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Re: Europa-List: Control fork assembly friction against skin

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Control fork assembly friction against skin
From: Tim Ward <ward.t@xtra.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:02:38

Andrew,
Remember that the range of play needed in the Aileron is restricted by two limbs
either side of stick. So any rubbing on the extremes is not an issue.
Cheers,
Tim

Tim Ward
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Christchurch,  8052
New Zealand.

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On 22/11/2011, at 4:22 AM, Andrew Sarangan <asarangan@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just did some trial fitting of the control fork in the cockpit module. 
> Although
I took great pains to make sure the alignment was perfect, I overlooked 
something.
I am talking about the fork assembly (CS02/Tufnol/CS03 sandwich) where
it enters the tunnel through the hole in the thigh support. Since the manual
insisted on cutting this hole as low as possible on the cockpit module's floor,
I might have gone a hair too low. The edges of the CS02 fork is now pressing
against the lower glassfiber flange. This friction is not serious, but even
a small change in the setup can make it stiffen up significantly. My thought
is to cut that part of the skin off, since I don't see it serving any special
purpose. Photos are attached. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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