Rudder And Tab - Diamond DA20-C1 Maintenance Manual

DA20-C1 AMM
1. General
The DA20-C1 aircraft has the usual rudder. The rudder attaches to the spar of the vertical stabilizer.
Refer to Chapter 27-20 for data about the rudder controls.
2. Description
Figure 1 shows the rudder structure.
The rudder has left and right shells. Each shell has GFRP skins with a rigid foam core. The shells bond
together all around with bonding paste.
The rudder has two pivots. The top pivot pin bonds to the top face of the shells near the leading edge.
The top pivot has a bushing. This bushing is a sacrificial point and will require periodic replacement. The
bottom pivot is part of the rudder support-bracket assembly. The rudder lower mounting plate (also part
of the rudder support-bracket assembly) attaches to the bottom of the leading edge.
The rudder has a mass balance weight inside the top part of the leading edge. The mass balance weight
is bonded to the rudder structure during manufacture.
DA201-C1
Rev 18

RUDDER AND TAB

55-40-00
Stabilizers
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