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The tripod was set up to capture the landing, so unfortunately most of the take off is missed. The landing is on the first 300 ft of the airstrip.
Problem: as left/right flaperon is applied, path length of the cable changes dramatically, because the top of the elevator control horn is located about 12” off the axis of rotation of the flaperon torque tube.
With cable tension set to 20lbs at ne…
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Modified elevator cable routing for CH701
Problem: as left/right flaperon is applied, path length of the cable changes dramatically, because the top of the elevator control horn is located about 12” off the axis of rotation of the flaperon torque tube.
With cable tension set to 20lbs at neutral stick, I was seeing 10-15lbs at full left (very slack) and >35lbs at full right stick. This was tight enough to cause the elevator horn to bend!
Solution: I have added a pulley right behind the lower access hatch, on the bottom of the fusela… Continue
With cable tension set to 20lbs at neutral stick, I was seeing 10-15lbs at full left (very slack) and >35lbs at full right stick. This was tight enough to cause the elevator horn to bend!
Solution: I have added a pulley right behind the lower access hatch, on the bottom of the fusela… Continue
Posted on May 5, 2010 at 4:31pm — 8 Comments
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