As you guys know, I'm in the process of an annual condition inspection on my Sky Arrow.
Today Karen and I gutted the interior.
I always thought it was way cool the way the sidestick articulates in such a way as to control both the ailerons and elevator via pushrods:
http://youtu.be/FIMr4pzoY1o
I think its pretty cool - half way between Rube Goldberg and elegant.
In any case, all those rods are one of the reasons I think my Sky Arrow, in spite of looking light, comes in at the heavy end of LSA's at 867 lbs empty weight.
Rudder is cable, BTW.
Sky Arrow Control Articulation
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Sky Arrow Control Articulation
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Eddie, your YouTube URL is fragmented, hence the link is inop.
The SportStar has a similar arrangement (pushrods for elevator and aileron, cables for rudder). Seems a very good way to go. The Rube Goldberg analogy seems apt.
The SportStar has a similar arrangement (pushrods for elevator and aileron, cables for rudder). Seems a very good way to go. The Rube Goldberg analogy seems apt.
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Nice video, Eddie -- thanks. Yep, just about as Goldberg as my own plane!
Happy holidays and safe skies,
Paul
Happy holidays and safe skies,
Paul
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PhD CFII DPE LSRM-A/GL/WS/PPC iRMT
AvSport LLC, KLHV
[email protected]
AvSport.org
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