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PROCESS |
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CATEGORY |
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01-21-04 |
Elevator/Rudder Controls |
25.0 |
fuselage |
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I recently ordered up all the stuff needed to hook
up the elevator and rudder control cables. Things like cable, shackles,
turnbuckles, clevis bolts, various AN bolts, etc. The total bill came to
$240. Not too bad considering more than 50% of that was in turnbuckles.
I am using my brand new Nicopress crimper and Felco cable cutters to do the dirty work on the cables with ease. A good clean Nicopress done right looks great! Much better than I thought it would look like. The GN-1 does the elevator controls differently than a Piet. In my opinion the geometry is wrong. The cables slack when the stick is moved. They slack more than a Piet would. Also, the GN-1 method has the upper elevator cables rubbing the top of the stabilizer all the time unlike the Piet where they rub in the full down position. I solved this by adding a set of pulleys mounted to one of the upper cross pieces. These pulleys hold up the upper elevator cable and allow it to clear the stabilizer. I need to make certain that I put the cable guards on the pulley mounts to keep the cables from jumping off when the cable slacks. I'll try this method for now but may end up completely redesigning the elevator control system to work with no slack in the cables. I'm not 100% happy with the current method. The rudder was much better. I had the rudder cables installed and hooked up to the pedals within 30 minutes. I still need to order some fairleads as the rudder cables rub some spruce uprights and cross pieces in 2 places.
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The next 3 images below show the upper elevator
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