Understand it Larry. Yes, you explained exactly what I wanted to know! Obviously the weight of the wing tanks & fuel will have much bigger impact on the latteral balance of a small aircraft, I believe!
Stay safe & fly high! Dr. Hsu On Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 4:52 PM Flesner via KRnet <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/17/2020 12:03 PM, Dr. Feng Hsu via KRnet wrote: > > I am wondering how much constent load would be on the aileron > > if someone of a weight at 200+ lbs sitting along to fly the KR2...? > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Not quite sure what you're asking in this question. Are you asking if a > KR is flown solo does it exhibit a wing heavy condition? My KR, without > any aileron trim tabs, exhibits a slight right wing heavy at cruise. I > clock in at 220 pounds, MTOW, and I fly solo 98% of the time and if I > take my hand off the stick it will after a short period of time start a > very slow right turn. Simply holding my hand on the stick and feeling > no pressure is enough to fly straight and level. I have wing tanks only > and I have to run a fair amount from one tank only to get a heavy wing. > The pilot is so close to the center line that it does very little to > offset the balance. It is really not an issue. Aircraft rigging will > have a much greater effect. > > Larry Flesner > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
