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Old 09-15-2002 | 03:46 AM
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MarkD
 
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Default swivel ball links

I am reworking my Great planes Extra 300 ARF. I really like the plane (with a Saito 91), but I think that there is a lot of room for improvement as regards the control linkages. I am putting dual mini servos in the tail for the elevator and switching to a pull/pull system on the rudder. The rudder has far too much slop for my taste using the kit supplied pushrod. I am also going to add about 1" to the width of the rudder. I think I will also add a better tailwheel assembly.

The aileron servos bind a little because the pushrod puts a slight downward pressure on the servo arm when the servo gets to about 75% of max deflection.


MarkD