Lots of talk recently about Vne and big vs small rudders on a -7/A But my question is a bit more general.
From reading posts directly from Vans, their rudders are not to be statically balanced. Add the counter weight per the plans and you are good to go. This, of course is different than the elevators, which need balancing.
So if the rudder is properly weighted with the factory supplied counter balance. What happen when we add a tail strobe?
Common sense says add the weight of the tail strobe to the counter weight and one would be back to the factory spec, counter balance weight wise. But in aviation, sometimes relying on common sense can lead you astray.
Van's is closed until Monday (obviously) so we can't ask them. Searching VAF brought up a few discussions related to this but nothing I found addressed it directly.
What's peoples thoughts on this? Ever had this discussion with Vans? IS a tail strobe a bad idea, flutter margin wise?
From reading posts directly from Vans, their rudders are not to be statically balanced. Add the counter weight per the plans and you are good to go. This, of course is different than the elevators, which need balancing.
So if the rudder is properly weighted with the factory supplied counter balance. What happen when we add a tail strobe?
Common sense says add the weight of the tail strobe to the counter weight and one would be back to the factory spec, counter balance weight wise. But in aviation, sometimes relying on common sense can lead you astray.
Van's is closed until Monday (obviously) so we can't ask them. Searching VAF brought up a few discussions related to this but nothing I found addressed it directly.
What's peoples thoughts on this? Ever had this discussion with Vans? IS a tail strobe a bad idea, flutter margin wise?
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