RANS S-20 RAVEN
TEXT MANUAL
09/01/2013
02C-01
AILERON CABLE SYSTEM INSTALLATION - FUSELAGE
INSTALLATION
(AFTER COVERING AND PAINTING OF FUSELAGE)
1.
Assemble Pulley Assemblies with Hummer Tangs and small U-brackets.
Refer to parts page and select the required components for assembly.
Leave the bolt through the U-bracket slightly loose to allow a small amount
of rotation.
2.
Bolt Pulley Assemblies to bushings welded to Fuselage. If needed run a
#11 drill bit through the bushings.
3.
Route Aileron - Control Stick Cable, bolted to center of Control Stick Link
Tube, through Pulley Assembly outboard of Control Sticks.
4.
Then route cable aft through tangs welded to Fuselage. Install Small
Pulley between Tangs.
5.
Attach Turnbuckle to aft end of cable.
(AFTER WINGS MOUNTED TO FUSELAGE)
6.
Route Aileron Cable from wing through Pulley Assembly at upper Station
3 and down to Pulley Assembly at lower Station 3. Cable then routes
forward and connects to Turnbuckle attached to end of Aileron - Control
Stick Cable. Refer to
FIGURE 02C-06
for a control system overview.
7.
Install Small Pulley and Cable Keepers midway up on Station 3.
NOTE:
Refer back to FIGURE 02A-05, if needed, for Cable Keeper trimming.
Route cable to outboard side of pulley; install Cotter Pins to retain cable in
pulley groove. Refer to
FIGURE 02C-07
.
IMPORTANT: Make sure bolt is
tight enough to prevent rotation of Cable Keepers.
8.
Route Aileron Link Cable from wing, under the Small Pulley at upper
Station 3. Install Cotter Pins to retain cable in pulley groove.
IMPORTANT: Make sure bolt is tight enough to prevent rotation of Cable
Keepers.
Connect ends of each Link Cable to Turnbuckle at center top of
Station 3.
9.
Refer to RIGGING SECTION for Rigging and Tensioning of Cables.
CAUTION
Do
NOT
allow cables from wings to cross.
