Elevator Trim Tab Limits

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Elevator Trim Tab Limits

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Originally Posted on Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:38 pm

To ensure that the elevator trim tab does not induce flutter and to reduce the amount of stress and wear on the tab components, there is a limit to the free play. The guidelines are presented in these excerpts from the FAA documents.

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trim_tab_max_limits.pdf
Elevator trim tab limits to prevent flutter.
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