Is there sufficient room in the Chrysalis fuse to install a mechanical mixer
for vee tail operation?
From : Don Stackhouse
Mark, depending on which fuselage width you build, there might be room in the
Chrysalis fuselage for a Jacuzzi and a waterbed! Seriously, though, it
shouldn't be a problem. Assuming you don't want the conventional tail (for
which parts are included in the kit), you have several options with the
V-tail. You can mount the rudder servo on a sliding tray, then move it
fore-and-aft with the elevator servo. This will fit in just about any of the
various fuselage widths. You could also mount a Dubro mixer on a pivot at the
back of the under-wing compartment, connect the elevator servo to the middle
lever, and run a pushrod from the rudder servo that causes the mixer to
rotate about the pivot with rudder inputs. I'm sure there are other ways as
well.
If you haven't done much with mechanical mixers it would probably be wise to
get some help setting it up from someone experienced with this. It's not hard
to do, but it can be confusing the first time!
Don Stackhouse @ DJ Aerotech
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