SayMikey Well-Known Member Joined Feb 23, 2003 Messages 12,748 Sep 4, 2022 #1 Early rudder Attachments 20220904_121038.jpg 1.7 MB
rctinman Well-Known Member Joined Dec 5, 2003 Messages 1,634 Sep 4, 2022 #2 Mikey, you need the plastic strut to go with that! LOL Steve
C carl cisneros Member Joined Oct 20, 2021 Messages 9 Sep 5, 2022 #3 SayMikey said: Early rudder Click to expand... Mikey. You know what? I still may have one in my junk drawer. Will chheck today. Used to use those all the time back when. Carl C
SayMikey said: Early rudder Click to expand... Mikey. You know what? I still may have one in my junk drawer. Will chheck today. Used to use those all the time back when. Carl C
K Kez Well-Known Member Joined Feb 27, 2003 Messages 1,230 Sep 5, 2022 #4 I still have one of the struts. It is quite a lot lighter than an aluminum strut. I used it on a .20
Danny King Well-Known Member Supporting Member Joined Nov 26, 2012 Messages 2,361 Sep 5, 2022 #5 Glass filled nylon inthink. I had a few way back when.
C carl cisneros Member Joined Oct 20, 2021 Messages 9 Sep 5, 2022 #6 Mikey I have the same piece as you do
David Bryant Well-Known Member Supporting Member Joined Sep 7, 2011 Messages 2,406 Sep 6, 2022 #7 Howard did a great job engineering his "composite" (plastic) hardware. The components function pretty well. And are lightweight, while maintaining good structural properties. Yes, they are a type of fiber-filled nylon. Attachments PowerProducts_RudderAssy_InjectionMolded_07.JPG 631.6 KB PowerProducts_RudderAssy_InjectionMolded_09.JPG 727.3 KB PowerProducts_RudderAssy_RudderBlade_02.JPG 506.8 KB PowerProducts_RudderAssy_Bracket_01.JPG 513.8 KB PowerProducts_StrutAssy_Bracket_03.JPG 293.4 KB
Howard did a great job engineering his "composite" (plastic) hardware. The components function pretty well. And are lightweight, while maintaining good structural properties. Yes, they are a type of fiber-filled nylon.
David Bryant Well-Known Member Supporting Member Joined Sep 7, 2011 Messages 2,406 Sep 7, 2022 #8 I would be okay using on mono’s (up to .90 displacement)