Just had a look at the tab & horn on our Elite and while it has the two sided
horn (two L shaped parts back to back) the only thing it ties into except the
skin is the front spar and this is by the first rivet of each of the L pieces,
the rest is just the skin, not even the rib (beside it).
I am going to have a good think about whether this is serious or not but right
now it doesn't sound good enough even compared to the (2 sided) Rebel that at
least ties into a rib on one side.
What do you Rebel & Elite guys think? Anybody see any signs of wear & tear on
your trims or was Bob's experience a rather scary fluke?
Bob, any idea what the factory Elite config is?
Cheers,
Dave R.
Elite583.cjb.net
Brian Cross wrote:
Hi Bob & Brampton area Rebelers
Great meeting yesterday with a lot of good information.
Based on our discussions, I checked my elevator trim tab. I could see no
sign at all of any flexing or fatique. The paint was perfect here as
well. It does have 3 rivets - 1 into the front tab spar & 2 into a
fore/aft rib. Still, I am going to fab up a new piece to reinforce it.
It would really be helpful for MAM to publish this stuff on their site. It
was quite a shock to find this out this weekend. I am not sure I would
have been able to handle such an ordeal re: the flutter incident! Way to
go Bob.
I feel much the same way about the spring gear i.e. their approach has been
underwhelming but do not want to criticize. I do feel I went out of my way
to submit CAD drawings of all my tank improvements - many of which are
incorporated into their present design. In return, it would have been
quite easy to supply some of the basic information. It would not do their
reputation much good to lose a builder/pilot to a flutter incident.
I also checked my elevators & found the left one to be quite tight i.e. no
lateral movement but the right one does have some (1/16" approx). Again, a
little thought would have gone a long way to resolve this design
weakness. I will address this over the winter as it is not serious but
left on its own, it will not get better no matter how much wishing I do.
If everyone works together we can make this a truly great aircraft design
with outstanding operational histories.
Just my thoughts
Brian #328R
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