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Rudder and elevator linkage installation – E-flite RV-9 450 ARF User Manual

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E-flite RV-9 450 Assembly Manual

9. Use scissors to cut another small piece of hook

and loop material to mount the remote receiver in

the fuselage as shown.

Rudder and Elevator Linkage

Installation

Required Parts

Fuselage assembly

Nylon pushrod connector (2)

Transmitter

Flight Battery

Speed control or sperate Receiver battery

16

1

/

2

-inch (420mm) elevator pushrod

17

3

/

4

-inch (450mm) rudder pushrod

Pushrod connector backplate (2)

2mm x 5mm machine screw (2)

Required tools

Pin drill

Drill bit: 1/16-inch (1.5mm)

Ruler

Phillips screwdriver: #00, #1

1. Use a #00 Phillips screwdriver to remove the

servo horns from the rudder and elevator servos.



2. Use a pin drill and 1/16-inch (1.5mm) drill bit to

enlarge the outer hole that is 1/2-inch (13mm) from

the center of the servo horn. Secure the pushrod

connector using a pushrod connector backplate.



3. Insert the nylon pushrod connector in the hole

enlarged in the last step. Use pliers to press the

backplate onto the connector.

4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to prepare a second

servo horn.