Elevators on PL models (still)

[Koenig, Tom]

Hi again all,

Sorry to rabbit on about this, but I have some more questions...or should that be, seeking ideas. I realise that I am probably getting caught up on something that really doesn't matter ...but here goes anyway.
Like I said in an earlier post..I will simply build two sets of stabs and see for myself...but I cant help trying to get inside Quique's or the Matt's head on this one. Or should that perhaps be Monsieur Lemmonier?

On the weekend, I realised I made a small measurement error, when reverse engineering the plan form of the stabs. I can live with the fact that they arrived at a small elevator design, but I can see no relationship other than area.
What has me rattled is that the hinge line of the elevators is swept forward....on both the Lazulite and the Partner, there is no relationship between chord percentages, the area's kind of work out..but how did they arrive at the distribution???

So I assumed that they jigged the stabs up wrong when boring the stab tube hole..but this appears to not be the case, as the root( fuz) angles are correct. So I looked at the aileron hinge line angle to see if there is a relationship there, but there appears not.

On elevators, I have either always used chord percentages or placed the hinge line square to the Fuz CL, with great success. Using ( even) chord percentages results in a hinge line being swept back...not forward ( depending on plan form ofcourse)

So does anyone out there talk to Quique? Could someone ask him about this?
 As the once famous Professor Julius Summner Miller said..'why is this so'? Did they make half a dozen stabs and try them empirically. I have not seen a Smaragd..did it have a square hinge line?

My limited knowledge has me baffled on this one...its not that important...I just want to know why!

Thank you again to all of you who have contributed to this one.

best regards

(curious) Tom


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