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Old 10-14-2017, 08:08 PM
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Thanks Ken. The good thing about having to work those hours it will allow me some down time to think through a few details that I may have otherwise executed the first option that comes to mind rather then weigh the benefits of a second or third option. If you noticed, I haven't made a rudder yet. My first idea was to just do a balsa sheeted foam version just like the stabs and wings. After some thought I am leaning towards a molded fiberglass rudder. Then come more options, flared TE or not, what thickness should the TE be? The one thing that I am thinking is that during the layup I can add a strip of Kevlar at the LE that would extend onto the mold flange. This Kevlar strip would become the rudder hinge. Having to not do traditional hinges would save even more weight. As they say " it's all in the details ". I sure hope that after all this effort on those details that the design is sound.