§ Nose Wheel, Fixed (Optional)
T-45 Goshawk Composite
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Mount Steering Servo
Required Parts
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Fuselage [F]
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Nose Wheel Servo + Hardware
Required Tools and Adhesives
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Hand Drill & Drill Bits
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Thin CA Adhesive
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Screwdriver
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The nose wheel steering servo will be seeing a
very large amount of vibration and load due to
the contact with the ground through the nose
gear. For this reason we highly recommend the
use of a metal gear servo for nose wheel
steering.
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Place the servo in the servo tray behind the
steering assembly. Drill two pilot holes for the
servo mounting screws.
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Reinforce the plywood where the mounting
screws will go with some thin CA adhesive.
Steering servo mounted
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Place the servo as shown in the picture above
and mount it with the screws provided with the
servo. Use a short control arm for the steering
servo to achieve the desired steering geometry
and sensitivity.
Make Control Rod
Required Parts
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Fuselage [F]
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Fixed Landing Gear Hardware, Nose [F1]
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Linkage Stopper (Optional)
Required Tools and Adhesives
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Ruler
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Needle Nose Pliers
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Z-Bend Pliers (optional)
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Screwdriver
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With the servo in position temporarily connect
your radio and check which side of the servo
arm you will want to connect your control rod to
get the correct steering input.
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Measure the distance from the hole in the servo
arm to the hole in the control arm.
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Bend the control rod to match the desired
geometry and length.
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Tip, due to the tight quarters and difference in
height between the servo and the steering arm
you may find it convenient to use an alternate
attachment method for the control rod such as a
linkage stopper or E/Z Connector.
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Remove the servo arm, insert the control rod
and re-attach the servo arm. Finish the
installation with the servo arm screw.
Control rod bent and installed in location using an
optional linkage stopper