Rigging The Tail Brace Wires - Cub Crafters CC11-100 Maintenance Manual

Refer to Figure 6.3.5.7
(a) Set the tail of the aircraft on a sawhorse or a bench.
(b) Remove the inspection cover located on the left side of fuselage beneath the
horizontal stabilizer.
(c) Position the long tail wires with the tail wire bracket (5) and insert a clevis pin (1)
with washer (2) through the fin (3) and rudder (4). Secure with washer (6) and
cotter pin (7).
(d) Position the long tail wires with the tail wire bracket (14) on the horizontal
stabilizer (15) and insert a clevis pin (11) with washer (12) through the elevator
(13). Secure with washer (16) and cotter pin (17).
(e) Repeat on the opposite side.
(f) Insert the short tail wire (21) through the fuselage longeron (24). Secure with a
washer (22) and nut (23) and torque to 38-43 in.-lbs.

(6) RIGGING THE TAIL BRACE WIRES

(a) Level the aircraft per Section 6.3.22.
(b) Ensure that the horizontal stabilizers have been installed properly.
(c) Plumb the vertical fin at the rudder hinges. If the fin is not vertical, check that the
aircraft is level. If the fin is still not vertical, adjust the tension of the top and/or
bottom tail brace wires to ensure the stabilizers are level, and the fin is vertical.
(d) The tail brace wires must be tensioned in such a fashion to ensure that the
horizontal stabilizers remain horizontal and the fin remains vertical.
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Manual number SC10000AMM
Date: 05/08/2023
CUB CRAFTERS, INC.
CC11-100 MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Level the stabilizer laterally at the rear spars by adjusting the bracing
wires.
Place elevator trim in the center of the takeoff position.
Adjust the tension of the upper tail brace wires to obtain 7/16" to 9/16"
(.44" to .56") deflection when a load of 10 pounds plus or minus 0.5
pound is applied at right angles at the center of the wire.
The rear spar of the stabilizer must be level; the elevator hinge line must
remain straight. The tolerance is plus or minus 0.5 degrees.
Ensure that the fin remains vertical at the rudder hinge center line and the
rear spar straight. The tolerance is plus or minus 0.5 degrees.
6.3.5
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