I'm at the point in my RV-14 fuselage build where I've connected the control rods and I'm adjusting the up/down elevator travel. The up/down travel on the left elevator is 27/27. The right is 29/25. How is that possible??? I've measured it every way I can think of and it's always the same. The elevators are bolted solid to the elevator horn so they don't move at all in relation to each other. They move as one unit up and down.
The max elevator control deflection limit for the RV-14 is 30 up and 25 down so I'm satisfied with the travel on the right elevator but not the left. I've stared at this thing for an hour trying to figure out how the travel can be different left to right and can't figure it out. I probably should have paid more attention to my math teacher in high school. Can somebody explain what I'm missing?
The max elevator control deflection limit for the RV-14 is 30 up and 25 down so I'm satisfied with the travel on the right elevator but not the left. I've stared at this thing for an hour trying to figure out how the travel can be different left to right and can't figure it out. I probably should have paid more attention to my math teacher in high school. Can somebody explain what I'm missing?
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