PA46 Malibu/Mirage Flight Controls Overview Primary Flight Controls: Elevator, Rudder and Ailerons...

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PA46 Malibu/Mirage

FlightControls

Overview

Primary Flight Controls: Elevator, Rudder and Ailerons are conventional, utilizing dual control wheels and foot pedals that are manually activated and mechanically actuated through a series of levers, cables, pulleys, push/pull rods and bellcranks to provide pitch, roll and yaw control.Note: Rudder/Aileron are interconnected through a spring system which activates only when these controls are out of harmony.

Secondary Flight Controls:Flaps: Electrically activated, mechanically actuated through jack screw, torque tube, push/pull rods and bellcranks.Pitch Trim: Electrically and manually activated, mechanically actuated through cables, pullies and bellcranks controlling a trailing edge trim tab.Yaw Trim: Electrically activated, mechanically actuated

Rudder

PA46 Malibu/Mirage

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Rudder TrimTrim TabElectrically OperatedMechanically Activated

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PA46 Malibu/Mirage

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Aileron Controls

Elevator&

Elevator Trim

PA46 Malibu/Mirage

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PA46 Malibu/Mirage

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Flaps

Single PieceFowler TypeElectrically OperatedMechanically Activated4 Positions

FLAP DRIVE ASSEMBLY

28 volt flap motorJackscrewsPush/pull rodsBellcranks linkages Feedback Linkage

4 Position DetentsZero10 degrees25 degreesfull flaps

PA46 Malibu/Mirage

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