LT40 Tail wheel conversion help
 

I'm having trouble figuring out how to drill 3/8in holes to run the flex tube through the fuse. It's too long. Is there an easy way to do this so I can steer my tail wheel?

RE: LT40 Tail wheel conversion help
 

Just run it (tube) down the side of the opening that is available. It's a flex tube, and the only difficulty you will have is getting the line up at the exit. I just used a straight wire from the the rudder servo to the rear, through a slightly elongated exit a few inches in front of the tailwheel. Here is the thread with pictures from my Alpha, I also have an LT-40.


http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/Alph...2118831/tm.htm

I forgot to add, if you need a long drill bit, it is called an Installers Bit. They are kind of pricey for using only once or twice a year.

RE: LT40 Tail wheel conversion help
 

I think that rings a bell. Like the one to run wires in your walls at home.

Thanks,

Rob

RE: LT40 Tail wheel conversion help
 

Why not just run a "normal" pushrod, made from dowel and two pieces of pushrod wire? That way, you only have to drill 1 hole at the rear of the fuse for the pushrod to exit. Run it through the center of the fuse formers where the big holes are. ;)

RE: LT40 Tail wheel conversion help
 

Greetings from South Carolina :-)

There is another option for a stearable tail wheel.
You could purchase the type tail wheel that uses springs attached to your rudder.
Or you could purchase a long drill bit.
Hope this helps.
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RE: LT40 Tail wheel conversion help
 

On an LT-40, you would have to modify the rudder to get it to extend below the elevator for the type with the springs to work. That was why I stuck the thread link in on modifiying my Alpha, where I used a solid wire down the middle, in a tube, and where the exit was, the hole is slightly elongated to compensate for a "slash cut" or diagonal cut of the tube, flush with the exit. I have one that uses the spring from the rudder to tailwheel on my Tiger 60 that I built as a taildragger. It is heavier than the LT-40, and the spring setup takes the load off the servo on landing.

RE: LT40 Tail wheel conversion help
 

no need to "drill" a hole, just cut one out with your blade. Here is where my hole is located on my LT-40

http://richdavis.net/rc/images/tail10.jpg

RE: LT40 Tail wheel conversion help
 

I have had excellent luck with a VERY simple solution. I ran a wire through the fuse and horiz stab, direct to the rudder.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/Conv...2524324/tm.htm

I used a standard steerable tailwheel mount, but made my own wire/spring assy. I drilled down right at the rudder hinge point and ran a wire straight through. This way in addition to the spring for flexibility under load, the wire up through the fuse give it torsional flexibility. The reason I like it is - it looks good and clean, it has no external horns or cables to catch or break and it is just so simple. Once I figured it out it just took me a few minutes.

I can explain a little more in detail if you give me a PM. ;)

Mike