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Tim Olson
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:37 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Was talking to another RV-10 pilot at OSH just before I left and
he told me he peeked at some of the RV-10's that flew in and looked
for asymmetrical trim tab deployment. As we've discussed in
the past, the tabs should be both neutral at the same time, but
when they go up, only one goes up (the other does move up a
tiny amount), and when they go down, they both should go down.
You should never have a situation where one goes up and one
goes down.
Having only one tab move up may sound crazy, but that's how
it's supposed to work, and keep in mind that this isn't
strange at all....many planes and even the other RV's
are built with only one trim tab on one side. But, what makes
our case unique is that if the builder screws up the rigging,
they can end up with the 2 tabs in opposite deflections.....and
if you follow the plans, you will likely have a small misalignment.
These observations were not made by me, but were brought
to my attention:
So what was observed was that N921AC has some asymmetrical trim,
then another unpainted RV-10 had a worse condition of
asymmetrical trim. But the one that took the prize was one
of the build-for-customer RV-10's that was at the show....
from what I was told, that RV-10 had one trim tab that was
approx. 10 degrees up, while the other tab was approx. 10 deg
down. NOW, the interesting thing was, the person also
noticed that it appeared that this particular RV-10 may
have had a little compression deformity of that rear
bulkhead noted in the SB.
Perhaps next year at OSH we should have a gathering to
specifically look at some noted areas of every RV-10
and self-group-check for any potential safety issues?
This year I just looked at all the pretty planes.
Pretty good turnout overall.
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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com Guest
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:41 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Did anyone get the tail number of the unpainter 10 with the compression marks near the bulkhead so that the owner could be informed of what was happening in case they are not aware of it on their own or not on this list?
John G.
Quote: | Date: Mon C 4 Aug 2008 08:34:22 -0500
From: Tim(at)MyRV10.com
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH
--> RV10-List message posted by: Tim Olson <Tim(at)myrv10.com>
Was talking to another RV-10 pilot at OSH just before I left and
he told me he peeked at some of the RV-10's that flew in and looked
for asymmetrical trim tab deployment. As we've discussed in
the past C the tabs should be both neutral at the same time C but
when they go up C only one goes up (the other does move up a
tiny amount) C and when they go down C they both should go down.
You should never have a situation where one goes up and one
goes down.
Having only one tab move up may sound crazy C but that's how
it's supposed to work C and keep in mind that this isn't
strange at all....many planes and even the other RV's
are built with only one trim tab on one side. But C what makes
our case unique is that if the builder screws up the rigging C
they can end up with the 2 tabs in opposite deflections.....and
if you follow the plans C you will likely have a small misalignment.
These observations were not made by me C but were brought
to my attention:
So what was observed was that N921AC has some asymmetrical trim C
then another unpainted RV-10 had a worse condition of
asymmetrical trim. But the one that took the prize was one
of the build-for-customer RV-10's that was at the show....
from what I was told C that RV-10 had one trim tab that was
approx. 10 degrees up C while the other tab was approx. 10 deg
down. NOW C the interesting thing was C the person also
noticed that it appeared that this particular RV-10 may
have had a little compression deformity of that rear
bulkhead noted in the SB.
Perhaps next year at OSH we should have a gathering to
specifically look at some noted areas of every RV-10
and self-group-check for any potential safety issues?
This year I just looked at all the pretty planes.
Pretty good turnout overall.
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AV8ORJWC
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:41 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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I second the comment of a pretty good turn-out and a good group of
product representation entries.
Kelly would be a good candidate as one of those potential observers.
Each plane should be able to OPT out of the review if desired. As an
EAA Tech, I would be happy to assist the team.
Keeping rates low is a result of frequent Pilot Proficiency and regular
maintenance. Knowing what to look for, how to correct it and pending
issues beginning to arise saves everyone a lot of money and a loss of
friends. By Opting out we can avoid some of the non-productive
criticism that does not advance safety "One Iota". I spent this year
getting training on becoming a Warbird Judge and how the scoring system
works at OSH.
