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Old 01-24-2018 | 08:07 AM
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I am shifting over to tail surfaces for a bit.The reason being that the Pfalz pretty much has to have pull-pull on the control surfaces to look right. I suppose one could do push rods but a 4-40 rod to the rudder would look pretty clunky. By setting up the tail surface I can settle on the paths for the cables. I will also be cutting away at least part of the formers in the aft fuselage to make room and save a little weight. The fuselage is a fairly deep oval especially through the cockpit area and I am going to set up a walking beam for the elevator cables under the seat. I tried laminating a curved leading edge for the stabilizer but it didn't work out. I think the problem was a combination of using too thick wood and not soaking it in water/ammonia long enough. At any rate I didn't produce parts that matched each other or the drawing. I could probably take another shot with a more rigid form and thinner laminations but I will probably just go with horizontal laminations rather than vertical. I also have a wing tube on order for the lower wing.
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