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I am making a reversing throttle cable as shown in the picture John Gillis shared. There is a hole already in the aerocarb slide. I made a hole in the aerocarb body to match.


I tapped the hole in the slide to 1/4-20.


Here is how the rod threads in.


For reference John's post is here:
http://www.sonexbuilders.net/viewtopic. ... 76&p=26652

That's a great write up by John.

Here is a video of the latest prototype.
https://youtu.be/4V94DqPzQN8

Since I have lost all my photobucket and postimage pics, I've also lost interest in the updates. But we are making progress. Here is a video of my mixture control mockup.
https://youtu.be/qr9cxvgJTbQ
My center controls are very Cessna like. All the reversing is at the carb. Both the throttle and the mixture have over 3" of travel for the pilot to play with. Since I ditched the cleco pivots the throttle motion is outstanding. I have the real hardware on the way from Aircraft Spruce.

Josh and Bill were at the EAA 1414 breakfast today and stopped by to visit.

Latest progress - mixture bellcrank.
https://youtu.be/UnzEVKiBPIc

Here are a couple pictures, using my Sonexbuilders picture quota. Landing gear fairing pattern:

Tail fairing pattern:

And one off topic link, first flight of the hovercraft last Monday.
https://youtu.be/TBjp08TRdY8

NEETO! You've got a couple of winners living at your house!

Ed

Thanks Ed! I've worked out my tail fairing geometry and am polishing before I form it.

This is one pass of F9 with the bonnet last used a couple years ago.

If I had been willing to make another one of these fairings, it would be perfect. I am moving on.