Eugene Zimmerman
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 392
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 Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:03 pm Post subject: elevator authority |
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Ah John, You make another good point!
Having the weight of the fuel up closer to the wing rather than down
low would make it easier for the elevator to rotate the plane.
As a plane rotates to a nose high attitude the weight of a lower
fuel tank moves front further in relation to the center of lift than
the weight of a fuel tank up closer to the wing.
One hundred and fifty pounds is a pretty significant pendulum to try
to swing.
On Mar 28, 2006, at 8:02 PM, John Hauck wrote:
| Quote: | Seriously, if I needed more elevator control, I would stick those
little thing on the bottom of my horizontal stabilizers.
With a real lard ass in the left seat, it does not pay to approach a 3
pt landing too slowly. Probably, could use more elevator control
during a situation like that. However, I am normally solo with gear
in the rear cargo compartment and 150 lbs of fuel in the normally
upper rear open area in a MKIII. So......I have plenty pitch control.
john h
MKIII
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