believe I enjoyed noticeable speed gain but thought the aileron
authority was noticeably reduce on slow approach.  Do I still have this
wrong and the tape should be on the top and not the bottom?

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Jack Sheehan
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 11:07 AM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Vortilions and/or VG's?

Yes I forgot about sealing the aileron gap. That makes a big 
difference. When I first sealed the gaps by tape on the upper surface 
I was using a white tape. On an approach for landing I heard a pop 
and felt an abrupt change in aileron control. I did not realize it at 
the time but the tape came off one wing and it was really noticable. 
I now use a 3M clear duct tape that has a reinforcing thread in it ( 
bought in Lowe's) this stuff has been on for about two years a works 
great.
-- 
Jack Sheehan
Executive Director
National Consortium for Aviation Mobility (NCAM)
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