This particular AP-2H aircraft load adjuster was placed on e-bay by Aviation Artifacts, Inc., around March or April of 2002. After myself and another VAH-21 member realized that we were bidding against each other I dropped out and Stephen Todd managed to add this AP-2H A/C# 135620 load adjuster to VAH-21's possession. "Welcome Home"

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VAH-21 Load Adjuster and Case from A/C# 13562 Load Adjuster Load Adjuster from VAH-21 A/C #135620

I had the opportunity on several occasions to check it when we added something new to the plane. Determination of the center of gravity range was a big factor in figuring our how the bird would land and take off. As I recall the bird was a bit nose heavy requiring more aft trim especially on landing. The effect could also cause a nose up pitch if the pilot had to take a waveoff and was slow using the varicam. We determined a lot of these data points during the flying qualities test program at Pax River and trained the guys on what to expect. - Email communication from Capt. Ed Forsman, CO, VAH-21

Load Adjuster from VAH-21 A/C #135620 Load Adjuster from VAH-21 A/C #135620

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