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Old 02-20-2011, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Richie View Post
I don't see it. The top of the inner rudder is used as a counterbalance for wind to catch onto so rudder forces are easier to apply to the opposite side if that's what you see?
Appreciate that, usually known as horn counterbalance. But see my later posts on subject. What I failed to grasp when first viewing was that the straight edge is the bottom edge of the rudder. It just looked wrong - an illusion. Now appreciate that there is nothing wrong at all.
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