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Old 27 September 2009, 10:43 PM   #2 (permalink)
Dan_San_Abbott
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Alb.D.V aileron control system.

Hello John:
In place of the aileron horn was four spoked wheel with a cable groove on the outer rim. The spokes were vertical and horizontal and 90 degrees to each other. The control cables were fixed to the rear of the groove. The wheel was 90 degrees to the steel tubulor spar. The cables ran forward to a pair of pulleys mounted on the rear face of the rear spar. The two cables ran toward the center of the rear spar at the center-section cutout, where there were four pulleys The cables ran down the a double pulley on the control column counter-shaft. The two ailerons were independant of each other. If a cables was severed on one side, the opposite aileron would still function. Covering the aileron cable wheels was an aluminum shroud on the top and bottom of the slot in the wing which covered about half the diameter of the wheel.
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