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Electric Trim STC (SA01746SE) Issued |
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April 4, 2007
Simuflight has just been issued the STC (SA01746SE) for the replacement electric trim system for the Seabee. This system is the culmination of three years of work and countless hours of flight testing with our test pilot and the FAA people as well. This is a significant upgrade to the existing system as well as adding electric trim for the rudder.
This system completely replaces the current trim hardware so you remove all the gears, cables, chains, cranks etc. We replace all of this with two servo motors in for the elevator and we add a servo motor to the rudder for the rudder trim.
The advantages are:
- Reduced maintenance of a problematic system.
- Improved weight and balance, the new system is significantly lighter than the old system and this is aft where the Seabee really needs it.
- Improved flight handling, the system allows for a hat switch on the yoke (Ken can even add one to a original Seabee yoke) as an option.
- Rudder trim, never before available.
This system is a minimum maintenance system it either works or it doesn't had the servo motors are not expensive to replace should there be a problem.
The FAA put us through our paces on flight test with regards to handling in all conditions. We had to test trim runaways and controllability at all airspeeds and flight conditions. The FAA's test pilot's comment when he came back from the final flight test "very nice modification, I see no issues in any flight configuration".
This kit is in the process of being added to our PMA and should be available for shipping by late summer. We are currently taking orders for this kit and will be shipping as soon as the FAA completes the PMA side of the paperwork.
For more information contact us or visit our web site at: http://www.simuflight.net
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