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Old August 22nd 10, 05:11 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Dick Johnson's wing flattening jig?

On Aug 22, 10:43*am, JJ Sinclair wrote:
JJ- You're not spillin' the beans on th Mark IV version with the 4th
order reflex compensation are you? I thought we agreed to keep it to
ourselves till 2015.
Are you selling out on me?
UH


At the time of his death, Dick Johnson was also working on a ground-
loop prevent'er and I have his concept drawings. The heart of the
system is a gyro that instantly detects lateral motion while on the
ground. The unit is armed via an oleo-strut micro switch and directs
high pressure air to the opposite wing (ground-loop detected to left =
air directed to right wing). A 2 inch plastic sleeve is mounted inside
both wings with a 10 pound sliding slug that will instantly fly from
the root rib to the wing tip just as soon as the gyro detects a ground-
loop developing. I believe the concept to be sound and I am presently
working on a method of stopping the slug when it reaches the wing tip.
Stat tuned,
JJ


I still think the servo version we were talking about solves this
problem. The motion control program will provide the required decel
rate and permit accel motion and displacement to properly respond to
rate of lateral motion.
Did you review the patent disclosure I sent on this?
Should not have made public till disclosure is signed and prelim
application has been filed.
UH
 




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