I'm getting ready for my plane to go to paint and have been perusing "speed-mods" before taking it. I ran across a thread that Bob Axsom posted about closing in the ends of the horizontal stab. and the elevators in which he said gained him 3 knots on his 6.
I'm wondering if the consensus was that it would increase the speed by a like amount on a 9A?
Also, if the consensus is it will, is there a "best" way to do it? I'm thinking about nut-plates on the ribs and installing a piece of balsa wood with screws, then covering it all with a layer or two of f/g cloth and filling with micro and sanding.
Seems like the glass cloth would keep the screws from ever becoming a hazard to locking the controls.
Thoughts?
I'm wondering if the consensus was that it would increase the speed by a like amount on a 9A?
Also, if the consensus is it will, is there a "best" way to do it? I'm thinking about nut-plates on the ribs and installing a piece of balsa wood with screws, then covering it all with a layer or two of f/g cloth and filling with micro and sanding.
Seems like the glass cloth would keep the screws from ever becoming a hazard to locking the controls.
Thoughts?