Does anyone have any pictures on how to hook up pushrods on a giant scale airplane? I am hooking up the ailerons servos on a 1/4 scale Gee Bee Y. From the servo to the control horn it is about 4 1/2 inches. I am use to using easy connectors and a clevis on my smaller planes but dont want to do that on this plane.

Du-Bro 440 ball links are your best bet. 4 1/2 inches is quite short so no real need for composite or hardwood dowel. Use a ball link on each end and you'll be fine.

Here is a picture of the linkage I used on my 29% Edge 540. Carbon rod, Titanium ends, and Dubro HD Ball Links. LInkage has been bulletproof for the several years the plane has been in service.

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SunDevilPilot has a very good setup. If your on a limited buget you can use 4-40 all thread rod and slide it inside a CF tube and lock it in with 4-40 nuts on each end. Use 4-40 ball links on both ends.

Where do you get the carbon fiber tube? And what is the best way to run the other surfaces which are about 18 inches long?

http://www.abellhobby.com/Pro-Series...cfprkbdpro.htm

Other options also available, gonna pick some up myself.

I have been using the Central Hobbies CF pushrods:

http://www.centralhobbies.com/contro...e/pushrod.html

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Do the cf rods need braced?

I like Abell's design better than Central, the rod ends fit over the c/f pudhrod, helps to eliminate rod splitting from any side loading. As bracing goes, it's never a bad idea, not shure if you need it, depends on the load.

I like all those but what I dont understand is how to come out of the fuse. Do I have to come out with the whole rod or is there a way just to have a 4-40 rod come out? it would probably be about 5 inches outside of the fuse.