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Old 20th Jul 2019, 06:29
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by HighWind
Today it require 50 revolutions trimming end to end, with a gear this is will increase. I.e. it will take longer to restore trim manually.
Er, no, it's much worse than that.

50 revolutions of the trim wheel is nowhere near end-to-end - that number of turns only moves the stab about 3 degrees (units).
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