I have always heard they have more friction than cables. One advantage in using these push-pull setups compared to cables is failure in one side could still let the other side work in the ailerons. The plane I am building uses them on all flight surfaces, but does use a cable on the rudder to get to the rear of the fuselage where the cable picks up.
Kevin Golden Harrisonville, MO Streak Shadow In a message dated 3/18/2013 5:26:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, tking58 at gmail.com writes: I don't understand why morse/teleflex/push-pull cables aren't more common in aircraft. I know Jabiru use them, and I've seen them in some other aicraft. I'm planning to use them on my KR. No doubt they're a bit heavier than regular cables, but by the time you include the fittings and brackets you don't need (e.g. every time a regular cable goes round a bend), and the shorter cable length, the weight difference probably is minimal. Not sure the cost would be significantly different either by the time you include all the brackets, pulleys, etc. for regular cables. It's not like they're unproven and it seems to me the time saving during build would be significant, which is why I don't understand why they're not more popular. Cheers, Tony On 19 March 2013 07:56, Clayton <claywill51 at cox.net> wrote: > Has anyone used morse cables? (I think that is what they are called) like > the ones used on boats? They bend easy and don't need pulleys. If you have > a > fold up wing, no need to even unhook them. > > -----Original Message----- > From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of jon kimmel > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 8:03 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> Aileron cable rigging with tricycle gear > > Just wondering if anyone has tried this idea...the diehl tricycle > installation forces you to reroute the aileron cable...and most folks > install a long bracket so they can install a pulley midway from front to > rear spar outboard of the landing gear mount. Why not install a pulley to > the front spar inboard of the mount and another pulley to the rear spar > just > forward of the aileron bellcrank? > > https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
