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July 26th 12, 04:21 AM
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The Shoot Out - Hold It Right There! - 1 attachment
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;oD wrote: Jess Lurkin avait écrit le 15/07/2012 : This ~is~ a C130, yes? I had never noticed this before on a 130. Maybe it was just an odd angle or something. It looks dorked up a bit. Maybe that's what ~he's~ shooting? Hi Jess, This is the left elevator, pictured from the rear. Hercules' elevators have a "horn" at their end. Look at drawing: http://tig.ludost.net/pics/airdisk/U...s/C-130_19.JPG item #115. Or at pictu http://motomom.tripod.com/rudder_elevator.jpg ;oD aka Olivier That horn is a mass balance weight. Without it, the plane could be in a heap o' hurt, due to flutter. 
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July 26th 12, 12:46 PM
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The Shoot Out - Hold It Right There! - 1 attachment
On 26/07/2012 03:21, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
In article , ;oD wrote: Jess Lurkin avait écrit le 15/07/2012 : This ~is~ a C130, yes? I had never noticed this before on a 130. Maybe it was just an odd angle or something. It looks dorked up a bit. Maybe that's what ~he's~ shooting? Hi Jess, This is the left elevator, pictured from the rear. Hercules' elevators have a "horn" at their end. Look at drawing: http://tig.ludost.net/pics/airdisk/U...s/C-130_19.JPG item #115. Or at pictu http://motomom.tripod.com/rudder_elevator.jpg ;oD aka Olivier That horn is a mass balance weight. Without it, the plane could be in a heap o' hurt, due to flutter. Thanks for the information Orvil, much appreciated. Ri©ardo -- Moving things in still pictures
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