Flight Controls; Ailerons; Rudder; Stabilator - Helio HT-295 Owner's Manual

SECTION II+F&IGHT,AND OPERATING INSTRUCTTONS
The HT.295 incsrporates flight control devices to insure safe
flight at slow air speeds without detriment to high-speed flight.
The cockpit contmls,
is the same as in any ather fixed-wing airplane. The exceptional
degree of control is obtained by the use of reading edge slats,
large flaps, interceptors and a fully movable horimntal tail
surface with its anti-balance tab.
detail in the following discussions.

AILERONS.

The ailerons are operated in a conventionaL manner by
the control wheels actuate interceptor blades which extend through
the upper surface of the wing directly behind the outboard slat,
The ailerons are csnventional and they provide the nomal corrective
forces at high speeds.
positive lateral control at
control is so effective that it
of full rudder in a stall by use of the aileron-interceptor
control and roll into a turn
interceptor combination produces a very high
speeds with comparatively small control movements.
throw contra1 movements are not necessary ta produce satisfactory

RUDDER.

The rudder and controls are conventional. The rudder pedals
are ground adjustable
on the left-hand pair of pedals.
The horizontal tail surface, or stabilator, is a single
movable surface instead of the usual elevator and horizontal
stabilizer. The control operation is canventional and control feel
and reaction in the cockpit are the same as in other aircraft.
There are two tabs attached
tab and an anti-balance tab.
balance tab attached to it.
it moves in the same direction as the surface, thus providing a
force which always returns the surface to the trim position, The
actuating arm and pivot paint for this tab, which is mounted otz
the fuselage directly under the fin, should be inspected as a
part of the daily pre-flight inspection.
The trim tab is located an the left hand surface.
conventional type with a trim tab position indicator located on
the instrment panel.
The leading edge wing slats operate fully automatically
l
by the air-loads on them.
speeds possible with this airplane.
from the cockpit, they should normally be open on the final
approach, If it appears that any of the four slats have stuck,
it is advisable to land about 10 MPH faster than the minimum landing
speed.
however,
Each contml is described in
The interceptors provide the extremely
slowest speeds obtainable, This
possible to overcame the effect
the opposite direc3tion.
four positions.
the horizontal surface, a trim
The right hand surface has the anti-
It is an anti-balance tab because
Their use provides the very slow
All slats are fully visible
3
The aileron
of sollat all
Violent, full
Toe brakes are provided
It is of the