I remember reading about the rudder fluttering on a sailplane, the guy
had been flying a mountain wave for several hours and started back to the
field at prettyhihh speed when he took his feet of the peddles for a
brief rest and the rudder fluttered and shock the jell coat of the
fuselafe but did not destroy the sailplane.
On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:13:10 GMT "jscott.pi...@juno.com"
<jscott.pi...@juno.com> writes:
>
> John,
>
> The need would be more cosmetic than aerodynamic. An aerodynamic
> counterbalance on the rudder would lighten the rudder somewhat,
> which wouldn't be a bad thing, but isn't something I would term as
> necessary or needed for stability reasons. It's really your
> choice.
>
> -Jeff
>
> -- "John Esch" <jfe...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> All
> I am debating if I need to counter balance my rudder. I did do the
> elevator but wondering if I really need to do the rudder. It might
> look odd to have one balanced and not the other.
> Any ideas or suggestions?
>
> John F. Esch
> KR-2SSW
> Independence, OR (7S5)
>
>
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