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« Last post by Brock on August 02, 2025, 01:55:50 PM »
Well, this part is kinda a Swiss-Army-Knife, it does everything but fly. Oh, but it will do that too, one day. It's a hinge for the control stick, a control horn for the aileron cables, an elevator cable pulley (top), an elevator cable (bottom) guide. It slices, it dices, and if you act now we will include a second one for free! Oh, sorry, got carried away.
Added 1.5" to make it the same lenth as my 6" scale. That's measured from the center of the tube to the end of the horn. Haven't yet drilled the 3/16" hole. No doubt there is a reason the pulley is not standard at this location. Hope it doesn't come back to bite.
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« Last post by GoblinFlies on August 02, 2025, 12:29:17 PM »
Holy cow you just helped me a ton! I'm laying out my bench tonight and this is exactly what I was hoping to find!!!
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Having the dxf file would be great as I have access to a mill and a cnc at work!
Thanks
Pete
Sorry, this site won't let me attach a .dxf file. I could email it to you if you PM me your email address.
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« Last post by Tom H on August 02, 2025, 06:00:10 AM »
We set up DE Stubby and LEU Treehugger to have differential aileron movement by modifying the aileron bellcranks. Seems to work well.
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« Last post by Brock on August 01, 2025, 07:01:00 PM »
While finishing up the rear pivot/aileron-lever/rear-pully (now a big combo unit, pictures tomorrow) I discoverd a BIG UH-OH. One of the four aileron pulleys, on the landing gear bracket, is not going to mount the way intended. One of the diagnal tubes is in the way (see pic). Now I had a thought, happens sometimes. How could I have gone about the build, having never built a LE, and not run into trouble like this. It's not like the plans say "Hey bozo, be carful when welding in those brackets as the pulleys are going to need room to fit". Ya don't know what ya don't know. Ufda!
I've some ideas on how to fix this, gonna take a bit of work to make it look nice. While I'm fix'n this pulley issue, could someone tell me how many degrees from horizontal you struts are. I want to make sure the other pulleys will allow the cables to get around the fuselage as designed. Thanks
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« Last post by Peterross on August 01, 2025, 05:51:29 PM »
Having the dxf file would be great as I have access to a mill and a cnc at work!
Thanks
Pete
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No flanges in my kit. Chuck, though, had ordered a set but then found a set in his box which he was kind to send me.
Actually, I made them on the mill. I probably still have the .dxf file if anyone wants to do the same or take some stock to a water jet shop.
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Bullet does this.. not to a great extent, but it is noticeable. There is no adverse yaw with the Iron Design ailerons, though. Initiate the turn with aileron, recover with rudder just like a cub. Bullet has both dihedral and wash out. From failing memory, I extended the horn driving the ailerons 1" because it seemed I was having to stir the stick quite a bit in chop. It improved that.
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« Last post by pappyadkins on August 01, 2025, 10:06:58 AM »
I'll be following along with ya on this... but keep in mind everyone builds differently... I've seen many without much dihedral and or washout... both of which would affect performance... I just wonder if over banking issues are related to wing profile or rigging... interested to see responses...
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« Last post by pappyadkins on August 01, 2025, 10:01:48 AM »
We'll see what others say, but I added 1 1/2 inch to mine...
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