Gilles
in an ideal situation I agree push rods are best. Same with flight
controls. Trouble is the Europa's situation isn't ideal for push rods,
hence the second best choice of cables + springs, either of which could
fail. In the EZs it was required that the throttle would still open
without a spring, ie using the stranded cable as a push rod.
Hmmm
regards
Graham
Gilles Thesee wrote:
> <Gilles.Thesee@ac-grenoble.fr>
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> Jos,
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>> A solid wire is per definition more prone to breaking. In a Europa,
>> that wire has to go around corners, it can not be straight. Therefore,
>> in a Europa, where this list/forum is about, it will break sooner then
>> a stranded cable, especially if routed wrong in the first place. If
>> you think the factory supplied throttle cable is flimsy, i suggest to
>> try to break it. By hand. I guess you need about 600 kg of pulling force.
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