Friday, January 12, 2007
F-449
I installed the F-449 bracket today. In fact I made up two of them, one per the plans, and the second one shown here. It locates the bearing, supporting the control column, 5/16th further forward. This appears to be preferential since it causes the aileron push rods to line up with the push rod hole in the side of the fuselage and wing rib. The standard bracket moves them 5/16th aft causing considerable filing to gain clearance for the push rod. I see very little downside. The only significant change is that the base of both sticks moves forward the same distance but I can not see why this might matter.
I will not drill the 3/32 bolt holes, that locate the rear control column support, or finalise the length of the push rod connecting the two sticks, until the ailerons have been installed, and no snag has been found.
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