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chris Sinfield

Joined: 28 Nov 2006
Posts: 270
Location: Sydney Australia

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 2:57 am Post subject: XL Cable rigging and fairlead

Hi 

I have gone over the XL photo guides and I can't find the photos of how the cable rigging is done. Is there a section I have missed ?



Also on 6-B-22 the top center diagram of the rear frame channel 6B5-2 shows a support L angle between 6B5-3 and 6B5-2 is there a photo of this L angle anywhere within the guides?



Chris.

Sydney

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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 4:08 am Post subject: XL Cable rigging and fairlead

Hi Chris,



I'm afraid you will find as you near completion of your XL that the 

photo guide is not a complete set of instructions for building the 

plane.  At some point you must rely only on the drawings.  There is a 

hint of this in the basic instructions that tell you to consider the 

photo guide only as a helper while the drawings rule in all cases.



There are a number of standard aircraft mechanical publications that 

can help you learn how the various bits of hardware are used.  I have 

the "Standard Aircraft Handbook" by Larry Reithmaier as well as the 

US FAA publications AC 43.13-1B "Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and 

Practices" and AC 43.13-2A "Aircraft Alterations".  These 

publications have lots of good information about how to install and 

repair things like the cables you mentioned.  When you use the Zenith 

drawings along with any of the standard publications you should be 

able to complete your plane.



Good luck,



Paul

XL fuselage

At 02:57 AM 11/6/2007, you wrote:

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Hi

I have gone over the XL photo guides and I can't find the photos of 

how the cable rigging is done. Is there a section I have missed ?



Also on 6-B-22 the top center diagram of the rear frame channel 

6B5-2 shows a support L angle between 6B5-3 and 6B5-2 is there a 

photo of this L angle anywhere within the guides?



Chris.

Sydney





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Jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:36 am Post subject: XL Cable rigging and fairlead

Chris,



I don't think that rigging is addressed in the photo guides.  You just have to follow what is shown on 6-B-23.  



I installed the vertical angle shown on 6-B-22.



I also installed a doubler for the elevator fairlead that attaches to bulkhead 6B12-3 (see photo) because others have reported that this one is prone to break off.



Jay in Dallas 601XL N2630J



"chris Sinfield" <chris_sinfield(at)yahoo.com.au> wrote:



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Hi 

I have gone over the XL photo guides and I can't find the photos of how the cable rigging is done. Is there a section I have missed ?



Also on 6-B-22 the top center diagram of the rear frame channel 6B5-2 shows a support L angle between 6B5-3 and 6B5-2 is there a photo of this L angle anywhere within the guides?



Chris.

Sydney





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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:57 am Post subject: XL Cable rigging and fairlead

To ad to this I just got to tell ya:

I ve built three homebuilts and each did the same thing to me.  That is, the 

plans and info take you thru the "basics" but you must do your own thing in 

the last  part of construction  design.  Thats why youll never see two 

exactly alike homebuilts.

Easy as the manufacturers have made the quick build kits, there is much to 

do on your own.  Its actually fun to build you own custom aircraft.  When 

finished, it will fly and systems will work.  The trick is to have a nice 

looking project.  You dont want to have a ball of spaghetti behind the 

instrument panel.  Wiring is a pain.....  When people look at your creation 

you want to hear excellent comments.....

People who look and say " heck I can do that"  dont have a clue as to the 

custom work that we put into our projects



Steve

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chris Sinfield

Joined: 28 Nov 2006
Posts: 270
Location: Sydney Australia

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:48 am Post subject: XL upper elevator fairlead 6-B-22

Hi All 

 on page 6-B-22 of the plans, it shows within the top center diagram of the rear frame channel 6B5-2, a support L angle between 6B5-3 and 6B5-2. The diagram shows the placement of the L angle on the bottom part(6B5-2) but when you go to the 6B5 page and look at the top upper channel (6b5-3) it does not show you how far up this L angle goes? 



What have I missed. Is it shown anywhere else in the plans? how far over from the centerline should it be? 



Is there a photo of this L angle anywhere within the guides or can someone send me a photo? 



Thanks

Chris

Sydney

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DaveG601XL

Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Posts: 351
Location: Cincinnati, Oh

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:51 am Post subject: Re: XL Cable rigging and fairlead

Chris,



It is just a support between the two channels.  Make it just long enough to put two rivets on either side using standard rivet spacing.  If I had to guess, I probably made mine extend around 40mm on each allowing for 10mm edge distances and 20 mm between rivets.  Just a guess.



Good luck,

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Dave Nixon

Joined: 20 Sep 2007
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Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: XL Cable rigging and fairlead

That angle bracket has to be installed per plans.  The construction manual doesn't address it. As for cable rigging, after the drawings on page 6B-23 you are pretty much on your own.  In my particular instance, I didn't use  turnbuckles at the 6B-17 Elevator horn.  I used DETAIL "S" instead and put the turnbuckles above the access hole in the rear of the fuselage for ease of adjustment, tension monitoring and double spiral wrapping with .041 wire.  I couldn't even see the the bottom of the 6B-17 elevator horn let alone work on adjusting and safety wiring.  I think Zenith really missed this one. But I figured it out and you can too.  That's why this list works. Also, it is interesting to note that Northern Tool has the same 1/8" cable for a lot less, so if you mess up get it from them after you have checked out their cable. 

Dave Nixon

CH 601XL with Jabiru 3300

90% complete /90% To Go

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