U.S. Patent Specifications

A high strength control cable for use in aircraft control systems comprising: a plurality of wires of high strength aluminium alloy laid together in helical wraps to constitute an aluminium alloy cable; a tubular sheath of material of lesser tensile strength than said aluminium alloy serving to maintain said wires in position and to protect the same; and a length of steel cable connected to at least one end of said aluminium alloy cable to enable said control cable to flex readily around a pulley or the like where used in an aircraft control system by the engagement of said length of steel cable with said pulley.