Time to hook up the elevators. This was a pretty straight-forward operation, all things considered, the only real wrinkle was getting the push-tube connected at the same time as our Strong Pitch Trim system. One end of the tube was drilled and and finished by the factory, with the other end needing to be cut, fitted with […]
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A support is added between the control stick and the mid-bearing support, 2 1/2″ behind the stick on the pilot’s side of the keel. It’s attached with 2 10-32 screws. Torque Tube Support
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The keel has been fitted against the canard bulkhead that was installed by the factory, however. Also, we drilled 1/8″ holes in the aft section of the keel to access the torque tube bolts on the rear support. Now that we’ve set the location of the speed brake actuator, we’ve cut a 6′ diameter access hole […]
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Much of this section was completed prior to delivery as part of the quick build fuselage. The location of the king pin and shock locations were set, for example, but we did rough out the inside skin where the gear leg pass down through and reinforce it with two layers of bid. Then we located […]
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The first hard point we made on the Keel is this “house” shaped one on the pilot’s side for front control rod bracket. It’s 5-3/4″ at the peak with a 5″ tall by 5.5″ wide. It’s is attached on the inside of the keel with micro, with a small fillet or sand the edges (we […]
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In this section we mounted the aileron control torque tube mid-bearing support bracket on the inside of the keel, along the pre-marked line on the keel. With the rear bearing support located, we measured where the torque tube lined up inside the keel and located the 1″ hole on the support rib. We then sanded […]
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