Elevator Trim Cables, Trim Wheel

The elevator trim system has two 1/16” cables running forward from the top and bottom of the actuating arms, which are attached to the trim tab torque tube. In the cabin area, they are connected to a length of 1/4” roller chain that runs around the small sprocket on the trim wheel. The trim wheel is suspended between the two standoffs in the middle of the main spar carry through tube overhead. The cables run through fairleads that are located in the middle top of the fuselage. Early kits relied on twisting the cables upon each other or a separate tension block to supply friction to the cable. Later kits, which have stand offs only about an inch and a half apart use a friction system as described in Beartracks or later plans. It includes tensioning washers against the trim wheel. All cable ends are Nicopressed or swaged.

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