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Scale Heli Tail Rotor Control
I am building an RC Aerodyne MD500E scale ship to put my circa 2012 Trex 600E mechanics in. My problem comes in in tail rotor control. It is nearly impossible to run the tail control rod (carbon fiber, came in the kit) down the boom, as there really is not a straight shot between the servo (boom mounted) and the tail rotor., not to mention lack of room in the fuselage tail boom. I am thinking about using the heavier Sullivan flex cable for tail control, anchoring the sleeve to the boom in multiple places with zip ties and epoxying the exit from the scale boom to make the run. It's a scale ship, so obviously not going to be doing any hard 3D with it (not my style of flying anyway). Any thoughts on the viability of doing this, or alternatives? I used a control cable on GMP Cobra 50 (I know, I'm dating myself) many years ago. It was an experimental proving ground for me. I actually ran the cable down the inside of the tail boom and it seemed to work pretty good, and the Trex 600e is a similar sized ship, though granted with a scale fuselage on it and a 5,000 mah battery it's going to weigh significantly more than the Cobra 50. Thoughts?
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It should work, though I have to admit that I don't have any experience with it myself. Try asking around in the "scale helicopter" section (they're under "fuel helis"), or on scalerchelis.com. There are plenty of people who run a Sullivan rod; there you will find more information regarding the exact model.
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done that before it works fine if you follow the steps
just anchor the golden or or whatever in several places on the tail boom also run a solid music wire inside the sleeve as the plastic changes length with heat so your tail rotor trim keeps changing with temperature |
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