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| Subject: | Re: aileron trim |
Tom,
I have close to 2000 hours on my RV8 over the last 8 plus years.
Shortly after completing my RV8, I realized that a trim system would be
a good addition. Primarily because I noticed that after using 3 or 4
gallons of fuel off of one side, I noticed that the wing tanks became
lighter and required aeleron input or trim. On short flights, it did
not make much difference. However, on longer flights it became
tiresome holding left or right stick to stay level. I looked at vans
trim system and realized it would work ok, however, it would increase
stick load right of left depending on fuel usage. As a result, I
designed an aeleron/elevator trim system using miniture trim tab built
into the outboard edge of the aeleron( approx 1 1/2" x 6") driven by a
miniture MAC trim motor. This required a very minor change in aeleron
balance (it probably would have been ok without it
but, I felt more comfortable because I race my airplane,,and at speeds
of 240 mph,I had some concern.
I also used a similar trim syster in the elevator. Call for info.
Dick Martin
RV8 N233M
the fast one
920 619 6968
----- Original Message -----
From: thomas sargent
To: rv-list
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:57 PM
Subject: RV-List: aileron trim
Does the Van's aileron trim work? Do most planes have it installed?
My plane isn't flying yet - I hope to have 1st flight in a few weeks-
and I was just about to install it. If the consensus is that it isn't
worth it, I will forgo installation.
--
Tom Sargent, RV-6A, pretty close to flying
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