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limit of trim = limit of travel?
Are the limits of control surface movements produced by setting trim to its
extremes also usually the absolute limits of travel for those surfaces, or is it usually possible to move them further with movement of the yoke? Or does this vary significantly from one aircraft design to another? |
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limit of trim = limit of travel?
On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:02:37 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: Are the limits of control surface movements produced by setting trim to its extremes also usually the absolute limits of travel for those surfaces, or is it usually possible to move them further with movement of the yoke? Or does this vary significantly from one aircraft design to another? you are plain and simple a clueless ****wit. if you had any intelligence you would have gone out in the real world and looked at an aeroplane. trim has nothing to do with the movement limits on control surfaces. control surfaces are limited by things called "stops". essentially they are adjustable bolts. it is usual for them never to be changed once the aircraft is initially set up for flight. they are designed to positively stop further movement of the surface. here is a question you can research. what aerodynamic consideration is in the mind of the designer when they set up the maximum movement of a control surface? your inability to find an acceptable answer by your own non-internet research will confirm to you that you are a retard. oxygen is a valuable resource. please stop wasting it. Stealth Pilot |
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limit of trim = limit of travel?
Robert Moore wrote in
46.128: Mxsmanic wrote Are the limits of control surface movements produced by setting trim to its extremes also usually the absolute limits of travel for those surfaces, or is it usually possible to move them further with movement of the yoke? Or does this vary significantly from one aircraft design to another? I have never flown or seen an airplane where the trim systen could cause full control deflection ....not even close. I've flown a few that couldn't even be trimmed for slow flight or approach ( pre war stuff) The trim was apparently only considered to be useful for cruise. Bertie |
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Robert Moore writes:
I have never flown or seen an airplane where the trim systen could cause full control deflection ....not even close. Thanks. |
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limit of trim = limit of travel?
Bertie the Bunyip writes:
I've flown a few that couldn't even be trimmed for slow flight or approach ( pre war stuff) The trim was apparently only considered to be useful for cruise. Interesting. I was flying my simulated Cessna 182 and it didn't seem like the pitch trim fully deflected the elevators even with the trim all the way over (that is, I could still move the yoke to get even further deflection). It sounds like this is true to life. Specifically, I've been trying to practice slow flight, but it seems to be really hard to get the aircraft anywhere near its minimum speed. During the course of this practice I noticed that even trimming for full nose up didn't seem to actually get the aircraft down towards the bottom of the green band, so I was wondering if it were really possible to trim it that far. It doesn't sound like it is. I'll have to try holding the yoke to fly really slowly. |
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limit of trim = limit of travel?
Specifically, I've been trying to practice slow flight, but it seems to be
really hard to get the aircraft anywhere near its minimum speed. During the course of this practice I noticed that even trimming for full nose up didn't seem to actually get the aircraft down towards the bottom of the green band, so I was wondering if it were really possible to trim it that far. It doesn't sound like it is. I'll have to try holding the yoke to fly really slowly. That's a limitation of the sim. Even in our "Penguin" (see it he http://www.alexisparkinn.com/flight_simulator.htm ) which comes as close to simulating real flight as you can get without spending an absurd amount of money, slow flight is difficult even for experienced pilots. When doing slow flight in a real airplane you have many sensory cues that are missing in the sim. The peculiar feeling of hanging on the prop, the increased angle of attack, the different sounds -- they're missing from the sim. With practice slow flight can be done in MSFS (and, yes, the trim is important) but it's all got to be done on the gauges. If you have a second screen for the instrument panel, that helps. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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limit of trim = limit of travel?
Jay Honeck writes:
With practice slow flight can be done in MSFS (and, yes, the trim is important) but it's all got to be done on the gauges. If you have a second screen for the instrument panel, that helps. I'm not sure I understand: Are you saying that you can do slow flight in the sim as in the real aircraft, except that you have to do it by instruments, or are you saying that the sim doesn't correctly simulate slow flight at all (i.e., it can't be done)? Also, are you using the default aircraft or have you installed add-on aircraft? For the Cessna I'm flying, I use Carenado's Cessna 182RG II simulation, which is supposedly pretty good (vastly better than the default Cessna, of course). |
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limit of trim = limit of travel?
Mxsmanic wrote:
Are the limits of control surface movements produced by setting trim to its extremes also usually the absolute limits of travel for those surfaces, or is it usually possible to move them further with movement of the yoke? Or does this vary significantly from one aircraft design to another? I don't have any actual figures handy, but my answer would be no. You should have movement on the major control surface available beyond the max trim limits. -- Dudley Henriques |
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limit of trim = limit of travel?
Mxsmanic wrote in
: Bertie the Bunyip writes: I've flown a few that couldn't even be trimmed for slow flight or approach ( pre war stuff) The trim was apparently only considered to be useful for cruise. Interesting. I was flying my simulated Cessna 182 and it didn't seem like the pitch trim fully deflected the elevators even with the trim all the way over (that is, I could still move the yoke to get even further deflection). It sounds like this is true to life. Nothing about a sim is true to life. It's a toy. Different airplanes have different authorits. i can loop my Citabira with the pitch trim. Bertie |
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limit of trim = limit of travel?
On Apr 27, 12:09*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Bertie the Bunyip writes: I've flown a few that couldn't even be trimmed for slow flight or approach ( pre war stuff) The trim was apparently only considered to be useful for cruise. Interesting. *I was flying my simulated Cessna 182 and it didn't seem like the pitch trim fully deflected the elevators even with the trim all the way over (that is, I could still move the yoke to get even further deflection). *It sounds like this is true to life. Look at the size of a trim surface and the size of the elevator. Think about which one is more powerful. You can't stall a 182 with full trim, but you can with the yoke. OK? Cheers |
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