H. Stab and Flying Wires
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 12:38 pm
Mounted and leveled the horizontal stabilizer. I was able to get good measurements for the lengths of the 4 upper and 4 lower flying wires and the angle to which the wire tangs need to be bent (40 degrees seems to be proper for all 8 locations).
I have access to 3/16" 6061Tg aluminum rod so I decided to make my own flying wire rods by threading the ends (left and right hand) and adding left and right hand clevis forks. These forks are very expensive. I thought seriously of making my own from 3/8" hexagonal 6061Tg rod stock (only about $9 locally), but making all 16 (8 left and 8 right hand) would be very time consuming, so I bit the bullet and ordered the clevis ends, jam nuts, and pins from Univair ... considerably cheaper than Aircraft Spruce.
Using the hand die tool to cut the threads into the rod stock is also time consuming, but I'm getting better at it.
I have access to 3/16" 6061Tg aluminum rod so I decided to make my own flying wire rods by threading the ends (left and right hand) and adding left and right hand clevis forks. These forks are very expensive. I thought seriously of making my own from 3/8" hexagonal 6061Tg rod stock (only about $9 locally), but making all 16 (8 left and 8 right hand) would be very time consuming, so I bit the bullet and ordered the clevis ends, jam nuts, and pins from Univair ... considerably cheaper than Aircraft Spruce.
Using the hand die tool to cut the threads into the rod stock is also time consuming, but I'm getting better at it.