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Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:06 pm
by fgayford
Do all the earthstar aircraft have the same exact elevator and rudder?
Looking from the side view of the elevator for example is the outer rib form the same? The same for looking down on the rudder, is the profile the same on all planes?
thanks
Fred
Re: Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:11 pm
by mike_cummings2003
all of the Thundergull series have the same horizontal and rudder and even
the vertical
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Re: Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:35 pm
by cossitt.alan
Not sure that is always true. I believe there
are options for larger a larger stabilator.
-Alan Cossitt
>From my iPhone. Please excuse typos and terseness.
Re: Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:39 pm
by mike_cummings2003
I have never built a larger one after being there for 15 years
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Re: Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:48 pm
by earthstaraircraft
In a message dated 3/7/2011 7:39:14 PM Pacific Standard Time,
mec823@gmail.com writes:
I have never built a larger one after being there for 15 years
Re: Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:48 pm
by mike_cummings2003
I forgot that the early models had an 80" stablater but all are now 88"
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Re: Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:50 pm
by earthstaraircraft
In a message dated 3/7/2011 7:49:06 PM Pacific Standard Time,
mec823@gmail.com writes:
I forgot that the early models had an 80" stablater but all are now 88"
That was more than 15 years ago.
Mark
Re: Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:52 pm
by mike_cummings2003
yeap like almost 20
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Re: Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:03 pm
by rahulchoudhary73
would you recommend the 80" for a 210#, medium build human? i can skin
meself another 15# in a couple months. most passengers would be <170#
Re: Just curious
Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:18 pm
by earthstaraircraft
In a message dated 3/7/2011 8:04:19 PM Pacific Standard Time,
rahul.chou@gmail.com writes:
would you recommend the 80" for a 210#, medium build human? i can skin
meself another 15# in a couple months. most passengers would be <170#
if you are asking about a J you will want the big or 88 in stabilizer, if
you are asking about the Gull 2000 single seater you could get by with the
small one but would be happier with the big one. the odyssey should have the
bigger one. the size is related to the width of the CG envelop the larger
the stabilizer the broader the envelope with more weight than the 170# that
was the standard piolot, till about 20 years ago, the pilot is ahead of
the CG and needs the extra force that the larger stabolizer can suply to
rotate at slow airspeeds.
Happy flying
Mark