Hi Tom. I can give u a complete dive brake from VH-WVW if u pay the freight Ian Williams New Zealand
Sent from my iPad > On 15/05/2023, at 5:34 AM, Tom Preisser <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a slightly warped airbrake which sits properly throughout 85% of its > span, but then proud of the surface for the outboard 15%. > Only five mm high at the very end, but it bothers me. Three fixes come to > mind - > I could grind it thinner, bringing it down to the surface of the wing. > I could mount another closure spring at that end. Even a little closure force > is sufficient. > I could weight it into form as it sits in the hot sun this summer, maybe even > paint a black topcoat, and see what it gets (?). > > Two questions; > Does anyone have a better idea ? > Has anyone replaced their closure springs ? I did on both wings, and it isn't > perfect - the common springs from the hardware store are close to yield when > airbrake is fully open, and don't provide much closure force when airbrake is > shut, i.e. if I flip a wing upper surface down the airbrake will hang open > just a little. Perhaps > the much more powerful airbrake closure spring isn't adjusted properly to > compensate for wear at the junction of the ball and pin drive on the wings > and the torque drive tube slots in the airbrake drive tube in the wing root. > Any and all thoughts would be much appreciated. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to the Dimona Owners Group mailing list. This list is archived in public. http://waikeriegliding.com/dog/ To unsubscribe, send email to: [email protected]