The plastic plane crowd has publically conceded that the pursuit of
million dollar kits has given the bulk of the market to VANS and the
RV-10 is becoming the pre-eminent X-Cntry cruiser.
John Cox
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:03 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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John Cox wrote:
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I second the comment of a pretty good turn-out and a good group of
product representation entries.
Kelly would be a good candidate as one of those potential observers.
Each plane should be able to OPT out of the review if desired.
Why (and how) would they do that??? Kinda defeats the purpose of
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increasing your knowledge (I didn't know that!!! ) and everyone is
going to see the same thing anyway. This group isn't full of sharks
waiting for the chance to bite a head off, and if the 'anomaly' is so
bad ..... shouldn't the owner be informed????
Quote: | As an EAA Tech, I would be happy to assist the team.
Keeping rates low is a result of frequent Pilot Proficiency and regular
maintenance. Knowing what to look for, how to correct it and pending
issues beginning to arise saves everyone a lot of money and a loss of
friends. By Opting out we can avoid some of the non-productive
criticism that does not advance safety "One Iota". I spent this year
getting training on becoming a Warbird Judge and how the scoring system
works at OSH.
We'll always get some flames here and there ...... but as a group
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function I don't think that'll happen. The information could be
presented on a written sheet rather than having a public hanging.
Quote: | The plastic plane crowd has publically conceded that the pursuit of
million dollar kits has given the bulk of the market to VANS and the
RV-10 is becoming the pre-eminent X-Cntry cruiser.
As it should be. My favorite is the Grumman line ..... and the RV-10 is
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everything the Grumman AA-5s want to be. Plus, we can customize our
birds and they can't!!!
Our Grumman Gang is a great group to get info from (for the Grummans),
and the experience level is high ..... hence the info is excellent. We
still have some biting emails, but if there are sensitive owners out
there, they just consider the source and move on.
The more we take care of our brethren, the better we get as a group, and
that will result in better insurance rates and may even result in some
flight cost savings. I don't mind taking flak .... builders are an
opinionated lot ..... but I'd hate to miss that little nugget of info
that helps me out.
Linn .... my opinion
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:34 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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One of the reasons I brought the plane to OSH was to get some feedback.
Like anyone, I wish my plane was perfect, although I think we all benefit. I
did get a note left for me about the trim tabs, and I appreciate it. I'll
look at them again.
I had lots of time on the way home to observe the elevators in cruise. They
were as close to even left to right as I could judge.
I worked quite a bit to get the tabs to be both up or both down. The best I
could get was as Tim described--one just starting up, then down as the other
moved from up to down. What would be really helpful for me is to know how
much the"up then down" tab should deflect "opposite" when it does so. I
recall mine goes about 1/8" before it starts down again, but I'm not at the
plane. I'll check again.
Thanks for the comments.
Dave Saylor
AirCrafters LLC
140 Aviation Way
Watsonville, CA
831-722-9141
831-750-0284 CL
www.AirCraftersLLC.com
N921AC 202 hours, just back from OSH
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:33 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Yeah, that happened a few weeks ago. With the flaps up it's twice as bad,
so we park with the flaps down now.
Dave
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nukeflyboy
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:56 am Post subject: Re: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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I just finished putting the rudder cables in mine so this caught my eye. One of the 10s at OSH had its rudder cable aft plastic tubes (that protect the skin and rear bulkhead) pushed too far forward. The cable will start sawing the skin. I never saw the owner, and some guys don't appreciate the feedback. For me, you can never have too many eyes on a project. It is cheap insurance and good QC.
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Tim Olson
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Dave,
Just to reiterate.....I personally didn't see your trim tabs.
