Somewhere in the FARs or AC 43.13, I don't remember where, it says that te minimum size for control cables for certified planes is 1/8". Most people use 3/32 for KRs and it is more than adequate.
Brian Kraut Engineering Alternatives, Inc. www.engalt.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Serge VIDAL Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 1:01 PM To: KRnet Subject: KR> Control cables I am going to replace some control cables (and possibly all of them) in my KR2. The reason is I have damaged one of them while removing the WAFs. Now, the current cables are stainless steel, 2mm diameter (that is 0.07 inch), and I suspect the local airworthiness authorities are not going to like that cable size. So, I checked the literature about control cables. Could not find anything in the construction manual, so I checked Tony Bingelis. He says standard size for all control cables, no matter for which aircraft they are, are 3.2mm (1/8"). Now, that is a surprise. I thought the cable size would be adjusted to the aircraft specifics somehow. So, should I go for 1/8", then? Serge Vidal KR2 ZS-WEC Paris, France _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
