June 9th 08, 05:21 AM
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Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.
Le Chaud Lapin wrote in
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On Jun 8, 5:31*pm, Tina wrote:
On Jun 8, 5:40 pm, terry wrote:
On Jun 8, 3:08 pm, Le Chaud Lapin wrote:
Hi All,
This post is primarily directed toward student pilots like
myself.
First, I am not asking because I want to know the answer (I
already know), but do a little experiment. *I have maybe 7 or 8
different sources of flight information that I rely on for ground
school (Jeppesen, FAA Handbooks, etc), and none of them said
_how_ it worked in sufficient detail, they only said what one
must do to make the plane pitch up or downard.
So for you students, please do not cheat and do what I did, which
is watch the airfoils move as you move the trim control. *Also,
it woul
d
help if you did not think about the correct answer too much,
which would lead you to the correct answer, thereby defeating the
purpose of
my experiment.
So, without cheating, and without asking an experienced pilot or
mechanic,...
What exactly happens when the trim is adjusted to point the nose
upward?
The more specific your answer about the mechanics on airfoil
outside the plane, the better. 
And remember, no cheating!
Also, for experienced pilots that know the answer, please do not
ruin it by telling everyone before any answers have been given,
though if you are not certain of the answer and would like to
speculate, that's fine.
Are you sure you are not Mxsmanic? *You are asking a question and
you dont want anybody who knows the answer to reply. *In other
words you want people to answer incorrectly so you can correct
them, correct? Only difference between that and *Mxsmanic is that
he will correct you
whether you are right or wrong.
I trust you will only correct those that are really incorrect,
correct?
So Le Chaud, have you actually started your flying training yet?
congratulations if you have and I look forward to hearing how it is
going.
Terry
PPL Downunder
Terry, it might have been a few months ago that someone using this
username was going to use his engineering degree to design a superior
g a airplane. He did promise progress reports.
I am afraid he may be a fraud.
All who are surprised please raise their hands.
No hands? I'd say that makes him an unsuccessful fraud.- Hide quoted
text
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Spent 30 minutes at pool yesterday discussing with professional
metalworkers best way to weld a complex joint for important element of
prototype of what would be considered a wing.
Such things take time, and still, I do not know if it will work.
If there's anyone williing to take a bet....
Bertie
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