I was passing along someone else's observation that they thought
should be talked about...the guy that left the note. So I
can't claim to know there is in fact a problem. If they're
even in cruise, and you get them both at neutral together
and they move up together and down together, I'm betting you're
fine. You're right, that one tab does move up a small amount
and then down, as the right tab continues up. But as long as
it's not going negative, I doubt it's an issue. It maybe
moves 1/8 or 3/16" I'm guessing. I'd have to look in person
and measure to know for sure.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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Dave Saylor wrote:
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One of the reasons I brought the plane to OSH was to get some feedback.
Like anyone, I wish my plane was perfect, although I think we all benefit. I
did get a note left for me about the trim tabs, and I appreciate it. I'll
look at them again.
I had lots of time on the way home to observe the elevators in cruise. They
were as close to even left to right as I could judge.
I worked quite a bit to get the tabs to be both up or both down. The best I
could get was as Tim described--one just starting up, then down as the other
moved from up to down. What would be really helpful for me is to know how
much the"up then down" tab should deflect "opposite" when it does so. I
recall mine goes about 1/8" before it starts down again, but I'm not at the
plane. I'll check again.
Thanks for the comments.
Dave Saylor
AirCrafters LLC
140 Aviation Way
Watsonville, CA
831-722-9141
831-750-0284 CL
www.AirCraftersLLC.com
N921AC 202 hours, just back from OSH
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Tim Olson
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:28 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Dave,
Ouch....that sucks about the rudder cables.
You know, the worst thing I think I saw at OSH was when
that first-flying unpainted one showed up what....3 years
ago? A whole bundle of wires was routed down
into the tunnel where the brake lines come up through the
notched cutout in the tunnel cover. That whole bundle
of wires was laying against the cutout edge of that notch
in the cover....and over time it was definitely going to
cut into some of those wires. I cringed when I saw it.
They had no grommet or protector on that cutout at all.
I always wondered how long that one would last. Not sure
what happened to it after it had the hard landing that
crunched it pretty good from what I heard.
But yeah, if it were me, I'd be thrilled to get someone pointing
out safety issues with my plane.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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nukeflyboy wrote:
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I just finished putting the rudder cables in mine so this caught my
eye. One of the 10s at OSH had its rudder cable aft plastic tubes
(that protect the skin and rear bulkhead) pushed too far forward.
The cable will start sawing the skin. I never saw the owner, and
some guys don't appreciate the feedback. For me, you can never have
too many eyes on a project. It is cheap insurance and good QC.
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Geico266
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:28 am Post subject: Re: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Excellent thread Tim!
I too noticed several trims that could have been better, including mine as it turns out. I had a great conversation with several builders at the -10 camp. I really learned alot and I look forward to learning more.
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Does anyone know which plane was used for spin testing of the RV-10?
I would not be surprised if it was the green and white one and that is where the cracks originated from.
The loading that a couple of rotations in a spin could be an issue though.
I was just curious. With only one plane with the issue makes me wonder what type of loading that plane has seen that no one else has seen.
Scott Schmidtscottmschmidt(at)yahoo.com
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bcondrey
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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It was N410RV (the yellow one). You can still see the mount points for the spin chute on the tailcone.
Bob
From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Scott Schmidt
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Subject: Re: Re: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH
Does anyone know which plane was used for spin testing of the RV-10?
I would not be surprised if it was the green and white one and that is where the cracks originated from.
The loading that a couple of rotations in a spin could be an issue though.
I was just curious. With only one plane with the issue makes me wonder what type of loading that plane has seen that no one else has seen.
Scott Schmidt
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Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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I reviewed my tab positions and found the worst case to be when the right
tab had gone below neutral about 1/8". At that point the left tab had gone
slightly back up to about 1/8" above neutral.
Now I get to use the caveat of the day: I took airloads into account,
meaning I pushed each tab with some moderate pressure back towards neutral,
as air would do in flight. Before removing the slack, I was measuring maybe
a hair over 3/16".
