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Thread: [Acro] Wing wire tension on S1T
Message: [Acro] Wing wire tension on S1T
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From: SpeedDr at aol.com
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:25:06 UTC
I checked my flying wires today with the Aviat tensionometer. They were
all 325lb., + /- 25lb. with all ailerons in perfect trail. There was no
aileron trim needed last flight. I proceeded to adjust them to the
recommended 700lb tension for 1/4 inch flying wires. This causes the upper
aileron trailing edge to be 1/2 inch high out of trail,equally on both sides.
I realize that the aileron slave struts will need to be adjusted, but 1/2
inch seems to be a large amount of displacement! Could anyone with rigging
experience guess what unknown twist I have either newly introduced or
eliminated from my wings? And what flying quality to expect. This aircraft
has never been checked in its 300 hours since new. I suppose everything
uniformly had sagged. On my last S2B, the ailerons were sagging on top, and
a retension of flying and landing wires brought them into perfect trail.
This seems different. And why is there no rudder trim on a "T"?
Rick Volker