Wiring harness/ V-tail Questions

[stegre]

Anyone know of a good thread or website on the construction of wiring harnesses?

How about the correct set-up of a v-tail?

Thanks

Steve

[Ollie]

Looking from the rear to the front of the model, when the stick is moved to the right, both tail surfaces move to the right and when the stick is moved to the left, both tail surfaces move to the left. When the stick is pulled back, both tail surfaces move up and when the stick is pushed down, both tail surfaces move down. The maximum travel required for yaw control is usually greater than the maximum travel for pitch control. The ratio of pitch control movement to yaw control movement varies from one design to another depending the angle between the tail halves and other design characteristics. Flight testing and adjustment are necessary to tune the plane to the CG location, the purpose of the plane and the flying style of the pilot. It is for these reasons that a "correct" set up of control throw maximums can't be predetermined for the general case.

The type of wiring harness depends on the specific plane and the specific method of routing the cables. Most set ups can be done with extension cables rather than wiring harnesses. In other words, a wiring harness may not be necessary and if one is, the way to make it depends on the specific application.

[stegre]

Thanks, are you using 1 or 2 servos for the V-tail? What is a good pushrod material? This is a 2 meter carbon plane that will be DSed.

Thanks
Steve

[Ollie]

The answer to your questions depends on exactly which plane you are talking about.