So, I rigged my right tab to be neutral when the left had returned up a to
its highest point, so now there is never any opposite deflection. They are
always either both up or both down, or one is neutral. That took about
three turns out on the right clevis end.
At that point, something Tim wrote made perfect sense: Most planes only
have one trim tab. Doesn't that impart a twist? The fact that one is up
and one is down isn't necessarily a bad thing--I guess it's a matter of
degree. At some point I'm going to impart the same twisting force, but it
will be from a single tab that's deflected further.
Well, either way, I'm pretty sure mine is OK. As noted earlier, the
elevators are evenly deflected in cruise.
Now on to the doors.
Dave Saylor
AirCrafters LLC
140 Aviation Way
Watsonville, CA
831-722-9141
831-750-0284 CL
www.AirCraftersLLC.com
N921AC
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Tim Olson
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:42 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Awesome! Glad that worked out well for you. Not sure who'll
remember my initial write-up on this, but you have my same take on
it I think. It was Bill DeRouchey who initially brought this matter
to attention when he saw his elevator horns going one-up-one-down.
I really didn't have much concern or believe him at the time he
first brought it up. But, after checking mine out, mine was only
very slightly off, as your was. Certainly it flew fine and it wasn't
something that would take one elevator horn and go opposite that
I'd notice. So when I did my write-up I mentioned that I think this
is all something that can happen to various degrees for different
builders. Everything from the individualistic construction of
the parts, to slight drilling differences in the horn placements,
and even elevator bellcrank placements. So I said that it was
a good thing to check, and correct to as good as you can get...but
not that it necessarily was going to be a big problem for everyone.
The sad part is, if you rig it for max 35 degree deflection as the
plans call for, then you're LIKELY to have it be off by a small
amount at best. Shooting for 32 degrees helps a lot.
So like I said, I didn't see yours personally, but it's great to
be able to share some info that gets people to at least check it
closely and think about it. Then they can get theirs to where
there is no way the asymmetry can be a big issue. Mine were
never bad enough to make the elevator horns go opposite...neither
were yours, and the very slight opposing forces were probably no
big deal. But, I am guessing that trim tabs kind of have their
effect exponentially or logarithmically...so I can see where if
someone has a few varied errors in their construction or alignment
that it could be a whole different story for them. And while
a single-trim-tab design won't likely cause your stuff to twist,
as it's still moving hard-joined elevators....if you have 2 tabs
and they go opposite, that can really put some forces on the
connection of elevators.
Glad you checked it out and found it to be minor and corrected
it!
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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Dave Saylor wrote:
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I reviewed my tab positions and found the worst case to be when the right
tab had gone below neutral about 1/8". At that point the left tab had gone
slightly back up to about 1/8" above neutral.
Now I get to use the caveat of the day: I took airloads into account,
meaning I pushed each tab with some moderate pressure back towards neutral,
as air would do in flight. Before removing the slack, I was measuring maybe
a hair over 3/16".
So, I rigged my right tab to be neutral when the left had returned up a to
its highest point, so now there is never any opposite deflection. They are
always either both up or both down, or one is neutral. That took about
three turns out on the right clevis end.
At that point, something Tim wrote made perfect sense: Most planes only
have one trim tab. Doesn't that impart a twist? The fact that one is up
and one is down isn't necessarily a bad thing--I guess it's a matter of
degree. At some point I'm going to impart the same twisting force, but it
will be from a single tab that's deflected further.
Well, either way, I'm pretty sure mine is OK. As noted earlier, the
elevators are evenly deflected in cruise.
Now on to the doors.
Dave Saylor
AirCrafters LLC
140 Aviation Way
Watsonville, CA
831-722-9141
831-750-0284 CL
www.AirCraftersLLC.com
N921AC
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Geico266
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:38 am Post subject: Re: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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This may be old news, but worth repeating on this thread. I as I understand it the -10 trim tabs were originally designed to be partially actuated with flap deployment. That system did not work out during testing and construction so it was modified to the current configuration.
