Section 15: Installing The Rudder, Elevator And Throttle Pushrod - Hangar 9 Ultra Stick 60 Instruction Manual

Section 15:
Installing the Rudder, Elevator, and
Throttle Pushrod
Items Needed
Parts Needed
Fuselage
30" pushrod wire, 2-56
threaded on one end (2)
19 / " pushrod wire, 1.5mm
1
2
Control horn (2)
Step 1. Locate one of the long 30" pushrod wires threaded on
one end, a 2-56 clevis, wire keeper, and a clevis keeper. The
rudder and elevator pushrods are made using these parts shown
below. The throttle linkage will be made from the shorter 19
40
Tools and Adhesives Needed
Wire keeper (2)
Clevis (2)
Easy connector
Clevis keeper (2)
Step 2. Note that the pushrod wire guide tubes are preinstalled
in the fuselage. On the aft end of the fuselage find the pushrod
exits for the rudder and elevator pushrod. Using your hobby
1 / " rod. knife, carefully cut away the covering over the pushrod exit on
2
the top left side of the fuselage next to the vertical stabilizer and
the opening on the right side of the fuselage where the elevator
pushrod will exit. Be careful not to cut the pushrod guide tube.
Step 3. Insert one of the 30" pushrod wires through the
guide tube with the threads exiting the tube at the aft end of
the fuselage. Screw on a clevis 7-10 turns and snap it onto the
control horn.
Felt-tipped pen/pencil
Hobby knife
Needle-nose/Z-bend pliers