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Old May 13th 06, 07:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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with Super Cub wings installed, this thing is a kite and seems to take
forever to finally touch down...


Spoilers like the old T'cart's? A WHOLE lot easier to do than Fowlers
or even slotted flaps. Besides Spoilers are better for glide path
control than flaps anyway - IMHO

For ideas go look at some gliders.


Most homebuilt sailplanes use flaps for glide slope control. The reason?
Ease of construction.

Udo Rumpf's version of an HP-18 is a good example.
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/St...iors/Udo_2.jpg
These are not Fowler flaps, they are simple hinge flaps. They change the
glide slop from 40 to 1, to about 3 to 1. You won't float with these babes
down!

Wayne
HP-14 N990 "6F"
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/HP-14/N990/N990.html