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Mike Adams
N767EE
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Mike Adams
N767EE
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The trim I'm looking for is a wings leveling trim system. I have a manually controlled pitch, elevator/rudder trim on the stick to reduce stick pressure.
The wing leveler would be a plus for longer flights. If I have my pitch/yaw trimmed leveling the wings would be even less work, and give me more time to scan for traffic and monitor systems.All of the thoughts will be addressed. The fludder issue is very important. My existing trim for pitch and yaw are controled by servos that are used by a large experimentialuser base.
They are lenear servos that lock in position if a failure occurs pressure on the stick but, not a in flight failure emergency due to the size of the trim tab size Fire is also addressed by fused link like all my electrical equipment.
Test period will also be required when any change to the flight control systems that were signed off by my FAA inspector.
My hope is someone can give a lesson on the auto pilot capabilities related to a fullsized aircraft (or giant scale) Also the avability of code for this purpose.
Thanks for your expertice
Mike
Thanks for the input
Mike
If your aircraft does not yet have trim tabs, an easier method may be to just have two small actuators on the stick (ELEV & AIL), automatically trying to level the aircraft. This would greatly reduce your pilot workload. Also, if something screws up with the servos, you can just rip them right off as they're right in front of you.
PS
SLOWLY turn the gain up ;)
A lot of time would go into failure scenarios -- you know what to expect when it works, but what happens when it quits? How about hard-over in multiple axes? What if a board shorts and catches fire? You may never get them all, but forethought in your design will minimize the chance of a nasty surprise in the air.
Once you understand the changes you want to make, you would then need to put together a test series, something like the original test series the aircraft went through when it was built, but focusing on how the new system behaves and interacts with the rest of the airplane. And of course, don't be doing test flights with any more than required crew in the aircraft.
If you enjoy the engineering process, this would be a fun project! Done with the same care as the design and construction of the original airplane, there's no reason it couldn't be done safely.