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PIK20D
November 18th 04, 04:29 PM
Dear All,
Anybody could help me where can I find the correct values of PIK20D
control surface hinge moments for rudder, elevator, aileron, flaps ?
Need to know after repainting these for checking.
WDM
November 18th 04, 06:41 PM
Try ... http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/technical/datasheets.htm
PIK20D wrote:
> Dear All,
> Anybody could help me where can I find the correct values of PIK20D
> control surface hinge moments for rudder, elevator, aileron, flaps ?
> Need to know after repainting these for checking.
PIK20D
November 19th 04, 02:09 PM
Thanks, but I would like to know the HINGE MOMENTS, I know the
deflections very well from the manual.
> Try ... http://www.gliding.co.uk/bgainfo/technical/datasheets.htm
>
> PIK20D wrote:
> > Dear All,
> > Anybody could help me where can I find the correct values of PIK20D
> > control surface hinge moments for rudder, elevator, aileron, flaps ?
> > Need to know after repainting these for checking.
Derrick Steed
November 19th 04, 03:06 PM
Istvar,
I have contacted the person I knew (he is a long established glider repairer here in the UK).
From his PIK20D Flight/repair manual, repair section page 3 section 9 "Balancing of control surfaces":
This measurement from the hinge line:
Aeleron: 29mm
Flap: 35mm
Rudder: 20 mm
The idea is to balance the surface on that measurement (no tolerances given, but he says Schleicher work on about 10-15%)
For the Elevator the moment should be less than 40g/mm from the hinge line.
Hope this helps.
Rgds,
Derrick Steed
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