mfryer
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Everything posted by mfryer
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You cannot build the canard with any templates you may have found online. You will need the entire plans and instructions and review all Canard Pusher newsletters.
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I recall a specific powerplant being mentioned in post #31.... I suppose a quick call to IVOPROP would answer the question.
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The Fien is a wonderfull tool, however trimming ecces glass when it is partially cured (dry but gummy) with a razor is far eisier and will save you some life of your Fien blades.
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THE FUTURE IS NOW!!! sigh.... Funny, thanks for sharing.
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I expect a package of hardware from ACS to arrive tomorrow that will allow me to complete the installation of the rudder/brake pedals. Here are some photos of my brake setup: Hire resolution images are available at: http://flyingbackward.blogspot.com
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Perhaps Lynns motivation for expressing his concerns are not as selfish as you assume. I would presume he cares about other builders safety and success in there building and flying efforts. Lynn is expressing some conserns about this system and I can't thnk of any reason why we should be ignore his concerns.
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But why?? ?
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I have found that they respond a lot better if you call. I think they just don't u check email often.
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It must be the new state of the human conditional.
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Another warning. The Roncz (special performance canard) has more differences than just the airfoil. The entrire canard and elevator construction is different. Make sure you read and understand the entire special performance canard instructions AND ALL canard pusher newsletters with regard to the canard construction and installation. I have witnessed on this forum one builder who nearly completed his canard with the Roncz airfoil, but the GU elevator hardware. A new scary untested canard design.
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If I asked my mother-in-law to sew anything, I would likeley find it hard to stand up at all becasue my a.... well you get the picture. Good thing we have upholstery specialtist out there for our less mother-in-law friendly builders. (Irene, I know you won't read this, and you are great, but just in case, I just won't ask you to sew anything, I promise).
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I will really need to try these out installed soon. the moving parts work good so far. My plan is to use an AN bolt with a castelated nut and pin. A couple of washers helps keep everything aligned well.
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Ok, as promissed a few weeks ago, here are some pictures of the rudder my pedals and brake linkages... Please let me know what you all think, will these work? If not, why? Any suggestions welcomed. higher resolution images at: http://www.flyingbackward.blogspot.com/
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Ok, as promissed a few weeks ago, here are some pictures of the rudder my pedals and brake linkages... Please let me know what you all think, will these work?
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I would help you out tomorrow, but I need to go flying!
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Cool. Next time I am up in the Tacoma area I will swing by and pick em up. I would like to see how those wings are comming along too.
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I hope you are talking about my bolts!?
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I also do not think it is a very good idea to mess around with the existing design. Particularly if you intend to share those plans with others without engineering and testing etc.
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One think that I have found a little dissapointing with my work table is that it is a little difficult to clamp peices to it at times. On your second bench you may want to consider putting a shallower lip around the edge to make clamping easier. bench detail.bmp
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He does state in the title of the post that he is having a LONG-EZ plan problem. While I am aware of online copies of the CP newsletters, Marc Z's site in particular, I at least am not aware of any online version of the plans. You can purchase the RAF encyclopedia (TERF cd's) that contain all of the CP newsletters, and plans (not to scale and not with the A drawings).
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Right. I have about the same measurments using the stock rudder pedal and the recomended mechanical advantage that Matco publishes. Its just the the geometry of the parts I had envisioned are just not working out when I lay them out in cad. I think that I will either have to go with the tube in tube (berkut or Dale Martin meathod), or some other way.
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Not quite so fast. I see that the available stroke for the Matco MC-4 cylinder is 1.388" Do I actually have to design the system so that the entire 1.388 is used? I am having some trouble figuring out the correct geomtery that gives me the correct rudder pedal movement and the entire stroke of the master cylinder. I guess this is what I get for trying to do something my own way.
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Thanks Drew and Thomas. That makes perfect sense now. I did notice in the Long-EZ plans that they call for 0.7" extra play at the rudder bellhorn. I persume this was to allow for that extra movement after the brakes are first engaged. So. If I understand this correctly I will need about 4" of movement from neutral rudder to full deflection, then again enough to push the master cylinder in another 1.38"
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Thanks. But it is unclear to me what you mean by "The rest of the travel is facilitated via the spring"
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I am working in my own design (with some ideas stolen from others) for front mount master cylenders. Can anyone tell me what the typical distance the stock rudder pedals travel is (how far do they pull the cable) before the brakes are engaged? I'll post some pictures of what I am doing in a couple of days for you all to tear apart if I can get this figured out. Thanks. Martin