Elevator trim

[Bird]

Re: Elevator trim

TonyL mentioned that 39 and earlier had winglets below the elevator, now this puts me in a bind as mine is a 41 bl-65 but I have winglets.
I'm starting to wonder hard what I have

[3Dreaming]

Re: Elevator trim

any of the "B" model airplanes before the 1200 pound gross weight had the trim flippers. They built these all the way into 1941. Tom

[Bird]

Re: Elevator trim

Thanks for that info

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Elevator trim

Correct on the flippers trim. Yes the early Model D / L-2 used a two cable deal with pulleys but it does not look like the Elevator pictured, the squared off part and the "tubing" was never used in production to my knowledge; there was Experimental stuff ; Gottengen airfoil; wooden fuel tanks; different shaped fins & rudder to name a few.