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Rich Brazell
 Post subject: Re: Flap return wire
PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:13 pm 
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That's what I was initially talking about . Just the LONG flap spring , sans connector . ::) Eliminates another piece of monkey motion in the setup . :o

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Jeff J
 Post subject: Re: Flap return wire
PostPosted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:52 pm 
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Among the goodies that came with the airplane is a single long spring. I think he told me it was clutch spring from a truck. I thought about trying it. I don’t see where it would matter trying it on one side but I balked at the idea of both sides not being the same.

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Jim Hockenbrock
 Post subject: Re: Flap return wire
PostPosted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:41 pm 
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I have used truck clutch springs for thirty years. No problems.


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