Re: aileron control front bearing

[Miles McCallum <milesm@avnet.co.uk>]

> >> I'll bet they don't use this in the certified "Liberty". 
> I'm about at this stage also, and have been toying with this idea. 
> 
> You'll be surprised where tufnol bearings pop up in aviation. My tech
> counsellor, who is head of engineering at Air New Zealand, was delighted
> when he saw that the Europa used Tufnol bearings as he felt that they
> would give many many years of trouble free operation.
> 
Precisely - optimum materials..... Like the Gnat: it has wood wingtips....

M