Pilottonny
Well Known Member
Hello,
I have purchased one of those plastic ?internal rudder stops? from one of our fellow builders. I have read some pro?s and con?s about this, but today while adjusting the rudder swing, I noticed that it is not the rudder that takes the extra blows, but the very rear fuselage bulkhead (the smallest one right at the end of the tail cone). There is a twisting force on the rudder attach bracket, that tries to twist the rear horizontal stabilizer spar, that on its turn puts these forces on the rear bulkhead.
If it is not the pilot who is hitting the stops hard, it might be the wind!
Has anybody, who is using the internal stop, noticed any problems in the long run?
Thanks in advance for your replies. Regards, Tonny.
I have purchased one of those plastic ?internal rudder stops? from one of our fellow builders. I have read some pro?s and con?s about this, but today while adjusting the rudder swing, I noticed that it is not the rudder that takes the extra blows, but the very rear fuselage bulkhead (the smallest one right at the end of the tail cone). There is a twisting force on the rudder attach bracket, that tries to twist the rear horizontal stabilizer spar, that on its turn puts these forces on the rear bulkhead.
If it is not the pilot who is hitting the stops hard, it might be the wind!
Has anybody, who is using the internal stop, noticed any problems in the long run?
Thanks in advance for your replies. Regards, Tonny.