<P>I saw that article too. It belive it was to eliminate the waggle or wiggle in the tail on normal flight. I experienced this in my 25% Cap but have not noticed it to any degree on the pattern planes I have flown so far.</P>
<P>Wayne</P>
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<P>> I thought I read about 2 years ago that J.S. put a split piece of fuel<BR>> tubing on the TE of his 33 or 40% fiberclassics airplane's rudder to get rid<BR>> of a tail shake or something like that?<BR>> <BR>> Jim Woodward<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Ron Lockhart [mailto:ronlock@comcast.net] <BR>> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 7:41 AM<BR>> To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>> Subject: Re: Rudder Turbulator Strips<BR>> <BR>> Hi Wojtek,<BR>> <BR>> Not "turbulator strips" as such, but:<BR>> I saw a rudder on an Austrailian 2 meter bird at the <BR>> NATS years ago with a very thick trailing edge. <BR>> The pilot (I don't recall his name) said it provided<BR>> better response at low speed- such as stall turns.<BR>> I suppose you could tape a triangle about 1/2" wide,<BR>> 1/8" thick to each side of rudder to create a <BR>> trailing edge about 1/4 to 3/8" thick to try it.<BR>> If you do, let us know results.<BR>> <BR>> Later, Ron Lockhart<BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "Tomanek, Wojtek" <TOMANEKW@SAIC-ABINGDON.COM><BR>> Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 9:20 am<BR>> Subject: Rudder Turbulator Strips<BR>> <BR>> > On the IMAC list there was some discussion about using turbulator <BR>> > strips on<BR>> > both sides of the rudder's trailing edge. Actually, I do remember <BR>> > seeingsome on large IMAC planes. I was wondering if any one tried <BR>> > this on a 2M<BR>> > plane and what were the results??<BR>> > <BR>> > TIA<BR>> > Wojtek<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> =====================================<BR>> # To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR>> # discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> # and put leave discussion on the first line of the body.<BR>> #<BR>> =====================================<BR>> # To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR>> # discussion-request@nsrca.org<BR>> # and put leave discussion on the first line of the body.<BR>> #<BR>> <BR></P>