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Flight Controls
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The controls will be duel
stick with pushrods for the ailerons and elevator. The rudder will still
use cables. I picked up two military joystick handles with all the buttons
for $50 each. I purchased these from the same guy I got my flight instruments
from in Rockland, Maine. He buys old aviation surplus hardware and equipment
and sells it to others at a discount.
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Here is the beginning of my
duel stick setup. This is a mock up in aluminum. The real control sticks
will be made of 4130. 7/8" 4130 tube will be used for the joysticks
and torque tube. 1"x1" square tube caps each end of the torque
tube. A parallel rod is installed to sync the two joysticks together.
Two other rods will be attached to the bottom of the joysticks. These
rods will transfer the linear motion into a torque tube running aft of
the rear spar.
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The torque tube in turn transfers
its motion to the aileron pushrod control and out to the aileron bellcrank.
The joystick mount brackets
are made of 1/8" aluminum. The bearings are made from 3/4" thick
high density polyethylene HDPE.
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