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Raytheon
Aircraft
BEECH
BARON
55
AND
58
SHOP
MANUAL
MEASURING
7HE
RUDDERAND
RUDDER TRIM
TAB TRA
VEL lN
INCHES
NGC/RE
4-22
When
a
travel
gage
is
not
available,
rudder
and
rudder
trim
tab travel
can
be
measured
in inches
rather
than
degrees
as
follows:
a.
Lightly
clamp
two
strips
of
1/4-inch
plywood
or
equivalent
to
the
rudder
trailing
edge.
Extend
them
forward
along
the vertical
stabilizer.
b.
Pull
the
free
ends
of
the
plywood
firmly
against
the
skin
contour
to
fair
the rudder
to
neutral
(O").
c.
Mark
the
point
on
the
tail
cone
that
corresponds
to
the
bottom
corner
of
the rudder
trailing
edge.
Refer to
Figure
4-22).
d.
The
points
used
for
measurement
on
the rudder and
rudder
trim
tab
are
shown
in
Figure
4-22.
All
measurements
given
in
the
TABLE OF
RUDDER AND RUDDER TRIM TAB
TRAVEL
are
the
straight
line
distance
between
the
position
of
the
surface
at
neutral
(0")
and
its
position
at
maximum deflection.
Rig
Pin
q,
0.
38" to 0.45"
B-B
C;
51 1 I
I/
1
31 1~
´•e~cO
A-A
Rig
Pins:
3/8"
dia,
x
2-1/8"
Long
Block:
1/2"
x
1"
x
2"
Long
55-1 545
Rudder
Pedal
Rig
Tool
Figure
4-21
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