Today was swage day. 8 foot pieces were cut from the 3/32" Stainless control cable for each of the flap cables. Four 15 foot pieces were cut for the Aileron cables. The manual gave no starting cable length for the Rudder cables, so a test run was made giving a extra for final fitting and cut. Two cables were made with this length. This resulted in 8 cables that needed one end dressed with thimbles and swaged sleeves. The sleeves were dressed with heat shrink tubing for a nice finished look.
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| Cables cut and ends dressed |
Shackles were added to each of the cables. The control cables in the left wing were run from the control surface (Aileron up/down and Flap) through the pulleys and through the holes drill in each of the wing ribs. It was fun the pull on the cables and see the corresponding control surface move!
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| Flap control cable installed |
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| Aileron control cables installed |
Balsa wood plugs were glued into the ends of the leading edge wing cuffs. Once the glue dried, a final thin layer of epoxy filler was added for a nice smooth finish. Hours: 4
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| Filler added to cuff |
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