REFLECTOR: Reflector Digest, Vol 72, Issue 82 - Tornado Hits Sun 'n Fun

Mark Riley the_rileys1 at verizon.net
Thu Mar 31 16:36:57 CDT 2011


As you may have heard, a tornado hit Sun 'n Fun damaging many planes and sending at least 7 people to the hospital. I spoke with Art at Velocity. None of their people were hurt and no aircraft damaged.

Mark
On Mar 20, 2011, at 7:04 AM, reflector-request at tvbf.org wrote:

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>   1.  Canard Center Hinge (Richard J. Gentil)
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>   3. Re:  Canard Center Hinge Part 2 (Andrew Ellzey)
>   4. Re:  Canard Center Hinge (Richard J. Gentil)
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> Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:25:40 -0400
> From: "Richard J. Gentil" <richard at naples-air-center.com>
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Canard Center Hinge
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
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> I was on my third test flight today and I noticed the elevators  were no longer trailing at the same angle so I landed immediately. Here are the shots from 5,500 feet at 120kts IAS (130kts TAS). 
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> (Second picture of the canard will be in the next email.)
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> After landing I seem to have some play at the oilite bushing. Everything else is tight from what I can tell. All that is left is the bushing. From what I am guessing is that the left elevator has the pressure of the pitch trim spring and the right elevator has the downward pressure of the sparrow strainer. 
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> Any ideas would be helpful. My plan is to remove the canard and examine the oilite bushing. 
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> Richard
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> Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:27:57 -0400
> From: "Richard J. Gentil" <richard at naples-air-center.com>
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Canard Center Hinge Part 2
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> Second picture. 
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> Richard
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> Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:02:05 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Canard Center Hinge Part 2
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> Richard,
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> Your pictures didn't come through my yahoo mail service. My thoughts of your 
> problem don't sound like the oil lite bushings could cause what you are talking 
> about. Your elevators are joined together by the elevator torque tubes. I would 
> inspect at you center bushings and where the torque tubes bolt to each 
> elevator.?I think you are on the right path to remove you canard and look 
> everything over. Review chapter 3 of the Velocity manual.
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> Be careful be safe,
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> Andy
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> From: Richard J. Gentil <richard at naples-air-center.com>
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Sat, March 19, 2011 10:27:57 PM
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> Second picture.?
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> Richard
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> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:04:16 -0400
> From: "Richard J. Gentil" <richard at naples-air-center.com>
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Canard Center Hinge
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
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> Resending the pictures:
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> Sent from my iPhone 4
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> On Mar 19, 2011, at 11:25 PM, "Richard J. Gentil" <richard at naples-air-center.com> wrote:
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>> I was on my third test flight today and I noticed the elevators  were no longer trailing at the same angle so I landed immediately. Here are the shots from 5,500 feet at 120kts IAS (130kts TAS). 
>> 
>> (Second picture of the canard will be in the next email.)
>> 
>> 
>> After landing I seem to have some play at the oilite bushing. Everything else is tight from what I can tell. All that is left is the bushing. From what I am guessing is that the left elevator has the pressure of the pitch trim spring and the right elevator has the downward pressure of the sparrow strainer. 
>> 
>> Any ideas would be helpful. My plan is to remove the canard and examine the oilite bushing. 
>> 
>> Richard
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>> Sent from my iPhone 4
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