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Re: Europa-List: Aileron hinges and sagging

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Aileron hinges and sagging
From: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:59:14

Jim & Craig
forgot to mention in my last remark, don't put the third hinge in the 
middle for resonance reasons. Vibration will be damped with the hinge 
off centre
Graham

jimpuglise@comcast.net wrote:
> Craig-
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> I am at about the same place you are and added a third hinge close to 
> the wingtip.  When I did my initial fitting, the tip drooped about 
> 3/16.  It appeared to me more like the aileron was warped than just 
> sagging.  In retrospect, I would have been better off moving the center 
> hinge a few inches inboard before I did so.  It sounds like you are on 
> the right track.  The hinge material BTW is standard issue from AS. 
>  
> Jim Puglise A-283
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