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X-AIR CENTRAL Re: X-Air F not climbing

Bill Magrini
 

Thanks Michael.

So the trailing edge of the aileron will be up just slightly (1 cm)? Now
mine are just a tad down (1 cm) and I do notice a fair amount of yaw in
turns.

Regards,

Bill

PS How does one get the bottom rib battens secure inside the sailcloth. The
tops went in fine, but the bottoms are hard to get in. Am I doing something
wrong? There are a few difficult things like this that the manual doesn't
cover at all.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Coates <xair@...>
To: X-Air_Ultralight_Aircraft@...
<X-Air_Ultralight_Aircraft@...>
Date: Sunday, June 18, 2000 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [X-Air_Ultralight_Aircraft] X-AIR CENTRAL Re: X-Air F not
climbing


magriniw@... wrote:

Yes, the gearbox was in the up position, plus I had a tad bit of down
on both ailerons.
I have found when setting up the ailerons, which is very important to have
right, that the best way to do it is really with three people.

Position the stick centrally and tie in place, tie it firm because it's
easy
to move the position when adjusting the ailerons. Using one person on each
wing, go to the outboard location where both the struts connect to the wing
and put a good straight edge in there - wedged hard against the leading and
trailing edges.

You can now use these secure straight edges (piece of timber etc..) to
adjust the position of each aileron. The factory recommends touching each
straight edge but our preference is to have them raised about 1 cm (1/2
inch) i find the plane flies a little faster and seams to be very neutral
in
all aspects of flight. If they are adjusted down to touch the rulers the
plane seems to yaw a little bit in the turns, adjust them up and it
doesn't.

Finally, don't forget to safety wire the turnbuckles using a standard
figure
8 wiring method.

Your done !! she should fly perfectly balanced and without any vices.

Thanks Michael


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Michael Coates
 

magriniw@... wrote:

Yes, the gearbox was in the up position, plus I had a tad bit of down
on both ailerons.
I have found when setting up the ailerons, which is very important to have
right, that the best way to do it is really with three people.

Position the stick centrally and tie in place, tie it firm because it's easy
to move the position when adjusting the ailerons. Using one person on each
wing, go to the outboard location where both the struts connect to the wing
and put a good straight edge in there - wedged hard against the leading and
trailing edges.

You can now use these secure straight edges (piece of timber etc..) to
adjust the position of each aileron. The factory recommends touching each
straight edge but our preference is to have them raised about 1 cm (1/2
inch) i find the plane flies a little faster and seams to be very neutral in
all aspects of flight. If they are adjusted down to touch the rulers the
plane seems to yaw a little bit in the turns, adjust them up and it doesn't.

Finally, don't forget to safety wire the turnbuckles using a standard figure
8 wiring method.

Your done !! she should fly perfectly balanced and without any vices.

Thanks Michael

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