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Fokker control column Question.
mrockhill
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 07:04 PM UTC
So I will be soon working on the control column for my fokker Dr.I build. I just wanted to make sure I am not missing something. How many cables/wires came off the column? I count 2 wires for the MGs and 2 control cables for the elevator. Help me if I am wrong or if there is something I should know. I was also curious about the left handle of the control column, the part that isn't enclosed. It looks like it is moveable, back in forth (of course i mean in the 1/1 version)Was it moveable and what did it control?
Thanks
JackFlash
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Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 07:45 PM UTC
You missed the ailerons and the left side mechanism is an auxilary fuel lever.
mrockhill
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Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 - 09:43 AM UTC
Thanks for the answers Stephen. I had thought about the ailerons earlier but they slipped my mind here recently.
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