Ameet writes- >When the distance between the HS and the wing is small (short couple) like >in the KR >the NP is close to the surface with the higher lift (the wing) which leaves >less >static margin for the CG and hence the inherent pitch sensitivity.
If any airplane should be short-coupled and pitch sensitive (just by observation), it would be the Questair Venture. But it isn't (read the flight test info at http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepQuestairVenture.html ) so it must be "something to do with the elevators" ;o) Far better minds than mine have tackled this issue and have come up with redesigned tails, aerodynamic counterbalances, different linkage ratios, biasing springs, and other things to change the pitch feel of the KR, and the jury is still out on many of these things because they haven't flown yet. But I'll bet that by this time next year there will be some actual data posted here, so stay tuned. Oscar Zuniga San Antonio, TX mailto: [email protected] website at http://www.flysquirrel.net _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
