horiz Stab flutter
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From: Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM
My horizontal stab on my .46 Extra 300L has a tendency to flutter so much it turns into a blur!! i used to put it down to slop in the elevator linkage so i mounted the servo at the rear side of the Fuz enabling a direct slop free linkage.
After a flight additional wobble of the tailplane can be felt by the hand on top of the natual flex of the structure. I ran cyano into the joint which prevented the wobble until the next flight.
i would appreciate it if anybody could give me any clues as to the cause and any methods of stopping the flutter.
Many thanks
After a flight additional wobble of the tailplane can be felt by the hand on top of the natual flex of the structure. I ran cyano into the joint which prevented the wobble until the next flight.
i would appreciate it if anybody could give me any clues as to the cause and any methods of stopping the flutter.
Many thanks
#2
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I add tubing spupports to the bottom of the stabilizer on models that have shaky horizontals.
Flatten the ends and the middle.... bolted to the horizontal, screwed into a plywood plate on the fuselage.
Flatten the ends and the middle.... bolted to the horizontal, screwed into a plywood plate on the fuselage.
#3
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If your Extra has a flat-plate stab, it probably is too flexible to get away without using the bracing wires used on most full-scale extras, I think. Mass balancers on the elevators might solve the problem, if you don't want to brace the stab.
#4
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The most common reason for a stabilizer flutter is the material is too soft.
The particular CAP ARF I show was notorious for throwing the horizontal clean off!
When I heard this, I added the braces before I flew it the first time.
I have a Somethin' Extra, which the kit instructions have the tail section wire braced, with only the bottom side of the horizontal braced... which I doubt it really needs, but with the SE, tail weight is needed anyway!
I have another plane which got into horizontal flutter when I went from a .65 to a .91. This one has wire bracing top and bottom.
The particular CAP ARF I show was notorious for throwing the horizontal clean off!
When I heard this, I added the braces before I flew it the first time.
I have a Somethin' Extra, which the kit instructions have the tail section wire braced, with only the bottom side of the horizontal braced... which I doubt it really needs, but with the SE, tail weight is needed anyway!
I have another plane which got into horizontal flutter when I went from a .65 to a .91. This one has wire bracing top and bottom.



