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jesse(at)saintaviation.co
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:34 am Post subject: Control Rod Rigging/Clearance

OK, I have finally been through this point and, as promised, am going to provide a little feedback on the jigs that Van’s has us make to rig the controls.  

   

First of all, with the aft-most pushrod for the elevator, getting the elevator rigged correctly (91.4 degrees on the bellcrank by the battery) required me to shorten the pushrod 6 or 7 full threads from the measurement in the plans.  This got the elevators in trail and the bellcrank at the angle required.  

   

Second, with both of the forward elevator pushrods, having made them the length called out, I only had to lengthen one of them one full thread to get the elevator in trail using the little measuring bar from the spar forward to the welded control arm in the front.  With this rigged, the only place that touched with full elevator travel was the cross-control-bar on the front of the hole in the F-1048L&R as seen in the attached picture.  A little grinding on that an we are good to go.  

   

For those of you who are working on this, please don’t forget to put the front bearing of the front pushrod on the end of the rod that was drilled for the safety wire.  It is a pain in the neck getting that fixed after everything is installed.  Ask me how I know.  

   

So, in summary, I guess not all planes are the same, but I am very glad that the little rigging parts are designed for us.  They certainly do work (for me).  

     

Jesse Saint  

Saint Aviation, Inc.  

jesse(at)saintaviation.com (jesse(at)saintaviation.com)  

www.saintaviation.com  

Cell: 352-427-0285  

Fax: 815-377-3694

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rv10builder(at)bellsouth.
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Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject: Control Rod Rigging/Clearance

Thanks Jesse for the post. I'll probably spend the weekend checking 

lengths and angles again!



Brian



http://www.mykitlog.com/rv10builder



Jesse Saint wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		  

 OK, I have finally been through this point and, as promised, am going 

 to provide a little feedback on the jigs that Van’s has us make to rig 

 the controls.



 First of all, with the aft-most pushrod for the elevator, getting the 

 elevator rigged correctly (91.4 degrees on the bellcrank by the 

 battery) required me to shorten the pushrod 6 or 7 full threads from 

 the measurement in the plans. This got the elevators in trail and the 

 bellcrank at the angle required.



 Second, with both of the forward elevator pushrods, having made them 

 the length called out, I only had to lengthen one of them one full 

 thread to get the elevator in trail using the little measuring bar 

 from the spar forward to the welded control arm in the front. With 

 this rigged, the only place that touched with full elevator travel was 

 the cross-control-bar on the front of the hole in the F-1048L&R as 

 seen in the attached picture. A little grinding on that an we are good 

 to go.



 For those of you who are working on this, please don’t forget to put 

 the front bearing of the front pushrod on the end of the rod that was 

 drilled for the safety wire. It is a pain in the neck getting that 

 fixed after everything is installed. Ask me how I know.



 So, in summary, I guess not all planes are the same, but I am very 

 glad that the little rigging parts are designed for us. They certainly 

 do work (for me).



 Jesse Saint



 Saint Aviation, Inc.



 jesse(at)saintaviation.com <mailto:jesse(at)saintaviation.com>



 www.saintaviation.com <http://www.saintaviation.com>



 Cell: 352-427-0285



 Fax: 815-377-3694

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