Section 20: Rudder and Elevator Linkages
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Required Parts
• Fuselage assembly
• Pushrod wires (3)
• Nylon clevis (3)
• Clevis keeper (3)
• Nylon wire keepers (4) • Control horns (3)
• #2 nuts (6)
• #2 x 3/8" screw (6)
• #2 x 1
5
/
8
" threaded rods (3)
Required Tools and Adhesives
• Drill Bit: 1/16" and 5/64"
• Hobby knife
• Thin CA
• Felt-tipped pen
• Drill
• Threadlocking compound
Step 1
Slide the rudder and elevator pushrod wires into the tube
in the fuselage. Make sure the threaded portion of the
wires is on the outside of the plane near the tail group.
Step 2
Slide a clevis keeper onto a nylon clevis. Thread the
clevis onto the wire a minimum of 10 turns. Repeat this
step for both elevators’ linkages and the rudder linkage.
Step 3
Remove the back plate from a control horn using side
cutters or a sharp hobby knife. Use a 5/64" drill bit to drill
out the mounting holes in the control horn.