A very quickly built (would you believe 90 minutes!) actuator in my profile Spitfire; not exactly a thing of beauty! but at 0.85grams and 1.8Gram/cm torque I love it !!!

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Posted by: Graham Stabler on Jul 19, 2006 05:47 AM
A very quickly built (would you believe 90 minutes!) actuator in my profile Spitfire; not exactly a thing of beauty!  but at 0.85grams and 1.8Gram/cm torque I love it !!!
 
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This is my standard low wing trim for WW2 fighters based on freeflight experience --- the flight pattern is safe and docile, but remember that throttle setting is effectively the elevator function in rudder /motor equipped models; If you use elevator as
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Eric Hook's very linear output "Tabmag" actuator can be built to low weights at small cost ---- this design really does the trick with my models!!
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Another "Tabmag" actuator built by designer Eric Hook --- so much better crafted than the writer's!! This one is a really powerful but light version that could operate a pair of ailerons in small models?
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Inspiration!-- Nicely built Fike from Micro X peanut scale kit by Don Surtees. This one flies with a Kenway motor direct drive and Bitcharger radio.
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