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Subject: RE: tailplane angle
From: Bob.Harrison <ptag.dev@ukonline.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 07:25:39
Hi! Chuck.
Whilst my a/c is a Mk1 I can report that Andy Draper insists on 13 degrees
up
resulting in my having to give more clearance for the mass balance weight on
the top and bottom stroke. Bottom stroke can be achieved by moving the bump
stop down about 1/2" and putting a smaller diameter stop in place. Top stop
in my case was a shaped 3/4" piece of ply wood which had to be "ratted" out
with the old Dremel . Except it is painful being through the "D" access
on your back ,arms above your head, swarf falling in your eyes. However mine
has now 13 degrees up and about 4.5 degrees down at the tail plane.
Regards
Bob Harrison G-PTAG

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa@aztec.houxou.com
> Subject: tailplane angle
>
>
> I am working on my tailplane mass balance and control
> stop.  The manual states that to set up the mass
> balance correctly the angle of the tailplane is set at
> 12 deg up.  I have measured my total deflection of the
> tailplane and I just have 16 degrees total.  The
> linkage hits in the torque tube.  Do I have a MAJOR
> problem?  So far I have not seen what the angles
> should be for up deflection and down deflection. How
> do I divide my total of 16 degrees?
>
> Chuck A100 XS trigear
>
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