Aircraft Torque Tube - One of the items on the 'done' list was the torque tube assembly for a while. From front to back to whale tail, I should be able to complete this assignment with a little work.

First, I had to remove the fuel tank from the back of the plane to get to some items that needed to be easily completed. As I removed this tank, it was easy to put the shut-off valve in the right place, and make a support for the Bowden cable that would go forward of the keel to actuate this valve.

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Aircraft Torque Tube

With the tank out, I can now easily drill a hole in the torque arm to attach the trim spring, and also the connection to the roll servo arm. Then I removed the torque arm, and removed the torque tube behind the keel to drill a hole in both to connect the two according to the manual. I drilled an 11/64″ hole, and then went to 3/16″ to get a tight fit. Then I reinstalled both back to the plane, in the whale tail bearing and put in the AN3-11A bolts and washers/nuts.

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Then it's time to do the same for the front aileron tube assembly. I took all the tubes and universal joints from the plane and drilled using the same procedure two holes on the uni joint and each end of the torque tube. I reconnected it, put in the bolts and nuts, and put the finished assy back into the plane. The front torque tube has a smaller diameter that fits perfectly inside the rear tube, and this joint will be drilled in the next step, when we align the wing and side bars.

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