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Glider flight controls!

This is only part of the entire system. It is one of the more complex parts. This portion of the system changes camber of the wing flaperons. Please read the alt-text for more details.

One important part of this subsystem is the use of a push-pull cable, which is rather different from the cables you typically find on bicycles. (See the first comment to this post for a photo of the push-pull cable.)

I will post other videos that show other portions of the mechanical flight controls.

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TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 13

This is the heart of a push-pull cable. Compared to a typical cable found on a bicycle, this is rather different. The core of the cable is a solid piece of hardened steel piano wire. It is not very flexible, so you cannot use it in short radius curves. The sheath of the cable has a very close, almost tight fit to the steel wire. This allows you to push on the cable. The cable must be firmly and rigidly supported along its entire length, and at both ends.

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