fiveboy
I FLY THE JUNGLE JET!
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2007
- Messages
- 2,324
- Location
- Panama City Central America
- Aircraft
- AC Tandem Elite F30
- Total Flight Time
- Almost 200 hours
This has no doubt been covered before but rather than wade through years of arguing back and forth to find nuggets I thought I might ask some specific questions and reopen the subject, allowing that the gyro community will indulge me:
As I approach mounting a different engine etc on my machine, these are the things I am thinking about and need to fully understand.
Thanks to all
If the machine is hung from the teeter bolt, how does one center the point on the bolt that the rope is attached to make sure it hangs right? I would think that off to either side would have an influence.
Are the degrees of hang different for each machine, or is there a universal range to hit on all?
When measuring this angle, is it the angle of the keel to the assumed 90degrees of the ground below? Or the angle of the mast off from 90d to the ground?
What is the most accurate way to determine that angle?
It is done with pilot in full uniform (helmet) with full tanks? If there are two tanks are both to be filled? Should it be done with one tank full first and then the second and then average the angles....?
If a tandem machine, should it be done with a passenger (or bag of cement to the load limit) in the rear seat as well?
If the angle is off, how does one correct that? My understanding is that the cheek plates need to be moved. I would also assume that just drilling more holes in the existing cheek plates could weaken them(?)... so new ones need to be made?
How does one realize the angular correction via new cheek plate position? Is there a formula that applies to all? E.g.: Move the holes back a half inch = 2d of nose down... or?
Are the degrees of hang different for each machine, or is there a universal range to hit on all?
When measuring this angle, is it the angle of the keel to the assumed 90degrees of the ground below? Or the angle of the mast off from 90d to the ground?
What is the most accurate way to determine that angle?
It is done with pilot in full uniform (helmet) with full tanks? If there are two tanks are both to be filled? Should it be done with one tank full first and then the second and then average the angles....?
If a tandem machine, should it be done with a passenger (or bag of cement to the load limit) in the rear seat as well?
If the angle is off, how does one correct that? My understanding is that the cheek plates need to be moved. I would also assume that just drilling more holes in the existing cheek plates could weaken them(?)... so new ones need to be made?
How does one realize the angular correction via new cheek plate position? Is there a formula that applies to all? E.g.: Move the holes back a half inch = 2d of nose down... or?
As I approach mounting a different engine etc on my machine, these are the things I am thinking about and need to fully understand.
Thanks to all