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Date: 12/31/1969 Views: 1553

Chapter 22 Rudder System

Staring defeet in deface

Date: 10/29/2009
Owner: Jeroen Glazener
Size: 18 items
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Foam edges to make the floor level

Date: 08/11/2009
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Trimming plywood to fit the footwell

Date: 08/11/2009
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Bid on the bottom of the plywood

Date: 08/12/2009
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Dominique is the first to sit in the fuselage and make airplane noises. I am proud but don't want to sit in it myself yet, having been warned by Jack that the whole fuselage might double up (his did).

Date: 08/12/2009
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Test assembly of the rudder pedals. I have found a local company who have powder coated the parts for me.

Date: 08/16/2009
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Now assembled in the footwell. A bit of a Chinese puzzle, trying to keep the hole in the firewall small yet getting all the parts in place.

Date: 08/20/2009
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Anchor nuts on the bottom of the plywood

Date: 08/23/2009
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The Tufnol blocks in place. When first fitting as above these seem to fit snugly around the pedals. In practice they need a lot of sanding because any twist or misalignment will cause the the whole lot to jam as soon as you tighten the last bolt. And it doesn't make any difference, whatever order you tighten, it's always the last one, and you have no idea where it is actually jamming. Zennn..... A dremel with drum sander works best here.

Date: 04/06/2010
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Preparing the layup on plastic. This is not a Class A part, so a great way to get rid of all those cut-offs.

Date: 04/11/2010
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Parcel tape to prevent premature rudder lock. Flox to fill up any gaps between floor and wall. Large piece of bid on the front, smaller in the rear, tiny one on the side and it's covered.

Date: 04/06/2010
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The rudder system is all "fly by wire". First step is threading the rudder cable through the sleeve

Date: 04/13/2010
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Using the "Swage-it" tool the sleeve is then compressed.

Date: 04/13/2010
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Cutting the supplied cable in two. The manual suggests using a cold chisel (a what??) but with a cut off disc it takes just seconds.
TIP: don't cut it in two. Turns out later that part of the wire is meant for the restraining of the NLG. Cut that off first!

Date: 04/13/2010
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The cable is then attached to the rudder arm, together with a spring to keep the lot under tension.

Date: 04/14/2010
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A hole through the bulkhead lets the cable through.

Date: 04/14/2010
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Two tufnol blocks are needed to keep the cables away from the motor frame. Here they are shaped to prevent snagging.

Date: 04/14/2010
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Bonding the blocks to the side of the tunnel. Duct tape to keep it from gently sliding off again. Duct tape is like the Force. It has a dark side, a light side, and it keeps the universe together

Date: 04/14/2010
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Stuck.

Date: 04/15/2010
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