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n4546v(at)mindspring.com
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:29 pm Post subject: ruddervator balancing washers

Hello List:

    Does someone have one of the "Official" Beech lead washers used for balancing the ruddervators they could measure and weigh and provide me the specs?  I asked for this info a couple of years (and computor crashes) ago, Listers promptly responded, and now that I need the info, I just can't lay my hands on it.  I recall that the washers are 3/4 wide by 1/16 thick, with a .187 hole in them.  If anyone can confirm those measurements and add the weight in grams of ounces, I would appreciate the help.  I searched the archives, but found nothing.

    I removed my ruddervators this weekend to balance them to the new AD spec.  Years ago, I had them professionaly painted and balanced to the previous spec.  Each of my ruddervators had two weight screws in each tip.  When I removed the tips, I was very surprised to find NO washers in either side.  I hope I got the job I paid for and to achieve the new balance I can put up to the eleven allowed washers in each side.



Regards,



Randy L. Thwing, 1948 Straight 35, Las Vegas D-1373

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brucebell74(at)sbcglobal.
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:54 pm Post subject: ruddervator balancing washers

Randy,

I had to flatten it out but here is what I got.

Dia-1.5

Wt-21.5 grams

hole #10 drill

Thick-.071

regards,

Bruce Bell

Lubbock, Texas

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n4546v(at)mindspring.com
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: ruddervator balancing washers

Thanks for responding Bruce, I'll print it out and try not to lose the info

this time.



Regards,



Randy, do not archive



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		   Randy,

 I had to flatten it out but here is what I got.

 Dia-1.5

 Wt-21.5 grams

 hole #10 drill

 Thick-.071

 regards,

 Bruce Bell

 Lubbock, Texas

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