Patent ID: 8230612

Claim:
An apparatus for assessing the straightness of a flight control rod installed in an aircraft comprising: a solid straight bar with a first end and a second end; a first rod fixture having a first bar block; the first bar block having a first bar slot, the first bar block affixed to a first rod block; the first rod block having a first base affixed to a first side member, the first side member affixed to a first rod cap forming a first rod slot; a second rod fixture having a second bar block; the second bar block having a second bar slot, the second bar block affixed to a second rod block; the second rod block having a second base affixed to a second side member, the side member affixed to a rod cap forming a second rod slot; the first bar end removably inserted into the first bar slot, the second bar end removably inserted into the second bar slot, the flight control rod removably inserted into the first rod slot and the second rod slot with a measurable gap between the bar and the flight control rod.