Electric aileron trim prep
It seems like the electric aileron trim is taking forever, but I’ve just been chipping away at it over several sessions for an hour or so each day. Today I installed platenuts on the main plate. The instructions call for countersinking the bracket and plastic block for a #10 screw, but I decided to dimple the bracket and countersink the block for slightly better strength. I assembled everything, and it worked out fine. I also attached the servo to the crank arm via the little connector parts. I had a hard time with the clevis pin at the servo end. The plans call for a washer under the cotter pin, but I couldn’t get it to fit. I wasn’t comfortable leaving the washer out. I was worried the cotter pin would eat into the soft aluminum connector part. I ended up stealing a thin 960-8L washer from the empennage trim parts, which worked out perfectly.
I had a little more time, so I attempted to mount the whole thing in the fuselage. One of the platenuts was off-center from the middle of the hole, making it darn near impossible to get a screw into it. I don’t know how that happens, but it’s frustrating. After I finally got the bracket mounted, I marked some holes that will hold the servo to the seat rib web. Of course I don’t have a #28 angle drill bit that’s needed to drill a hole for the #6 screws. I drilled the holes out to #21, and I’m currently trying to figure out how to get a regular 9/64″ drill bit to work. I used to have a regular chucking angle drill, but I can’t find it anymore.
It would have been a lot easier to install this thing before the center section was riveted together.