a steel fuselage?
The 254 and the Superlite are taildraggers, and the steel fuselage is ideal for handling the landing bounce loads. The aluminum tail boom on the Trike is easier to build, but is not capable of being configured for a taildragger without extensive work. That doesn’t mean we won’t do it someday, but not now. 21) I’m uncomfortable using ‘push-pull’ cables for control surfaces. What has Belite done to make them safer? A: 1) We’ve demonstrated flying the Belite with one flaperon unattached to a cable. It was easy to control. 2) The elevator on the ‘254’ and the Superlite use a conventional push pull aluminum tube, not a cable. 3) The elevator on the Trike uses dual Push-Pull cables, so redundancy is designed in. 4) As for rudder push-pull cables, see the next FAQ….
