aileron stop bracket

[plumbflyer]

Thanks for the bushing idea. I spent hours trying to get the bracket in the right place. I'm going to go with the bushings.

[Radomir]

I did the "delrin" method -- Home depot has short plastic bushings that work great.. they're pretty thin... I think I had to shorten 'em by about 1/32 or so... The inside diameter was pretty much OD of that little tubing spacer that's used.. so it just slips on..

Originally Posted by TGRV7

I am in the process of rig'n the wings to fuse.
I have been playing with the Aileron adjustment relative to the control Stick being 90 (using digital level). After adjustment, I checked my Aileron Up/Down Travel limits per Vans spec's. I am right at the max limits for travel (32/17 Deg) without the the Aileron stops installed. I would like to use the delrin method and would appreciate if anyone could tell me what diamter to use? The larger the diamter, the less travel the Aileron will have.

Thanks Folks

[hydroguy2]

Plumbflyer, sent you a private message

[Flying Scotsman]

I get it now. Duh. Looks like a much better solution...thanks for the tip!

[alpinelakespilot2000]

The delrin doesn't work for a 9/9a unless you use a spacer that's about 1-1/8"+ in diameter. Any smaller and you'll get too much aileron travel. I didn't want that much sticking out. That said, making them per Van's plans is quite easy. You really need to have the wings on the plane to do this. Don't bother if you're not there yet.

1. Drill both holes in the aileron hinge bracket on the wing.

2. Make the stop out of the 1/8" angle per Van's plans with the top hole drilled per plans.

3. Cleco the stop to the bracket and check for proper travel. The one cleco will hold it just fine

4. If you've got too much travel, up or down, just make a new stop (they take about 2 minutes to make) and drill the top hole just a little bit higher or lower than the original.

5. Do step 3 and 4 again until you get it right.

6. Once you've got the proper movement, match drill the second hole in the stop, rivet them on, and you're done.

It took me three tries to get it perfect. But the whole process took maybe 30 minutes.

Note also that the aileron travel is not the same amount up as it is down. Thus, and again, you really need to have both wings and ailerons on when you're doing this because one aileron's up stop is the down stop on the other wing.

Hope this helps.