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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 08:21:25 +1200
From: Tony Krzyzewski <tonyk@kaon.co.nz>
Subject: Re: Re: Single handed manoevres
> >>Would having the wing support higher be of any additional benefit
when
> rigging?<<
>
> Not really, a tip cartis very easy to manoevre just as you describe by
> manhandling the spar. What you do need, I find, is a stop of some sort
on
> the lower aft bit of the spar aperture. Otherwise the spar tends to
slide
> downhill and won't enter the far cup. I have also have a guide
(hardwood
> not girl!) attached to the cockpit wall pointing at the cup to get
easier
> entry, but it's still necessary sometimes to run around to the
otherside
> to persuade the end to enter longitudinally. There is unfortunately no
> room to add aft direction extensions to the cup due to closeness of the
> bell crank.
>
> The starboard wing is guided by a similar guide reduxed to the port
spar.
>
I noticed that ODTI had spar guides additional to the manual
specification when I photographed her in June. These obviously assisted
in rigging.
The thought of having a girl guide attached to the cockpit wall (
probably holding your ground proximity cat) is one that only a person
with a warped imagination would think of!
Tony
#272 Starboard tailplane gave birth to a trim tab last night. Both doing
well.
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