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<\/a>The elevator idler arm was deburred, primed and riveted together.\u00a0 This piece is located in the tunnel between the rear seats and connects the forward elevator pushrod to the mid-fuselage pushrod.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The recent activities were dictated by positioning new equipment in the tunnel and forward fuselage.\u00a0 As a result strict adherence to the sequence outlined in the Vans plans were required, otherwise some installations out of order would be extremely difficult, if not impossible). The elevator idler arm was deburred, primed and riveted together.\u00a0 This piece …<\/span> Continue Reading →<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rv-10-build-project","category-section-39-control-system"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3029"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3063,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3029\/revisions\/3063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rv10.mirimar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/a>These are photos of the control and flap system parts before fitting, drilling and deburring.\u00a0 The right picture shows the aileron pushrods which link to the control stick bases.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>The control stick bases were reamed for roundness after drilling the control stick itself, then were protected with tape and expandable ear plugs prior to priming the ends.\u00a0 The brass bushings were then driven into the pivot holes for a snug fit.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>The control column was installed with finger tight stop nuts, then the control stick bases and pushrod assembly were also loosely attached.\u00a0 After adjusting the length of the pushrod assembly to ensure the control sticks were parallel, all fixtures were tightened and Torque Seal applied.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>Though officially part of the rudder controls, the plastic rudder cable guides were drilled.\u00a0 They were then attached to the forward tunnel.<\/p>\n<\/a>This shows the elevator idler arm in final configuration with pushrods attached.\u00a0 The space was tight for my hands when inserting the bolt, rod end bearing and washers.\u00a0 A rare earth magnet on the bolt end and washer pliers greatly helped during assembly.<\/p>\nThis jig was created to align the neutral position of the elevators at the bellcrank position. The final configuration was established with later posts on Empennage Attachment.<\/p>\n