Monday, December 23, 2024

Flight controls part 4


Next I installed the rudder cables per the KAI's.



Then I installed these 6 adel clamps.  I hate installing these but they sure look great when the job is done!  

Then I installed this cable retention bushing.  It ends up riding really close to the elevator control cable pulley groves to help keep the cables in the groove.

The rudder end of the cables gets the plastic sleeve safety wired to it.

Then the rudder cables are stored for the future.

I then installed the elevator control cables and bolted in the elevator control cable pulleys.  Be aware that there are two different length cables.  Make sure to get the correct one on the top and bottom.  Also make sure that the lines do not cross each other or the rudder cables.  This is a royal pain in the rear as you can't see most of them without a flashlight and a mirror and to install them with big hands and forearms is a real treat.  I hung clamps off the aft end of the cables to serve as weights to pull them taught while I was inspecting.  Made it easier.


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