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Old 03-03-2014, 08:47 AM
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Thank you very much Thomas, great video!!!
I still have a question regarding the pivot actuator bracket: as per the following image





in the real Tomcat the actuator is behind the pivot so I'm assuming that moving the bracket in front of the pivot, very close to it, and talking about the forces applied to the wings, you'll need much more power and strength in order to manage the sweep mechanism.
Let me try to explain better using another image:





I image the 5kg weight as the 'force' needed having the actuator placed as the real one, and the 100kg weight as the 'force' needed having the actuator placed in front of the pivot... sorry but as I'm not an English mothertongue sometimes is very difficult for me to explain well, so I hope you understood what I mean!

Angelo
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