Re: Mechanics of Elevator Trim. In Detail.

On Jun 8, 5:31=A0pm, Tina <tbaker27...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Jun 8, 5:40 pm, terry <tfm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Jun 8, 3:08 pm, Le Chaud Lapin <jaibudu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Hi All,
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> > > This post is primarily directed toward student pilots like myself.
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> > > First, I am not asking because I want to know the answer (I already
> > > know), but do a little experiment. =A0I 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.
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> > > 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. =A0Also, it
woul=
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> > > help if you did not think about the correct answer too much, which
> > > would lead you to the correct answer, thereby defeating the purpose
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> > > my experiment.
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> > > So, without cheating, and without asking an experienced pilot or
> > > mechanic,...
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> > > What exactly happens when the trim is adjusted to point the nose
> > > upward?
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> > > The more specific your answer about the mechanics on airfoil outside
> > > the plane, the better. :)
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> > > And remember, no cheating!
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> > > 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. :)
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> > Are you sure you are not Mxsmanic? =A0You are asking a question and
you
> > dont want anybody who knows the answer to reply. =A0In other words you
> > want people to answer incorrectly so you can correct them, correct?
> > Only difference between that and =A0Mxsmanic is that he will correct
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> > 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
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> 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 re****ts.
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> I am afraid he may be a fraud.
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> All who are surprised please raise their hands.
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> No hands? I'd say that makes him an unsuccessful fraud.- Hide quoted
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Spent 30 minutes at pool yesterday discussing with professional
metalworkers best way to weld a complex joint for im****tant element of
prototype of what would be considered a wing.

Such things take time, and still, I do not know if it will work.

-Le Chaud Lapin-