X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 20:08:53 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from web53705.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.37.26] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.9) with SMTP id 2077557 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 31 May 2007 18:28:00 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.190.37.26; envelope-from=scott_seagrave@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 86025 invoked by uid 60001); 31 May 2007 22:27:13 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=GEbvioQTTCxGouPqxsfmC/WG0b5WJlFJkPIYaIG5aFEhomU4FZ+F2OBoYQS+c7+/h8Jydm2BbJbeuGQI43ut4h5kzzy1V2AW2HahqEbygn7IK46CKEDdnQAEtK6JeffX+4rrTRfZ+ChaWWoeji3lGoWMjrc1b0GYjD2IoUUvqA0=; X-YMail-OSG: t30vb50VM1k2hJp.Bumbgp5mRxNQu3f0QrfsTViUXN.Hmq7Z5_jbnqBKumTifUYP4A-- Received: from [72.188.229.237] by web53705.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 31 May 2007 15:27:13 PDT X-Original-Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 15:27:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Scott Seagrave Subject: IV-P Rudder Trim X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1956527787-1180650433=:85529" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Original-Message-ID: <774016.85529.qm@web53705.mail.re2.yahoo.com> --0-1956527787-1180650433=:85529 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit I'm in the process of closing my rudder and building the trim tab. I am thinking about mounting the pushrod lower on the attach bracket and cutting the top of the bracket off, allowing the entire mechanism to live internally. I know the external arm doesn't create enough drag to worry about, but I am just not crazy about the way it works. I'm curious as to who else has attempted this and what information they can pass along. Scott Seagrave Lancair IV-P (still too early for percentages!) N721MS (reserved) --------------------------------- Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. --0-1956527787-1180650433=:85529 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
I'm in the process of closing my rudder and building the trim tab.  I am thinking about mounting the pushrod lower on the attach bracket and cutting the top of the bracket off, allowing the entire mechanism to live internally.  I know the external arm doesn't create enough drag to worry about, but I am just not crazy about the way it works. 
 
I'm curious as to who else has attempted this and what information they can pass along.
 
Scott Seagrave
Lancair IV-P (still too early for percentages!)
N721MS (reserved)


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