Section 6: Installing The Control Linkages - Hangar 9 ULTRA aspire Instruction Manual

Section 6: Installing the Control Linkages

Parts Needed
• Fuselage
• 6" pushrod wire, no threads (2)
• 12" pushrod wire, threaded on one end (2)
• Wood pushrod (2)
• Heat shrink tubing (4)
• Clevis (2)
• Clevis lock (used to keep clevis closed) (2)
• Nylon wire keepers (2)
Step 1. Locate the parts used to make up the control linkages
for rudder and elevator. This includes two 6" pushrod wires, two
12" pushrod wires, two wood pushrods, and four sections of
heat shrink tubing.
Step 2. If there is covering over the rudder pushrod exit, which
is located on the top of the fuselage near the leading edge of the
vertical fin, carefully cut it away using a hobby knife.
Tools and Adhesives Needed
• Felt tipped pen or pencil • Ruler
• 6-minute epoxy • Drill
• Paper towels • Drill bit:
• Hobby knife • Rubbing alcohol
• Heat gun
• Masking tape
• Pliers (standard
or needle nose)
Step 3. Using either a felt tipped pen or pencil, mark 1" from
each end of the wood pushrods as shown below.
Step 4. Drill a 1 / " hole through the wood pushrods at each
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marked end.
1 / "
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