At 11:39 AM 6/1/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Dave Morris wrote:
>
>> I'm also assuming that anyone who has
>> gotten rid of the plans motion-changer (by crossing the aileron linkage
>> arms) will have to mount the reflexer on the wing DRAG bulkhead in such a
>> way that the cable pulls DOWN on the rotating arm, instead of pulling UP.
>
>Hmmm... would it need to be installed that way, or would the
>control lever (in the cockpit) simply need to be labeled
>differently?
>
>Pat
The cable can only PULL, so it can only pull the arm UPward, which in the
motion changer produces the DOWNward pull on the ailerons. It relies on
the wind pressure to suck the ailerons back up into the "flat" position
when the cable is relaxed.
Thus, if you aren't using the motion changer, then moving the whole
bellcrank upward through the reflexer as described in the reflexer plans
would just be assisting the ailerons in moving upward, which is not what
you need. It would seem to me you have to mount the cable on the bottom,
and rotate the reflexer DOWNward to pull the ailerons downward.
At least that's my reading from the drawings.
Dave Morris
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