Re: Tailplanes

[Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>]

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>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.

Fred,
You  are right and you jogged my fuzzy as well. The bending load at the 
neutral axis is zero, so that's where the pins are placed. It is maximum at 
the top and bottom, so don't touch that area at all!

Graham