Cable systems

Cable systems

Stainless steel cables (7×19 AISI316 wire ropes) in Goat serve for two purposes: airframe stiffness assurance; flight control surface actuation…. read more

Rudder pedal link

Rudder pedal link

Rudder is operated using rudder pedals, which are connected to rudder via 2.0mm 7×19 AISI316 stainless steel cable and pulley… read more

Pulleys

Pulleys

It’s time to make some pulleys! Pulleys are used for flight control cable routing. For EC Goat cables actuate elevator and… read more

Nose skid

Nose skid

Nose skid on EC Goat serves for two purposes: shock absorption and nose structure protection during ground movements, takeoff and landing…. read more

Making tube sleeves

Making tube sleeves

Goat glider design requires local increase of tube wall thickness in highly loaded areas, for example wing strut attachment points…. read more

Seat design

Seat design

After multiple revisions of seat design we came up to a rather simple solution. The seat itself would be a… read more

Horizontal stabilizer

Horizontal stabilizer

We have finished the structural assembly of horizontal stabilizer for the Goat glider. Horizontal stabilizer is composed of two parallel 1… read more