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Title: MiG-3 aileron trim tab Post by: otto on September 14, 2014, 11:01:56 PM I am about fitting the trim tab on the left aileron of my MiG-3 model, and I noticed an oddity: looking at the few pictures showing this detail, it seems that the tab has its external edge aligned with the central aileron hinge. See pictures:
(http://s3.postimg.org/n2ki62o9v/red14f_aileron_trim.jpg) (http://s27.postimg.org/k02rx6p1v/reindeers4_aileron_trim.jpg) And also the Aviarestoration MiG-3: http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/yuri-rr/wing.htm All the drawings and kits I saw show the tab much closer to the fuselage: (http://s3.postimg.org/xj0m8enab/piantasc_aileron_trim.jpg) Any comments? Title: Re: MiG-3 aileron trim tab Post by: Massimo Tessitori on September 15, 2014, 06:31:42 AM Hi Otto,
seems you are right. I wonder why the original drawing had this error. Have you found any image showing a different arrangement? Regards Massimo Title: Re: MiG-3 aileron trim tab Post by: otto on September 15, 2014, 10:01:37 AM Hello Massimo
I only saw these images showing this detail clearly. As also Aviarestoration placed the trim tab accordingly, I thought that the "wrong" drawings came from a prototype feature. But, looking at the I-200 page ( http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/mig3/I-200.html ), the drawing shows the tab in the "correct" place, and also the pictures seem to confirm this. Therefore, I think it is an old mistake's legacy. I must say that, building this model, I found the MiG-3 far more enigmatic and complex than I expected ???. |