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Re: Re: Rudder Pedals/Tailplane Mass Balance

Subject: Re: Re: Rudder Pedals/Tailplane Mass Balance
From: GERAINT L OWENS <lloyd.owens@lineone.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 09:13:56
>You should have TWO Weights in your kit...<

I do, but as one of them is hidden by the wooden casement, I have only one
which I can add additional weight to.   I should have phrased this better!
I am close, and 200g may be topside.   Regards,  Lloyd

-----Original Message-----
From: Plantragg Developments <ptag.dev@ukonline.co.uk>
<europa@avnet.co.uk>
Date: 31 July 1999 22:19
Subject: RE: Re: Rudder Pedals/Tailplane Mass Balance


>Hi! Geraint.
>No ideas really but I notice you refer to weight in the singular ? You
>should have TWO Weights in your kit.  I would have thought you would be
>close if you are using two weights  and could therefore put one or two
>large washers on to suplement the shortfall of weight . IMHO of course!
>Regards
>Bob Harrison 337 G-PTAG
>
>-----Original Message-----
From: GERAINT L OWENS [SMTP:lloyd.owens@lineone.net]
>Subject: Re: Rudder Pedals/Tailplane Mass Balance
>
>Two queries for the price of one:
>
>1   I need to add some weight to my tailplane mass balance.   Probably
>200gms or less.   Can anyone suggest a good way to do this?   I was hoping
>to strap some sheet lead around the outer portion of the existing weight;
>but my local metal shop don't stock lead.   Any ideas anyone?
>
>2   Walking around Halfords today (UK car accessory store, for our friends
>overseas), I came across some really nice anodised alloy pedals, which
>would
>make great rudder pedals.   Just the right size too.   I've always felt the
>Europa rudder pedals were a little lacking physically and aesthetically.
>Has anyone experimented already along these lines and added pedals to the
>existing Europa?
>
>Regards,   Lloyd Owens.
>
>



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