Thursday, February 11, 2016

Elevator Trouble Resolved

After a lot of consternation the last few days, we finally got the elevator figured out.  A posting to the WingsForum Just Aircraft Support Group( http://www.wingsforum.com/viewforum.php?f=218 ) brought the answer from multiple builders who've experienced the problem.  Actually it was no problem after all. The guys at Just Aircraft have imbedded a slight warpage into the elevator to stop flutter in flight.  The only problem is the builder's manual makes no reference to this fact and doesn't give any details on how to install the elevator for drilling of the elevator horn holes.  With the new details from the WingsForum support group we were able to quickly get the elevator installed.   The holes were drilled and reamed and the pushrod to the control sticks was connected.  The down elevator travel was 28.5 degrees and the up elevator travel was 28.9 degrees.  We are very happy to finally have some control surface movement from the cockpit area!  Hours: 1.5

Up Elevator @ 28.9 Degrees

Down Elevator @ 28.5 Degrees

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