Hi Carl.
I find that D-EHBT leans to the left when I am flying alone and is in trim when
I have a passenger.
Best regards
Barry
carl@photos.prestel.co.uk schrieb:
> Silly question, but why do you need for an aileron trim tab (unless you
> built your wings wrong !). It should not be necessary to have an aileron
> trim tab but even if this is the case surely a fixed tab is all that is
> needed (a bent alloy plate riveted to the trailing edge).
>
> The last kitplane that I built did not need a tab and as far as I am aware,
> none of the UK built Europas that I have seen have such tabs.
>
> Surely a motorised tab is an unnecessary addition of weight - or am I
> missing something ?
>
> Carl Pattinson
> G-LABS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <aviatordave@fuse.net>
> Cc: Europa <europa@avnet.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: Aileron trim servo location
>
>
> > Bill,
> > The aileron trim tab need not be far out on the aileron. It does
> > not need leverage because it does not move the wing up or down. The
> > aileron trim tab moves THE AILERON... The aileron then moves the wing.
> > The aileron has the longer moment (leverage), the trim tab does not.
> > Bearing this concept in mind: it might be best to locate the tab
> > and servo in the inboard side of the aileron. It is thicker here and
> > the wire runs are shorter. I'm making my tab 2" X 6". We'll see if
> > that is a good size. I might note that I have studied the size of the
> > trim tabs on ALOT of airplanes at Oshkosh and Sun 'N Fun. It does not
> > need to be very big at all.
> >
> > Dave Conrad, A078, Cincinnati, OH, USA
> >
> >
>
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