REFLECTOR: Hinge gap

[Ron N VelocityXLFG]

I also had to shorten mine to get to the manuals specified amount. Down 
side is it makes it  harder to  deploy rudders. OPPS Winglets.


Maybe hydraulically actuated winglets.... that way they do not flap in 
the wind  :-)


On 9/26/2013 2:28 PM, Don Johnston wrote:
> Short rudder horns is how I got max travel on mine.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Ron N VelocityXLFG 
> <velocityxl at fastmail.fm <mailto:velocityxl at fastmail.fm>> wrote:
>
>     How did you get that much travel??????
>     On 9/26/2013 12:37 PM, Kurt Winker wrote:
>>     Don't forget to leave room for primer & paint!
>>     Don't ask me how I know that ;)
>>     I rounded the aft/outer edge of the tip sail so that the rudder
>>     wouldn't bind or chip the paint when fully deployed.
>>     Note: i have almost 5" of rudder travel.
>>
>>     Kurt
>>
>>     Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>     On Sep 26, 2013, at 11:29, Peter Braswell
>>     <peter.braswell at gmail.com <mailto:peter.braswell at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>>     All,
>>>     Getting ready to attach my rudders to my tip sails.
>>>
>>>     I notched back the trailing edge the prescribed 1/8".  While
>>>     things look like they'll work just fine, it looks like that will
>>>     leave a gap of about 1/16" which doesn't seem horrible, but
>>>     should I notch further to try to close the gap even further?
>>>
>>>     TIA,
>>>     Peter
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