Steve,
Thanks -
I found on Page 19-7, later in the manual when setting up the trim tab mechanism
the final movement says +12, -4 degrees. This is repeated, but broadened in
the Annex E page 2, Final Inspection Checklist, where they specify +12 to 13
degrees and - 4 to 5 degrees.
Cleve Lee
A198 Mono XS
On Wed, 30 January 2002, "Steve Hagar" wrote:
>
> Cleve:
>
> I am using the reference on page 18-7 for installing the tail plane push
> rod.
> Where they say 6 deg trailing edge down and 14 up to ensure that the final
> movement of the tailplanes will result in a maximum of 13 and -5.
>
> Steve
> A143
> Mesa AZ
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <clevelee@cswebmail.com>
> > Cc: <europa@avnet.co.uk>; <hagargs@earthlink.net>
> > Date: 1/30/02 4:48:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: Tailplane mass balance stops
> >
> > Steve,
> > My XS manual only calls for 4 degrees down. That 5th degree would cause
> a similar problem for me.
> >
> > Is there something I should know??
> >
> > Cleve Lee
> > A198 Mono XS
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 28 January 2002, "Dave Simpson" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > Steve,
> > >
> > > Mine did this too. I simply
> machineda
> > > part of the mass balance away, so that it looks rather like a truncated
> cone at
> > > the forward end.Then it cleared OK.
> > >
> > > Dave
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> > > <A href="mailto:hagargs@earthlink.net";
> title=hagargs@earthlink.net>Steve
> > > Hagar
> href="mailto:europa@avnet.co.uk";
> > > title=europa@avnet.co.uk>Europa club net
> 12:00
> > > AM
> > > Subject: Tailplane
> mass
> > > balance stops
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm up to another case of looking for someone who has been in a
> similar
> > > "been there done that" situation. I am in the process of putting in
> the
> > > bulkhead and stops for the tail plane mass balance. During the
> first
> > > iteration, (setup as described in the manual), things did not pan out
> as
> > > expected (typical). The end result was that the aircraft nose down
> travel
> > > (balance up) exceeded limits of bulkheads.
> > >
> > > The second iteration involved getting rid of the big fat
> wooden
> > > dowel and rubber hose stop (1.5" dia) and replacing them with a UHMW
> type
> > > material stop around the cross bolt with a dia of .5" to get the mass
> weight
> > > down lower to start with. At this point the weight stops about
> 1.2"
> > > above the tailplane push tube in its lowered position. The end result
> was that
> > > it looked close, though the next step was to get technical and
> actually lay
> > > the top of the aircraft on the whole mess before continuing.
> > >
> > > With the top on, the weight smacks the top of the
> fuselagebeing a
> > > little over a degree short of the minimum amount required of
> nose down
> > > travel.Granted only 5 degrees is called for but I am short over
> > > 20%.I see my direction now as doing some creative
> machining
> > > of the steel weights when it comes time for metal removal and
> balancing to get
> > > clearances. Or to do some beefing up of the lower stop to allow
> the
> > > weight to get even closer to the tube at its bottom travel.
> > >
> > > Any "out of the box" insights would be much appreciated.
> > >
> > > Steve Hagar
> > > A143
> > > Mesa, AZ
> > >
> > > --- Steve Hagar
> > > --- <A
> > > href="mailto:hagargs@earthlink.net";>hagargs@earthlink.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
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