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Old 08-22-2003 | 06:02 PM
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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.

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Old 08-22-2003 | 07:03 PM
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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.
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Old 08-23-2003 | 01:36 AM
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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.
Old 08-23-2003 | 02:26 AM
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Default horiz Stab flutter

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.
Old 08-23-2003 | 02:34 PM
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Default horiz Stab flutter

Like TallPaul says, it is most likely to limber. If it is built up, you could sheet it top and bottom to stiffen it up.

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