Seems to me both trim tabs should be equal all of the time as to not twist the tail. I'm no engineer, just my $.02 worth. Maybe this is something that caused the tail bulkhead SB?
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msausen
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 7:21 am Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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I remember this being brought up before. Seems odd that they would try and do this mechanically rather than electronically with something like Aircraft Extra's Flap Positioning system that has the ability to adjust trim. BTW, if anyone is thinking about getting that, don't get it from Van's as it seems they really jacked up the price. Just get it from AE.
http://www.aircraftextras.com/
Michael
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johngoodman
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Tim,
You've brought up something I've been meaning to ask. My brake lines touch the notch (I'm not a very good tube bender). I've been planning on enlarging the notch before I close it up. Anything else I should know or avoid?
John
Tim Olson wrote: | Dave,
Ouch....that sucks about the rudder cables.
You know, the worst thing I think I saw at OSH was when
that first-flying unpainted one showed up what....3 years
ago? A whole bundle of wires was routed down
into the tunnel where the brake lines come up through the
notched cutout in the tunnel cover. That whole bundle
of wires was laying against the cutout edge of that notch
in the cover....and over time it was definitely going to
cut into some of those wires. I cringed when I saw it.
They had no grommet or protector on that cutout at all.
I always wondered how long that one would last. Not sure
what happened to it after it had the hard landing that
crunched it pretty good from what I heard.
But yeah, if it were me, I'd be thrilled to get someone pointing
out safety issues with my plane.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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I just finished putting the rudder cables in mine so this caught my
eye. One of the 10s at OSH had its rudder cable aft plastic tubes
(that protect the skin and rear bulkhead) pushed too far forward.
The cable will start sawing the skin. I never saw the owner, and
some guys don't appreciate the feedback. For me, you can never have
too many eyes on a project. It is cheap insurance and good QC.
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Tim Olson
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:11 pm Post subject: Asymmetrical trim noted at OSH |
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Well, If you need to enlarge it, then great, but you'll
still want to find some grommet material to put on the
edge anywhere near where hoses and wires could touch.
Additionally, with solid lines, you need to make sure
things are not overly rigid. In some applications, like
high pressure air lines, you actually put a service
loop as a strain relieve in the air hose, so that there
is plenty of flex available. That's my main concern
with some of the lines that we have to run with the
kit. If it can flex over a large area, great, but
you don't want any tubing wiggling all in one focused
area....solid tubing, I mean.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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johngoodman wrote:
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Tim,
You've brought up something I've been meaning to ask. My brake lines touch the notch (I'm not a very good tube bender). I've been planning on enlarging the notch before I close it up. Anything else I should know or avoid?
John
Tim Olson wrote:
> Dave,
>
> Ouch....that sucks about the rudder cables.
> You know, the worst thing I think I saw at OSH was when
> that first-flying unpainted one showed up what....3 years
> ago? A whole bundle of wires was routed down
> into the tunnel where the brake lines come up through the
> notched cutout in the tunnel cover. That whole bundle
> of wires was laying against the cutout edge of that notch
> in the cover....and over time it was definitely going to
> cut into some of those wires. I cringed when I saw it.
> They had no grommet or protector on that cutout at all.
> I always wondered how long that one would last. Not sure
> what happened to it after it had the hard landing that
> crunched it pretty good from what I heard.
>
> But yeah, if it were me, I'd be thrilled to get someone pointing
> out safety issues with my plane.
>
> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
> do not archive
> nukeflyboy wrote:
>
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>> I just finished putting the rudder cables in mine so this caught my
>> eye. One of the 10s at OSH had its rudder cable aft plastic tubes
>> (that protect the skin and rear bulkhead) pushed too far forward.
>> The cable will start sawing the skin. I never saw the owner, and
>> some guys don't appreciate the feedback. For me, you can never have
>> too many eyes on a project. It is cheap insurance and good QC.
>>
>>
>>
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