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IT's NOT JUST WEIGHT, guys, it's mass moment of inertia about the hinge point, combined with the implemented STIFFNESS of the control system and slop therein, and damping in the way of breakout forces and other friction in the system. It's about resonant frequencies and inflight excitations.
Jack Kane
EPI, Inc.

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