REFLECTOR::Re: Aileron Rigging Frustration

[Jim Sower]

Mine are reflexed up juuuuust a bit.  Maybe 1/16".  Not far enough to bring the
counterweight into the airstream.  Don't know if it did any good.  The small reflex I
have should a) make it faster and b) but not enough faster to measure accurately.
Probably costs you a knot or so at slow speed.  So I have VGs.  Maybe my reflexed
ailerons buy back the knot or two in cruise that the VGs cost me.
So if you're not trying to squeeze that last knot of cruise, it's sort of PVORT.  Not
enough difference either way (unless you go to 5 deg or more on a really fast plane)
to make a discernible difference.
Not nearly as big a deal as my VGs .... Jim S.

Ronnie Brown wrote:

> That's what the book says (down 1/16" - 1/8").  Mine are set that way and in
> flight, I can see my ailerons are straight with the wing due to the air
> loads.
>
> You're talking about reflex used on some conventional planes which
> supposedly does improve drag.  Do you have yours rigged up?  And have you
> noticed a faster cruise rigged that way?  By the way, any up aileron causes
> the nose of the aileron to protrude a bit from the bottom of the wing - more
> drag?
>
> Ronnie Brown
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Sower" <canarder@frontiernet.net>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 5:29 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR::Re: Aileron Rigging Frustration
>
> | You sure?  Most airplanes go faster if they're UP rigged a few deg.
> |
> | Jim Agnew wrote:
> |
> | > They should be down, drooping.
> | >
> | >