I want to cut the flaps and slats of a
1/48 Hasegawa F-16C and glue it in
an angle.
But dont have photos.
anyone?
thanks in advance
Here Are some pics . Hope they Help ya out. Ref - www.f-16.net click photos on left side of page
Keep in mind that Flaps do down during landing configuration, Stall speeds and maintenance.
This is not meant as nitpicking … just information for those who might be interested. The “Flaps” are actually called Flaperons as they combine the flaps and ailerons. The “Slats” are actually called Leading edge flaps. A slat will create a slot between the wing and the “slat” and supply energy to the boundry layer on the top surface of the wing, a leading edge flap will “only” change the camber of the wing. The main control input for the leading edge flaps on the F-16 is the angle of attack. We do test of the LE flaps we simply turn the angle of attack probes with hydrulic pressure applied and the LE flaps will track the movement of the angle of attack probes. Unfortunately im not allowed to take pictures at work so I can’t help you there.
Aren’t the leading edge slats and flaps controlled by the computer (for lack of a better word)? I know on the Hornets that if set to auto, the flaps will actually adjust themselves to the most stable posistion for the aircraft. Or is that what you were saying TMN?
thats what I tried to get across. The LE flaps work completely autonomous. The pilot can set them to either Lock or Auto and thats it. They are controled by the flight control computers but the most important input for these computers is the angle of attack, as it tries to keep the leading edge of the wing pointing into the wind.
The LE flaps on a F-16 can move between 2 degrees up and 25 degrees down. It is in 2 degrees up when on ground and moving at a speed of less than 160 knots … or is it 150 knots … I can’t remember right now.
as F-16crewchief said, when the aircraft is on ground and without hydrulic power the flaperons will slowly drop and so will the horizontal stabilizers.
That makes more sense to me, sorry, I guess I just didn’t follow what you were trying to say the first time. Thanks TMN.
for you information, the flaperons and L/E slats they are not like most aircraft, the L/E are hindged like the flaperons and do not slide forward like the A-4’s, F-100’s, F-4’s, but they move more like a elevator/stabilizer combo but reversed (same with the flaperons) I’ve worked F-16’s for 8 years and most of the time I’ve seen the flaperons droop was when some on left the weight on wheel switches unattended when the plane was on jacks and it was down jacked same with the L/E slats, also if the flaperon actuators are getting old then they seem to droop but only a few degrees and not much
I’m sorry, I swear I’m not a complete moron or anything, but I’m not around these machines everyday, can you explain this in some what less technical terms? Thanks.
Now thats actually quite interesting, I wonderiof there is a difference between the newer and older block numbers, because on all of our ( royal danish airforce ) block 10 and 15 the flaperons always droop. The planes are old but the ISA’s are replaced regulary.
A bit of funny information, the rotary actutors for the LE flaps comes from the bomb bay doors of the F-111.