europa-list
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Tailplanes

Subject: Re: Tailplanes
From: Fred Fillinger <fillinger@ameritech.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:10:47
Miles McCallum wrote:
> 
> > Thicker pins increase bearing surface area slowly.
> 
> I would imagine that the solution would be a second set of pins @90 to the
> first set....

You might want to check the archive.  Fuzzy memory tells me that the
factory advised the list that the present orientation of the inside
pins was to prevent kinking of the torque tube under max lift loads.

Regards,
Fred F.


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>