[NSRCA-discussion] Control Horn Mounting

[Chris]

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rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:
> Chris,
>  
> What's the latest on the Xigris deliveries?
> thanks
>  
> MattK
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris <cjm767driver at hotmail.com>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2010 1:02 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Control Horn Mounting
>
> HI Tim,
>
> We will have the CA Model horns (Hyde)  in a week or so.  I don't have 
> the prices yet so they are not listed.  I am also working on getting 
> some other aluminum horns like the ZN Lines ones.  The ZN ones are 
> like $9 each as as you can imagine, I won't be importing those.  These 
> other options are high on my list and I should have some details 
> within 2 weeks.
>
> Chris
>
> Pascoe,Tim [Burlington] wrote:
>> I’ve been talking about various control horn mounting techniques with 
>> a few people, and have a question for the list. In the past, I’ve 
>> always used the Balsa block/dowel hard point/screw/MK horn for 
>> control linkages. More recently, I’ve seen the technique for 
>> inserting a ply plate in/under the skin of the surface, and simply 
>> screwing in to this with a horn. I prefer this technique, but I’ve 
>> seen it only on electric build threads so far – strong enough for 
>> glow too?
>>  
>> Also – Hobby King sells some nice carbon fiber control horns for a 
>> very reasonable price. These horns, however, are of the variety that 
>> simply glue into a slot cut into a balsa block. In the Integral, as 
>> an example, this is used successfully, but a question has been raised 
>> as to whether this works because it is a hard fiberglass skin, or 
>> whether it would be just as strong in the case of a balsa/foam wing 
>> with a hard-point of balsa inserted at the mounting point. To take it 
>> a step further, would it be strong enough in a built-up framed 
>> surface, with a block mounted under the covering as the attachment?
>>  
>> Finally – is there a good source for aluminum horns? I really like 
>> the Hyde ones, but it seems they are not available any more? Is 
>> anyone carrying the CA Models horns (Checked F3A Unlimited, but 
>> didn’t see them).
>>  
>> Tim Pascoe
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