REFLECTOR: Aileron cables for side sticks

[Reiff Lorenz]

I've chatted with a number of builders in the past few weeks in the Velocity Builders' Virtual Hangar. I've discovered that a number of us are installing the side-stick option and want to eliminate the torque tube in the keel.

Scott Swing has indicated a willingness to think through an alternative connection method for us, probably involving control cables that run all the way from the sticks to the wing root. A few options are presented in the attached PDF. These are my sketches and thoughts, not Scott's, and I'd love the community's input. I'm leaning toward #3, since it has the fewest parts and takes the least design / re-engineering, but might be talked into one of the other options if it is safer, easier, or philosophically more elegant. :-)

Let me know what you think. Also, please contact me (directly is OK) if you too are interested in a more direct connection for your side-sticks so I can tell the factory how many of us there are.

Reiff Lorenz, Dayton, OH
Velocity XL-RG, 35% complete
Currently working on: Fuel system plumbing


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