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Old 07-08-2013, 04:19 PM
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Ack.......

Had my 2 and V 180* out of phase--------no wonder I could not figure out the aircraft.

Would be real surprised to find that trim tab on this plane.

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Old 07-08-2013, 05:26 PM
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It's a Lodestall...........
No, it is a Harpoon. I have ~3 hours in one, N83L. Believe it or not, it is very light on the controls.
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Old 07-08-2013, 11:38 PM
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[quote=mike newall;786306]It's a Lodestall...........[/QUOT
Yeah out here was a Hudson bomber or a L/Heed Loadstar..
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Old 07-09-2013, 11:39 PM
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Default Varicam tail??

AS an aside, the P2V/SP2H had a "varicam" tail - the camber of the tailplane could be varied to provide trim control. Love to know how it worked - but presumably unlike the PV-2, it had no trim tab at all....

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Old 07-10-2013, 05:36 PM
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Does this method of hinging a trim tab look familiar? How about the way the hinge pin is secured?



Guess the airplane! (Hint ? I took this while wandering around an interesting small airport yesterday?wonderful area, but I was flying, so I couldn't try the wine....)

Paul
Here is what that technique looks like when done on an RV-6. (sorry about the poor lighting in the photo)
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Old 07-10-2013, 06:15 PM
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Gary... I've seen more done like the Lockheed's than your version...

Four random ones off the web -

http://rv9-photos.s3.amazonaws.com/IMG_3772.jpg

http://www.overthehills.com/RV-9A-Pr...IMG_7485-M.jpg

http://www.gis.net/~rosette/trimpin.jpg

http://n999za.files.wordpress.com/20...-025-large.jpg
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