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 Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:02 am Post subject: Aluminum Control Stick -- was Wandering Compass |
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Stormy,
I'd strongly suggest just demagnetizing both sticks and stay with the 4130 steel sticks. Even though RV's are pretty light on the controls, doing high rate rolls requires considerable stick force.
Dan Hopper
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In a message dated 8/16/2006 2:21:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sportav8r(at)gmail.com writes:
| Quote: | My whiskey compass would swing crazily in response to control stick movements on the ground.. the pax stick was magnetized and too near the compass. A switch to aluminum tube for the right stick corrected this. I have no clue why Van supplies steel for this part when aluminum seems plenty robust for the task and is lighter and nonmagnetic. I plan to replace the pilot's stick with aluminum one day, if I can locate proper OD tubing - haven't bothered to look for it yet. Look after the ounces and the pounds take care of themselves...
-Stormy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 5:24 am Post subject: Aluminum Control Stick -- was Wandering Compass |
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Dan: I do the high-rate rolls you speak of, to the point where max deflection gives a pronounced aileron stall buffet, and the control forces involved (in a -6, anyway) are far less than what would begin to flex a 7/8" x .049 aluminum tube. I have no actual numbers, but no actual worries, either.
At this point, only my pax-side tube is aluminum, but i believe I will one day replace my stick as well, for the weight savings.
-Stormy
On 8/16/06, Hopperdhh(at)aol.com (Hopperdhh(at)aol.com) <Hopperdhh(at)aol.com (Hopperdhh(at)aol.com)> wrote:[quote]
Stormy,
I'd strongly suggest just demagnetizing both sticks and stay with the 4130 steel sticks. Even though RV's are pretty light on the controls, doing high rate rolls requires considerable stick force.
Dan Hopper
RV-7A
In a message dated 8/16/2006 2:21:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sportav8r(at)gmail.com (sportav8r(at)gmail.com) writes:
| Quote: | My whiskey compass would swing crazily in response to control stick movements on the ground.. the pax stick was magnetized and too near the compass. A switch to aluminum tube for the right stick corrected this. I have no clue why Van supplies steel for this part when aluminum seems plenty robust for the task and is lighter and nonmagnetic. I plan to replace the pilot's stick with aluminum one day, if I can locate proper OD tubing - haven't bothered to look for it yet. Look after the ounces and the pounds take care of themselves...
-Stormy
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