Where are the opinions of Graham Singelton and Nigel Charles?
Karel Vranken #447 F-PKRL
----- Original Message -----
From: "JR (Bob) Gowing" <gowingjr@acr.net.au>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Mikes Fears, Mod 70
>
> Tony and all
>
> I can't underestand what all the fuss is about in Retaining the cables.
>
> We put them there because that was what was approved. What they have to do
> most of the time is little -
>
> When the fuse is standing vertical the weights may touch lightly on one
side
> or the other and friction zilch.
>
> In a balanced turn it is the same.
>
> It seems to me that the only time the weight may push firmly against the
> limit structure is if one wing is being retarded enough to begin turning
the
> aircraft, say in entering a ground loop or it a wing hits something solid
> when it could possibly break the structure. In this case you will be out
of
> action for some time anyway working on wing repairs. But you would have
had
> no time to experience any increased friction in the pitch control
mechanism.
>
> J R (Bob) Gowing, UK Kit 327 in Oz - and yes I did spend some time
studying
> structures.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Krzyzewski" <tonyk@kaon.co.nz>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: RE: Europa-List: Mikes Fears, Mod 70
>
>
> >
> >
> > >>> Your fears are shared in my hanger as well. In that I am in the USA,
> > I will take my new stronger mass balance arm to my trusty welder and
> > have a cable attachment flange put on it. As you so wisely concluded,
> > the cable installation was not designed well. The idea is fine, but if a
> > builder can not do it well, it is a bad design. I installed the
> > turnbuckles and feel that fixed the design problem.
> >
> > Your comments are reflected by some in NZ also and I know of three
> > builders who, myself included, will be welding a cable attachment
> > flange to it and using the existing turnbuckle tensioned stay wires on
> > it. My father, who is a mechanical engineer, told me many years ago that
> > if you want something to stay put make it out of triangles and that's
> > what I intend retaining on my mass balance arm.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
>
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