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Old 06-17-2003 | 02:27 PM
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Default conversion of trainer to taildragger?

I converted my Hangar 9 Xtra Easy to a tail dragger setup. I had the same problem Lowlevldevl had with the vertical stab and rudder completely over the horiz stab and elevator. Since the elevator sticks out further than the rudder there is no way to directly connect the tail wheel to the rudder. So what I did was run a 2-56 rod through the fuselage and attached one end to the rudder servo and the other to the tail wheel. With a little bending of the pushrod and a small exit hole on the bottom of the fuselage I was ready to go. I've put a lot of flights on this setup and it has worked flawlessly.