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Old 1st September 2010 | 01:58
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mm43
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From: NNW of Antipodes
Bearfoil

The following is directly from the BEA Interim Report No2 -

The rudder is attached to the fin by means of eight hinge arms and one vertical load pick-up arm in the rudder’s hinge axis (arm 36 g). The rudder is controlled by means of a control unit (frames 84 and 85) and a mechanical control linkage (rods).



You will see that the arm is effectively two arms with a common intersection each side of the bush above the rudder bearing on the hinge arm. The fracture occurred on the bottom starboard side.

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