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From: "cgza" <cgza@email.msn.com>
To: "Mark Manke" <markm@lancair.com>,
	<lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: IV-P elevator position at level flight
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 17:35:22 -0800
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I believe there was a problem with my first post so I am sending it again...

At level flight, are there any IV's or IV-P's out there that have the
elevator counterweight in the neutral position (even with the horiz. stab.)?
If so, how did you achieve this position?
Apparently, many IV's and IV-P's have the elevator counterweight rising
above the horiz. stab. at level flight.
My horiz. stab. sits on the airplane at the required -.6 degree angle of
incidence.  The manual calls for this angle from the L.E. of the horizontal
to the T.E.of the horiz. stab.  Should this angle be extrapolated to the
T.E. of the elevator?  I made a template from the blueprints and found that
when my elevator and horizontal conform to the template, my elevator
counterweight is below the level of the horiz. stab.  The elevator was a
fast-build but the horiz. stab was not.  Both conformed to the laser-cut
tail cradles at the time of assembly.  It would be nice to eliminate this
unnecessary drag.  Does anyone have some insight on this?

Craig Gainza
IV-P, 3 yrs. and counting

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