Hi all-

I'm in the middle of building a Balsa USA Fokker Eindecker .40. For those who are not familiar, this is a sport scale kit that uses ailerons and split elevator/rudder. The original Eindecker had wing warping and full flying tail surfaces.

I read somewhere a while back about a fellow who modified the .90 size Eindecker with a full flying tail. I think he used aluminum tubing and wire landing gear mounting blocks for the pivots. I was thinking about doing the same for this model.

Specifically, what I'm looking for is ideas on what to use for the pivot on the elevator. The stock surfaces on this kit are 1/4 balsa sheet. My idea is to make framed replacements built around a 5/32 tube or rod that I can run through landing gear blocks in the fuse. I don't want to use music wire due to weight. Aluminum tubing would probably bend too easy under flight loads. How about carbon fiber pushrods? Or any other materials that might work?

Thanks,
Jeremy

Eindecker 40