RE: F-22 (JL) Vector Thrust Nozzles
Here's about the best I can do for a drawing without tearing the jet apart...sorry I'm no artist nor a draftsman but it's pretty accurate. BTW, to align the drive rod output with the bucket hinge line and make sure the rods engaged the bucket drive tabs, I added the bare ply plates you see in the pics, trial fit and belt sanded the ply until the rods rode smoothly in the slots, then screwed them into the formers once everything was aligned. Then had to tweak (torque) the rods a bit to get the buckets centered and equal. [sm=spinnyeyes.gif] Yup, hate to admit it to the world, but I'm a micrometer and sledge hammer kinda builder!!! Whatever works I guess.
Aloha, Woody.