RE: Austars 97
Hi Guys
Control surfaces.
All the hard tedious work is done for you here, surfaces are already prehinged and only need gluing in place. I used 15 minute epoxy on all hinges and the entire job did not take long at all.
I used vaseline on the hinge joint to keep the epoxy out,wipe off the excess when finished.
The rudder and elevators are built up and shaped not just a flat plank style which the stab and fin are, this gives a nice overall and practical finish.
Servo installation was next for the wing. Again all the work has been done , all you have to do is trim the covering, drill the holes to suit your servo and screw them in, easy.
Fit the servo's with a small gap underneath them, use a piece of cardboard, works nicely to prevent vibration destroying your servo.
Drill 4 holes in the servo hatch and screw it on.
Next task was to fit the control horns, all of the supplied ones were used and they are more than sufficient for the job. The nylon clevis is a tight fit on the pushrod and the pull pull rods secured to the control horn with a small scew, very nice fit.
The horns are the typical 3 screw triangle ones that has a nylon screw on piece to attach the clevis. I always put a nut each side of this part to make sure it does not move.
The pull pull cables were attached using crimps, with heatshrink over the lot. The servo end of the cables is fitted directly to the servo horn and has no adjustment.
Cheers Paul