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Oct 04, 2019 3 tested trim / torqued jamb nuts. Category: Empennage
After dialing in the fit on the elevator trim access panel yesterday, it occurred to me that maybe I should check to see if the servo worked, so I ran it back and forth with a 9v battery. All is well, but due to the way the jackscrew moves aft into a hole in the spar at the end of its throw, if the motor ever fails in any kind of nose up condition, I'm going to have a heck of a time getting it out of the elevator. fingers crossed!

I also torqued down the jamb nuts on the elevator hinge bearings. The print has a min/max measurement of 13/16-7/8 from the centerline of the bearing to the spar face. I measured them and they were at 7/8 exactly. I spent a while making a PVC wrench because I was going to crank them in a 1/2 turn or so, but then I realized that the hole in the center bell crank has already been drilled, so that's where they're staying.


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