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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This whole thread has me pondering the effects of
the angle of the elevator hinge line.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it too small to worry with or could there be
some advantage there to be exploited?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Ferrell W8CCW<BR>"Life is
easier if you learn to plow <BR> around the
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 23, 2007 7:02
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Elevator
setup with anhedral stabs</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="DISPLAY: inline-block"></SPAN>HMMMM.....The laser idea I
think is a good one. I wonder how a pair of small pointer lasers, each taped
onto an elevator half, could work. Turn them on and let them point at
some kind of screen against a wall. A 17x24" piece of quadruled
vellum might make a good screen. Accurate positioning of the lasers is
critical but shouldn't be too bad for a real pattern animal. Haven't
tried it myself tho, so take it with a big grain of salt.</DIV>
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<DIV>Am planning anhedral on my new design so I will need a good technique
too.</DIV>
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<DIV>MattK</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Stuart Chale <<A
href="mailto:schale@optonline.net">schale@optonline.net</A>><BR>To: 'NSRCA
Mailing List' <<A
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Fri, Sep 21 11:57 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Elevator setup with
anhedral stabs<BR><BR>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>I think a laser setup could work pretty well if the pivot is accurate. I will probably try the measuring from the table to the rods first and see if I can pick up a cross hair laser next trip to Home Depot or similar. Thanks for the idea guys -----Original Message----- From: <A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A> [<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org?">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>] On Behalf Of Steve Byrum Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 10:12 AM To: 'NSRCA Mailing List' Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Elevator setup with anhedral stabs Guys Walmart has a $10 level that does as Ed suggests. I use it to set up Curares for SPA. Level the ele!
vator at neutral with the laser on both ends of the elevator. Hold full up and elevate the laser. If it doesn't still hit both ends of the elevator, it's obvious which one is off. Same with down. Semi high tech and cheap. To elevate the laser, I use a scrap of 2-1/2 wide aileron stock as a wedge. Slide it under to elevate. Pull it out to depress. Steve Byrum (256)737-9828 -----Original Message----- From: <A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A> [<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org?">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>] On Behalf Of Ed Alt Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 8:51 AM To: 'NSRCA Mailing List' Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Elevator setup with anhedral stabs Hi Stu: Bushnell makes a nifty laser level that can be set for a point, a horizontal line or a crosshair. I've used the crosshair for this type of adjustment with a flat stab !
and it works great. I suspect that it might also work well if you us
e it in a "scanning mode". What I normally do is just line up the vertical line on the rudder post, get the stab set and then do the elevators. The level has a magnetic base and you can pivot it up & down on that base. Now, for the anhedral stab it might work well if you sight it at the root, then adjust up or down to site a mid point, then again at the tips of the elevators. Seems plausible anyway. Radio Shack was dumping these at half price for a while, not sure if you can still find them there. Ed -----Original Message----- From: <A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A> [<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org?">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>] On Behalf Of Stuart Chale Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 8:24 AM To: 'NSRCA Mailing List' Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Elevator setup with anhedral stabs I tried this question on RCU and didn't !
get any great answers so I thought I would try here. Does anyone have a good method for comparing the throw of both elevator halves on anhedral stabs? With a regular stab I use a 15 inch piece of 1/8 carbon fiber rod on each elevator meeting behind the rudder and compare their track with movement of the elevator stick. This is much more accurate to me, than clip on throw meters or ruler measurements. With anhedral stabs the two rods will separate as you give up elevator and come together and cross with down elevator. I guess you can measure the height of the end of the rod from the table at different positions but does anyone have a better method? Thanks, Stuart _______________________________________________ NSRCA-discussion mailing list <A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A> <A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" target=_blank>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsr!
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