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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: 601XL Aileron Balance Fairleads

I installed the aileron middle balance fairlead and ready to install the outer aileron balance fairleads.  Per plan 6-B-22, FOUR outer aileron balance fairleads are required with slotted #20 holes in the middle.  Two are installed on the forward side skins and two on back seat support (6B5-1).  Either I am slow today (confuse?) or he people at Zenith do not deserve a passing grade, but here are my questions:

  

 1.  How on earth can I install slotted fairleads to back support without adding L-angle similar to the middle aileron balance fairlead?  Where is the L-angle drawing?

 2.  What is the distance between the side skin and balance fairleads that attach to the back seat support?

 3.  At the very bottom right of plan 6-B-22, two non-drilled 30X60mm faileads are required.  What are those fairleads, where are they installed, and why aren't they allocated on the fairlead board templates?

 4.  Six slotted aileron fairleads (four on aileron balance cable & two on aileron cables) have safety wires tied to open slotted ends to prevent aileron cables from "jumping" out of the slots, and I suppose the aileron cables should not be rubbing on the safety wires under normal operating condition.  So how do I orient each open slotted aileron fairlead to minimize aileron cables from rubbing against safety wires?

  

 Thanks.

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Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject: 601XL Aileron Balance Fairleads

I’m not certain the attached photos will help. But this is how my Oct-2007 vintage quick-build-kit was done.  

   

-- Craig  

       

From: owner-zenith-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of John Smith

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I installed the aileron middle balance fairlead and ready to install the outer aileron balance fairleads.  Per plan 6-B-22, FOUR outer aileron balance fairleads are required with slotted #20 holes in the middle.  Two are installed on the forward side skins and two on back seat support (6B5-1).  Either I am slow today (confuse?) or he people at Zenith do not deserve a passing grade, but here are my questions:  

    

   

    

1.  How on earth can I install slotted fairleads to back support without adding L-angle similar to the middle aileron balance fairlead?  Where is the L-angle drawing?  

    

2.  What is the distance between the side skin and balance fairleads that attach to the back seat support?  

    

3.  At the very bottom right of plan 6-B-22, two non-drilled 30X60mm faileads are required.  What are those fairleads, where are they installed, and why aren't they allocated on the fairlead board templates?  

    

4.  Six slotted aileron fairleads (four on aileron balance cable & two on aileron cables) have safety wires tied to open slotted ends to prevent aileron cables from "jumping" out of the slots, and I suppose the aileron cables should not be rubbing on the safety wires under normal operating condition.  So how do I orient each open slotted aileron fairlead to minimize aileron cables from rubbing against safety wires?  

    

   

    

Thanks.  

  

  

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DaveG601XL

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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:20 am Post subject: Re: 601XL Aileron Balance Fairleads

Like Craig's pictures show, ZAC has changed the way they do quick builds, but the plans don't seem to have changed to match.  I talked to Roger about the change and the larger hole on the aileron fairlead is meant to allow the entire turnbuckle to be passed through.  I don't know why the balance cable does not mimic it.  I took the large hole idea and applied it to both cables.  Attached is a picture of my fuselage.  



Hope this helps,

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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:59 am Post subject: 601XL Aileron Balance Fairleads

Thanks for all who replied.  Those pictures help quite a bit.  The only questions I have left are where do the cables rub against the fairleads under normal working tension?  It looks like the aileron balance cables rub the fairleads on the side facing away from the backseat support, and the aileron cables rub the fairleads at 6-o'clock (bottom) position.  Am I right?

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Like Craig's pictures show, ZAC has changed the way they do quick builds, but the plans don't seem to have changed to match.  I talked to Roger about the change and the larger hole on the aileron fairlead is meant to allow the entire turnbuckle to be passed through.  I don't know why the balance cable does not mimic it.  I took the large hole idea and applied it to both          [quote][b]

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