Lowleveldevil
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I didn’t mention 500 ft . I will eat my wing if I can’t land in 500 ft in the aircraft I’m going to build. I want the short field land and take off stol machine.
Hi Stu have you flown a Carbon Cub and do you think the Rev 2 would perform better than a Carbon Cub
Stewart Seems as tho they all fly with a 1/2" or so open. I often thot you could have a retaining mechanism of some sort for "cruise" flight and release them for slower/landings. ..
Those who are content with pireps are satisfied with the WOW factor, which is understandable...I find it entertaining how guys with no slat experience advocate "tests" while guys with slat experience are content with pireps.
Barnstormer
Can you raise your spoilers on both sides at same time or only for roll control? Raising them both could help with after landings in high winds.........
..I've always liked the idea of tying in the slats to the flaps. Pull on notch of flaps and the slats are released. Raise the flaps fully and that slats lock back down on the wing....just wish I had the know how to make it happen.
Phil,
What’s your cruise speed? I remember reading that you pinned the slats closed when you flew the plane north. How much difference did that make in speed, handling, etc? Normal cruise in my plane nets 100 mph with 35s. I’m not unhappy with that. If pinning the slats closed gained 2-3-4 mph? I wouldn’t pursue a cockpit slat control. If it was 10 mph? I might.
SB
Not a bad idea on the slat control. But I'd really like it to be free when not locked down. In my head is something like the slat track so as soon as its is unlocked with either that separate cable, or connected to the flap mechanism it's free to open and close. Any ideas on how to pull that off?
Not a bad idea on the slat control. But I'd really like it to be free when not locked down. In my head is something like the slat track so as soon as its is unlocked with either that separate cable, or connected to the flap mechanism it's free to open and close. Any ideas on how to pull that off?
so you want BOTH flap controlled, AND an option to have lock disengage from cockpit????
doable! same lock system I described, just put an actuator (could be as simple as 3 pulleys with middle one sliding on cable to tighten or loosen cable) that loosens the lock cables controlled from cockpit.
did I understand your question right... if so I can sketch something up...
Am I making any sense?
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The internal lock would need to disengage completely to allow the slats to work freely. No way could you find a cable that wouldn't drag on the slat operation in the unlocked mode. You'd need to unlatch the cable. It sounds like a lot of work for little return. Installing external locks isn't so bad.