I am in the process of designing a 1/4 scale RV 6/7. I am trying to get as much scale detail as possible. To give you an idea of some of the things I am doing. I plan on having a control stick that moves with the servos in the cockpit, I might even put working rudder pedals in it. Any way there are a few things I can't find that I need to make this as close to scale as I can. Below is a list of things I would like suggestions on or help finding. First some basics info on the plane; Wing span 75" Wing cord 14.5" Length 63" Fuselage width at wing spar
11"
Elevator and rudder hinges: the real plane has rod end bearings attached to the rudder and elevator to use as hinges. The problem I am having is that all the scale rod ends I can find are female thread and with the tight fit, I really need a rod end with a 4-40 MALE thread that has a ball with a hole for a 2-56 screw. I would settle for 4-40 on both ends or 2-56 on both ends, similar size metric rod ends would be fine too.
Flap hinge: the flap is hinged to the bottom skin of the wing with a piano hinge. I was thinking of using a monokote hinge but I don't know how well that will hold up, I have never done one before. The flap is
14.5" by 2.75"
Servo horns. I would like to get servo horns (for JR servos) that are one and two ended that don't have any holes so I can drill my own holes at 1.125 and .75 inches out and a few other distances too.
Engine mounting: I am planning on using a Saito 182 and the distance from the fire wall to the prop hub is about 3 3/4" too short. So I am wondering if it would be better to redesign the forward fuselage by moving the firewall forward or to just make some kind of spacer for the engine mount.
Laser cutting: where is a good place to get all this wood laser cut.
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