Which is why I favoured the Loctite solution.
Duncan McFadyean
On Monday, January 21, 2002 3:08 AM, Tony S. Krzyzewski [SMTP:tonyk@kaon.co.nz]
wrote:
>
> I have been keeping a low profile (i.e. none!) on the subject of
> tailplanes but I will raise one point of concern and then shut up.
>
> The tailplane torque tube is a flight critical part of the aircraft and
> is not an area that I would mess around with lightly. Lots of ideas have
> been promulgated on the group but how many have been properly analysed
> for airworthiness?
>
> Yes, there may be an issue with the arrangement at the present time, but
> the factory has already issued a bulletin about it via the newsletter. I
> for one am not going to play with the torque tube unless it is a factory
> sanctioned modification.
>
> Modifications to the cosmetics of the aircraft are fine but
> modifications to the control systems should be treated as if your life
> depends on it.... because it does.
>
> I will now crawl back into my workshop with my pieces of sandpaper.
>
> Tony
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