Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #30942
From: Craig Berland <cberland@systems3.net>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: IV-P Rudder C'Balance Weight
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:29:35 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
 
The rudder lead counter balance weight on the IV-P weighs in at 9.7 lbs.  The manual says it is there to help prevent flutter.  I just finished modeling the rudder weight in SolidWorks using tungsten and it will save less than one pound. Hardly worth the cost and effort.
 
Aerodynamic experts....Why is a c'balance weight effective on a vertical surface (rudder)?
Craig Berland
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