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Old 11-29-2006 | 07:43 AM
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Wren Turbines USA
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Default RE: 27% Cessna 421 Twin Turbo Prop

Rudder assembly underway. I used 7/64" piano wire inside large nyrod...laminated between the balsa sheet leading edge..... for the hinge. The rudder is removable by simply pulling the wire out.
The stand-off posts aeropoxied to the vertical fin are cut from C/F and have a brass tubing epoxied inside the hinge point. This does take some time to set up, but worth it in the long run.
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