Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:57:38 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.74] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3041150 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:31:49 -0500 Received: from 0-1pool119-41.nas8.tucson1.az.us.da.qwest.net ([67.0.119.41] helo=Downstairs) by falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1Av5sp-0004i6-00 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:31:47 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <000a01c3f9bd$f4250d70$0100a8c0@Downstairs> From: "Robert Smiley" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] 360 Rudder Weight X-Original-Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 19:34:32 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C3F97A.E528F9A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C3F97A.E528F9A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you mass balance your rudder; it will weigh a lot. I opted to = increase the rudder height to match the vertical stab resulting from = installing the Mk II tail. Added all the lead in the counterweight area = as opposed to the rudder leading edge (terrible moment arm there). Much = better solution with longer moment arm. It still weighed a lot but I = did not weigh it. It didn't matter. You need to balance it anyway and = what are you going to do about it if it weighs 100 lbs? It must be = balanced. Bob Smiley N94RJ ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C3F97A.E528F9A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

If you mass balance your rudder; it will weigh a lot. I = opted=20 to increase the rudder height to match the vertical stab resulting from=20 installing the Mk II tail. Added all the lead in the counterweight area = as=20 opposed to the rudder leading edge (terrible moment arm there). Much = better=20 solution with longer moment arm. It still weighed a lot but I did = not=20 weigh it. It didn't matter. You need to balance it anyway and what = are you=20 going to do about it if it weighs 100 lbs? It must be balanced.

Bob Smiley

N94RJ

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