[i]Originally posted by lov2flyrc
Flutter split the wood at the hinge line and the surface left the plane. There was NO slop in the linkage. I too use CA hinges on my giant scale planes but on my jets.....never! [/B]
Mr. SimJet Ed,
Now the fact that the split was on the hinge line and the fact that great chunks of wood were not ripped out would make me think there was not enough CA used. And if there was no slop in the hinge what did cause the flutter to start in the first place? I think too many crashes are blamed on the hinge when in fact the fault lies in the installation.
Think about it...the big gas/glow engines beat the hell out of the hinges constantly and one would think that would cause fatigue of the wood surrounding the hinge leading to a loose surface but I haven't seen evidence of that yet.
Just my thoughts....not that yours are not valid....
Mr. RAM Dean....;>))