REFLECTOR: Canard Center Hinge
Richard J. Gentil
richard at naples-air-center.com
Sun Mar 20 06:04:16 CDT 2011
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On Mar 19, 2011, at 11:25 PM, "Richard J. Gentil" <richard at naples-air-center.com> wrote:
> I was on my third test flight today and I noticed the elevators were no longer trailing at the same angle so I landed immediately. Here are the shots from 5,500 feet at 120kts IAS (130kts TAS).
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> (Second picture of the canard will be in the next email.)
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> After landing I seem to have some play at the oilite bushing. Everything else is tight from what I can tell. All that is left is the bushing. From what I am guessing is that the left elevator has the pressure of the pitch trim spring and the right elevator has the downward pressure of the sparrow strainer.
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> Any ideas would be helpful. My plan is to remove the canard and examine the oilite bushing.
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> Richard
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> Sent from my iPhone 4
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