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06-01-2020, 10:26 AM
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Rudder Trim Wedge Source
Folks,
Since Avery has concluded his business a few years back, I've wondered if there is another vendor producing and selling that great plastic rudder trim wedge. Newer builders have asked me where I got mine, and I don't like telling them it's no longer available. Mine's awesome, but they can't have it.
Is anyone still selling that wedge?
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Sid "Scroll" Mayeux, Col, USAF (ret)
52F NW Regional/Aero Valley Airport, Roanoke TX (home of DR's Van Cave)
"KELLI GIRL" N260KM RV-7A tipper
Catch her on YouTube's "Because I Fly!" channel
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06-01-2020, 10:44 AM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scrollF4
Is anyone still selling that wedge?
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Here is an alternate. Scroll (  ) down to page 3.
https://3bf21215-1086-4c74-9760-9481...6b4bd4a6aa.pdf
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011 
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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06-01-2020, 01:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Rosharon, TX
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Do you mean this one?
Cleaveland Tool Rudder Trim
Cleveland carries most of the stuff that Avery used to.
PS, Great Bravo Lead! B3
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Nick "Rehab" Nafsinger
91TS Rosharon, TX
RV-4 Bought 2019
RV-10 Built 2010, Sold 2019
RV-8 SB, "Fuse in progress"
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06-01-2020, 02:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Home Depot, Lowe?s, menards, door trim in maple or composite - or a piece of balsa wood, easily sanded to a wedge in about 5 minutes. Start with a piece about 6? long and work your way down flight testing. Held on initially with aluminum ?speed tape? until you get the length zeroed in.
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RV6/2001 built/sold 2005
RV8 Fastback/2008 built/sold 2015
RV4/bought 2016/sold/2017
RV8/2018 built/Sold(sadly)
RV4/bought 2019 Flying
Cincinnati, OH/KHAO
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06-01-2020, 03:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bay Village, OH
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And then monokote it and RTV with ultra grey....
I Went with the balsa route because I had 1 1/4? TE stock on hand. I was worried about the monokote ballooning, but two years in service and all is good. I put a couple of pinholes on the downward facing side to vent. I secured it with Ultra grey RTV. It?s a little lighter than plastic for balance, at least I told myself that. I did have to remove the first one, it was too big, best way to do that is dental floss. The ultra grey is pretty tough stuff. My final version 4? on my FP RV-9A, 320 hp, for nice centering at 145 TAS. I suppose it?s more related to IAS being an aerodynamic force, but the curve of difference is pretty shallow. At 5.5?, I was about a half ball off center, as in the outer edge of the ball was centered.
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RV-9A N183RC/90432: tip-up, O320H2, Ellison, Dynon D180, CPi2, Sen GA, at KLPR
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06-01-2020, 04:15 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Balsa
I too used a balsa premade tapered piece intended to be an aileron on one of my R/C builds. I sealed it well and painted it..9 years ago. All good.
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06-01-2020, 04:28 PM
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Moderator, Asst. Line Boy
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Just what was needed
Thanks all, great options.
Rehab, you flew a great B3 yesterday. What a weekend!
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Sid "Scroll" Mayeux, Col, USAF (ret)
52F NW Regional/Aero Valley Airport, Roanoke TX (home of DR's Van Cave)
"KELLI GIRL" N260KM RV-7A tipper
Catch her on YouTube's "Because I Fly!" channel
Exemption waived.
Proud and grateful 2020 -=VAF=- Contributor
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06-01-2020, 05:45 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: fort myers fl
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i made one out of scrap 3/8 inch polypro sheet i had laying around, took about 2 minutes on the table saw.
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06-01-2020, 05:57 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: San Jose, CA
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Wouldn't a simple Gurney flap be aerodynamically favorable? A short piece of aluminum extrusion, one flange cut down to 1% chord and tapered toward the ends to minimize induced drag? Or just bend some sheet.
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'91 Zodiac flying since 2013
RV-14A in progress
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06-01-2020, 06:13 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bay Village, OH
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And then monokote it and RTV with ultra grey....
I Went with the balsa route because I had 1 1/4? TE stock on hand. I was worried about the monokote ballooning, but two years in service and all is good. I put a couple of pinholes on the downward facing side to vent. I secured it with Ultra grey RTV. It?s a little lighter than plastic for balance, at least I told myself that. I did have to remove the first one, it was too big, best way to do that is dental floss. The ultra grey is pretty tough stuff. My final version 4? on my FP RV-9A, 320 hp, for nice centering at 145 TAS. I suppose it?s more related to IAS being an aerodynamic force, but the curve of difference is pretty shallow. At 5.5?, I was about a half ball off center, as in the outer edge of the ball was centered.
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Rick
RV-9A N183RC/90432: tip-up, O320H2, Ellison, Dynon D180, CPi2, Sen GA, at KLPR
RV-8 83718, wing kit, tanks done, with a four year plus plan - on hold due to home move
2011-2020 VAF contributor
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