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2018-07-07, 21:07 by Gary M Jones

I was at the field today between 14:00 & 15:00 all on my own , good flying too. There is a dead sheep along the fence line towards the gate from the pits, I saw the farmer so reported this to her. I hope no one had plans for a BBQ Smile .

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Post by Andy Sayle 2010-06-07, 09:10

Morning all.

On larger models, they quite often have a tailwheel that is conencted to the rudder, with some pretty long springs. Does anyone know where I might be able to get hold of a couple of these springs?

Secondly, is it normal to just bolt a small bracket to the underside of the rudder, to link the springs to? Or would it be better to mount it to the control horn , along with the pull-pull cables?

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Post by Brian Colclough 2010-06-07, 10:39

Not sure where you'll source the springs ,Rich may know, if all the angles work ok I'd connect them to the same horn as the pull pull cables Wink

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Post by Mark Barnes 2010-06-07, 10:44

Aldi did a pack of springs a few months ago, some sutible ones in there, may be worth a look to see if they still have stock!

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Post by Guest 2010-06-07, 10:52

They have suitable springs Tailwheel springs Icon_bounce at Model Exchange Greenfield.

Although an easy fix, the bracket off the rudder is, in my opinion, a crude solution. In my experience, the rudder (and linkage) inevitably get damaged from the strong leverage of the tail wheel on the rudder, on arrival, particularly on grass.

The alternative is don't bother, just fit a skid or fixed/castoring sprung tail wheel. After all it's, not a tarmac runway your flying from but basically a cow pasture. It will still taxi OK. Assuming of course, that you do land on the strip! Tailwheel springs Icon_lol

Or you could install a dedicated link from the rudder servo or even a separate servo.

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Post by Brian Colclough 2010-06-07, 10:57

The whole idea of the said springs is to prevent such damage Paul. personally I wouldn't fly a large petrol model with just a skid unless it's a scale jobby Wink

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Post by Andy Sayle 2010-06-07, 15:52

Aye, that's the idea. Springs to act as a great big "servo-saver" link. I'll have a look in the model exchange though, I'm heading that way later this week....

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Post by Rich 2010-06-07, 17:15

I have a bag of springs here at home
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Post by Andy Sayle 2010-06-07, 17:58

Have you got any about 150mm long Rich? I might have to come and swap a couple of them for the 50p I owe Wink

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Post by Rich 2010-06-07, 20:41

Yes, that seems to work right, I give you springs in exhange for 50p you owe me anyway, making me light of 2 springs & 50p

Yeh seems like a good deal
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