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12-29-2015, 06:40 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
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Trim Tab Help Please
Hello guys,
Well i think iv pooched my tab on the first bend! Some advise would be great
also when i look at my control horns, One is a E618EEPP-1 the other is a E617EEPP Did vans mess up and not send me the correct one because they don't mate up at all.
Just trying to get to the bottom of this so if i gotta place an order for parts i do it once.
Notice the edge distance of the hole by the tab bend?
Thoughts?
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12-29-2015, 06:52 PM
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Sorry, I'm no help.
Just wondering when is someone is finally going to make some tooling and start selling perfect completed trim tabs? At $100 bucks a pop I'm guessing someone could generate a little side money pretty easy!  Allan, you're missing out on a product line!
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12-29-2015, 07:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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For my RV7 the control needed to be trimmed for either manual or electric trim, hence untrimmed they will not match.
I was lucky and had a little more distance from the hole to the bend.
Mine was trimmed for manual, which I now want to change to electrical for G3x autopilot integration.
My log of trim tab work: http://www.mykitlog.com/users/displa...g=183774&row=1
Last edited by nilberg : 12-29-2015 at 07:46 PM.
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12-29-2015, 07:40 PM
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ill be going the ribblet method after this, i just thought id try the vans method first. it is silly
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12-29-2015, 08:36 PM
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For the parts, in the RV7 kit you should have E-717 and E-718. They are the ones that can be trimmed to either electrical or manual trim.
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12-29-2015, 09:20 PM
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its an old EMP kit from 2000 i believe I'm finding lots of surprises 
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12-30-2015, 08:34 PM
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any thoughts guys?
it looks to me like edge distance on the rear control horn hole is too close to the root of the bend.
Also if someone could post a pic of the horns that would be awesome because i think i have the wrong ones..
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01-01-2016, 09:49 PM
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I'll sent a pic off to vans and see what they say
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01-02-2016, 08:59 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Estes Park, CO
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Originally Posted by atalla
it looks to me like edge distance on the rear control horn hole is too close to the root of the bend.
Also if someone could post a pic of the horns that would be awesome because i think i have the wrong ones..
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Not a very good picture.
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Larry Larson
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01-02-2016, 08:58 PM
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Thanks so much Larry! I'm sure i have the wrong ones now. I'm not sure what happened as i'm the second owner of a kit that is fairly old. (not fully pre punched)
the trim tab was but stiffeners on the HS and elevators are not
My inboard and outboard control horn look nothing like that.
Cheers
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