REFLECTOR: Aileron cables for side sticks

Sun Dec 30 21:20:41 CST 2012

Reiff,

Don't forget to check the movement of your elevator counterweights to make sure they don't interfere. 

Richard 

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On Dec 30, 2012, at 9:25 PM, Reiff Lorenz <Reiff at lorenz.com> wrote:

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> I posted a few months ago about running push-pull cables all the way from the dual side sticks to the aileron bell cranks at the wing root. Here is the final installation. It took a few tries to get the angles right so that there was not any stiffness or binding where they attach to the side sticks.
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> The cables run through the carbon beams, diagonally up the sides of the fuselage (I don't have any strake cutouts), and exit the firewall just above the spar.
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> I'm still really early in my build, and it will be a while before I install the avionics or engine, so I can't be sure yet about any interference or other unintended consequences. Since a few people asked, though, I'm posting the photos now that it's (hopefully!) done.
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> Reiff Lorenz, Dayton, OH
> Velocity XL-RG, 39% complete
> Currently working on: Installing the right rudder with its firewall and wing-root pulleys.
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