KR> Trim tab activation

2014-01-06 Thread Mark Langford
Larry Flesner wrote: > The piano hinge Mark used is much heavier than necessary and a bit of an > over-kill. That hinge looks bigger than it is in those photos, and weighed less than an ounce. But as you like to say, "whatever suits your comfort level"... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website

KR> Trim tab activation

2014-01-06 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 06:53 AM 1/6/2014, you wrote: >I'm quite familiar with the tab in the elevator, and that's the way >I'll do my next plane. See http://www.n56ml.com/trimtab/index.html for >details. The piano hinge Mark used is much heavier than n

KR> Trim tab activation

2014-01-06 Thread Mark Langford
PK.Smith wrote: >> Hi Mark, I have seen the 2 options you describe but dislike both. The servo in the elevator adds a little weight to the control which adversely affects flutter susceptiblity. This meanst additional counterbalance weight which in turn adds mass in the tail, something I'd like to