Hi Randy, Stiletto has full flaps, equal wing panels. Hinge line to hinge line seventeen inches. Flaps at fuse side three inches and taper down to one inch at wing tip. Each flap is twenty-five and one half inches long. Full up thirty-three degrees deflection, same down. Control cables moves one inch to achieve this deflection. Elevators are two and five eight inches at fuse side and taper down to one and five eights inches at end of stab. Each elevator is thirteen and three quarter inches long. They also have a thirty-three degree deflection. Using a four inch bellcrank, made control horns. Center of control horn to center of connecting rod is one and one eight, height. Using 4/40 ball joint connectors. Flaps and elevator is connected together at control horn. I believe this would be one to one? Question: is the 33 degree deflection enough for the Stiletto? Should the control cables move more than an inch to achieve this amount of movement? I know trimming is a big factor in how much control is needed for movement. I was just wondering, because I've seen some planes that looked like the flaps and elevators has a movement of 90 degrees. Just another dumb question, Gary
HI Gary
The 30 to 33 degrees is OK you will not use all of that unless it comes out extremely nose heavy,
But the only 1 inch movement does concern me, that seems to be very quick controls?? Did you measure these parameters:
1 what is the output arm lenght on the bellcrank? lenght from pivot to pushrod....
2 What is the height of the flap horns holes at the flap pushrod and stab pushrod...
mine moves a lot more than an inch
Randy