More balancing

and tweeking episodes

We're going to keep our random blade balancing episodes here in one spot as long as the page doesn't get to large like the one did from our elastomeric bearing endeavor.

7 30 05

Hover readings 526 0.21 @ 328 526 0.26 @ 337 524 0.28 @ 339 529 0.24 @ 331 Time  2:00 pm Wind 260 @ 6k Temp  28c Depoint  22 Altimeter  30.18 I wasn't physically able to work on the ship at this time so when I am prior to flying the ship we are going to first mark the slave pitch link with a magic marker and then ajusted it in 1/16 of an inch increments. The action to take would be to mark the pitch link on the slave blade and ajust it in 1/16 incraments then do a hover test. If it goes in the oppsite direction from what we are looking for we need to redo the ajustment in the other direction. No actions were taken at this time today

Forward flight readings 526 0.33 @ 214 526 0.38 @ 209 533 0.34 @233 533 0.43 @ 198 This last reading was takin flying downwind  Time 2:30pm       No actions were taken at this time today

10 / 15 / 05

Hover readings Time 11:05 Turned slave blade pitch link 1/16 of a turn CW 522 0.32 @ 344 525 0.31 @ 339 525 0.38 @ 332 Time 11:12 Turned slave blade pitch link the other way CCW 1/8 turn 523 0.14 @ 001 516 0.05 @ 093 521 0.13 @ 136 Time 11:47 FH 103.2 & EH 132.2 Time 11:50 Double checking 521 0.07 @ 310 518 0.12 @ 206 515 0.13 @ 273

Forward Flight readings 516 0.19 @ 254 Upwind 509 0.27 @ 267 UW 517 0.21 @ 265 DW Time 12:00 Noon         No actions were taken at this time following the forward flight readings

11 / 12 / 05

Hover readings 528 0.03 @ 201 518 0.03 @ 188 521 0.07 @ 226 0.05 to 0.07 As far as hovering balancing goes this reading is as good as it gets so were done here untill we begin tweeking our forward flight balance

Forward Flight readings 522 0.19 @ 136 533 0.24 @ 149 513 0.32 @ 176 515 0.22 @ 156 527 0.29 @ 133 528 0.18 @ 133 536 0.27 @ 173 EH 135.1 FH 105.6 Adverage readings were 0.2 to 0.3 If we were to go on from here it would be to raise panels 1 thru 15 up .002 thousands of an inch on the master blade if we are reading the chart correctly No actions were taken at this time following the forward flight readings

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