REFLECTOR:Lower Winglets
Chuck Jensen
reflector@tvbf.org
Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:26:59 -0500
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Jack made a joke about training wheels on the winglets, well, I was thinking
maybe boogie wheels could be mounted on 'em. I started out with full
dimension, which we will call X, lower winglets. My left winglet is now
X-1/4". Night landing, blowing snow and 12-15kt gusting crosswind. Just at
touchdown, the upwind wing yielded excellent, but not appreciated, lift.
Apparently, I made a two point touchdown (left main and left winglet),
though it wasn't obvious at the time. The CFII commented that "that was
interesting." I assured him it was fun when you get to use all the controls
during a landing.
During preflight the next day, I nonchalantly ran my hand along the bottom
of the winglet and thought it felt rough. In looking, I could see the top
glass layer was "ground" down some. So, the training wheel idea holds more
appeal than you might think. While some have joked about it, I haven't
heard anyone else admit to unscheduled size reduction of the winglet but I
find it hard to believe other(s) haven't suffered the ignominy. Any
volunteers?
Chuck
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class=390050416-27012004>Jack made a joke about training wheels on the winglets,
well, I was thinking maybe boogie wheels could be mounted on 'em. I
started out with full dimension, which we will call X, lower winglets. My
left winglet is now X-1/4". Night landing, blowing snow and 12-15kt
gusting crosswind. Just at touchdown, the upwind wing yielded excellent,
but not appreciated, lift. Apparently, I made a two point touchdown (left
main and left winglet), though it wasn't obvious at the time. The CFII
commented that "that was interesting." I assured him it was fun when you
get to use all the controls during a landing.</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><SPAN
class=390050416-27012004>During preflight the next day, I nonchalantly ran my
hand along the bottom of the winglet and thought it felt rough. In
looking, I could see the top glass layer was "ground" down some. So, the
training wheel idea holds more appeal than you might think. While some
have joked about it, I haven't heard anyone else admit to unscheduled size
reduction of the winglet but I find it hard to believe other(s) haven't suffered
the ignominy. Any volunteers?</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue"><SPAN
class=390050416-27012004>Chuck</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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