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In a message dated 9/2/2002 6:21:09 PM Central Daylight Time, N2811A@attbi.com writes:
With regard to the rudder hinge, it would appear that the pivot point
needs to be located ideally at the point of maximum rudder thickness in
order to achieve proper gaps. If this is the case, then the pivot points
end up aft of the rudder leading edge(buried in the rudder so to speak)
and the leading edge would need to be notched at each hinge point for
rudder removal.
Angier,
Almost right on. The hinge point is in front of the rudder spar (the max width) and behind the curved leading edge. But remember that the rudder does not go very far at full deflection (I don't remember, maybe 25 degrees to the right and less to the left). When you install the hinge hardware, you will have to trim the VS trailing edge to get the proper depth -- then you will further trim the trailing edge to accomodate rudder deflection. All the time, the width of the VS trailing edge will be increasing, getting closer to the widthe of the exposed rudder leading edge. I don't know whether you trim more at the bottom so that the difference will diminish. Check the plans for the distance between the VS tail post and the rudder spar at the top and bottom and maybe you can estimate where the trimming (and thus the VS width) will occur.
Good Luck,
Scott Krueger
N92EX
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