SHORTRV7
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I need some help on how you guys figured the throw of the rudder. I thought I had it on the bench, but I was wrong. How do you measure the angle?? Would this work knowing the distance from the center hinge to the end of the rudder is 20 inches and measuring the amount of movement to one side or the other and using a triangle formula work? Look at this to see if I am thinking right here or not.
http://www.mathopenref.com/trianglesideangle.html
I put 20 inches in for the distance from the center piviot point to the aft end of the rudder and then swang the rudder. On the two long legs of the triangle they both have to be 20 inches. The formula shows I need from 10.3 to 11.9 inches of swing to get from 30 to 35 degrees, am I on the right track here or is there an easier way of doing this, help!!!
http://www.mathopenref.com/trianglesideangle.html
I put 20 inches in for the distance from the center piviot point to the aft end of the rudder and then swang the rudder. On the two long legs of the triangle they both have to be 20 inches. The formula shows I need from 10.3 to 11.9 inches of swing to get from 30 to 35 degrees, am I on the right track here or is there an easier way of doing this, help!!!
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