Fellow Europaphiles,
If the tailplane moves outboard and disconnects from the TP14 pins
something else happens that's very bad. The anti-servo/trim tab
comes free from the control "T" rod. You now have a free-floating
tab hinged on the front edge with CG well back from the hinge. You
now have the perfect setup for a fluttering trim tab. Matter of
fact, it will probably flutter at a much lower speed than you might
expect. Flutter the tab and you are surely going to flutter the
stab. We all know how powerful the stab is. You will have to make
the aircraft get real slow real fast or it's going to come apart.
Maybe you can't even get slow enough to stop it.
Good building and great flying,
Bob Borger
Europa Kit #A221 N914XL, XS Mono, Intercooled 914, Airmaster C/S
http://www.europaowners.org/N914XL
(90%) tail kit done, wings closed, cockpit module installed, pitch
system in, landing gear frame in, rudder system in, outrigger mod in,
Fuselage Top on, lift/drag/flap pins in, wing incidence set, tie bar
in, flap drive in, Mod 70 done. Baggage bay in. Flaps & Main Gear
complete. Mod 72 complete. Instrument panel complete, except for
testing. Rotax 914 installed (for the 3rd time). Airmaster Prop
installed. Electrical complete, except for testing. Fuel system
complete except for testing. Working in - 32 Tail, 34 Door Latches &
35 Doors, 37 Interior & Finishing. Airmaster arrived 29 Sep 05.
Seat arrived from Oregon Aero. E04 interior kit has arrived and is
being installed.
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208
Home: 940-497-2123
Cel: 817-992-1117
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