Installing The Elevator Pushrod - Phoenix Model AT6-TEXAN Instruction Manual

7. Using a modeling knife, cut 3 lengths of fuel line
150mm long. Connect 2 lines to the 2 vent
tubes and 1 line to the fuel pickup tube in the
stopper.
8. Feed three lines through the fuel tank
compartment and through the pre-drilled hole in
the firewall. Pull the lines out from behind the
engine, while guiding the fuel tank into place.
Push the fuel tank as far forward as possible,
the front of the tank should just about touch the
back of the firewall.
Blow through one of the lines to ensure the fuel
lines have not become kinked inside the fuel
tank compartment. Air should flow through
easily.
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Do not secure the tank into place permanently
until after balancing the airplane. You may
need to remove the tank to mount the battery in
the fuel tank compartment.
9. To secure the fuel tank in place, apply a bead of
silicon sealer to the forward area of the tank,
where it exits the fuselage behind the engine
mounting box and to the rear of the tank at the
forward bulkhead.
CA glue
To muffler
SERVO INSTALLATION
INSTALLING THE FUSELAGE SERVOS
1. Install the rubber grommets and brass collets
into the elevator, rudder and throttle servos.
Test fit the servos into the servo tray. Trim the
tray if necessary to fit your servos
2. Mount the servos to the tray using the mounting
screws provided with your radio system.

INSTALLING THE ELEVATOR PUSHROD

1. Locate the pushrod exit slot on the right side
2. Carefully cut away the covering material from
3. Working from inside the fuselage, slide the
4. Install the clevis into the two elevator pushrod.
5. The control horn should be mounted on the
6. Drill two 3mm holes through the elevator using
7. Attach clevis to the hole in the control horn.
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To carburator
To vent Tube
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Elevator servo
Rudder servo
and left side of the fuselage. It is located
slightly ahead and below the horizontal
stabilizer.
the slot.
threaded end of the pushrod until it reaches the
exit slot. Carefully reach in with a small screw
driver and guide the pushrod out of the exit slot.
Make sure 6mm of thread shows inside the clevis.
bottom, left side and right side of the elevator at
the leading edge, in line with the elevator pushrod.
the control horn as a guide and screw the
control horn in place.
Install a silicone tube on the clevis.
Throttle servo
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