Post by mikejbb on May 8, 2008 23:07:51 GMT 1
I finally got to the cutting and a normal box cutter with a new blade worked well. I did have to do some sawing while cutting. My ailerons are 1.75" x 12". I wasn't going to post till after flying, but it's just too windy today near Chicago. I did the 45degree cut on the ailerons themselves as recommended. I also did not go larger than 12" as recommended. The 1.75" made it so I didn't have to move the strut connections.
You can see I snapped the wing a while ago. It's glued with gorilla glue.
I used std hinges ca glued, I screwed up one hinge by getting ca on it so I had to rip it out and do another.
I cut the outline of the servo to the proper depth and then used a screwdriver to rip out the foam. The servos are packing taped in and seem secure. We'll see in actual flight/crashes. I soldered the servos to another wire set that is also soldered to a std 3 pin rx connector. I left a little extra wire so the wing could be off and I wouldn't have to disconnect the aileron servos.
On the left you can see the cf rods I packing taped to the wing because I snapped it in half.
Just my strut connections, I used strong polyester kite string and glued the knots. The safety pin is just to spread out the stress on the strut connections. The loop just goes over the stock fuse strut screws and makes it so the wing can easily be removed.
My mediocre 3" wheels. They work great on my rough grass for ROG takeoff and landings, but the flex breaks the glue at the hub. I might have it now as it hasn't broken in more than a week.
You can see I snapped the wing a while ago. It's glued with gorilla glue.
I used std hinges ca glued, I screwed up one hinge by getting ca on it so I had to rip it out and do another.
I cut the outline of the servo to the proper depth and then used a screwdriver to rip out the foam. The servos are packing taped in and seem secure. We'll see in actual flight/crashes. I soldered the servos to another wire set that is also soldered to a std 3 pin rx connector. I left a little extra wire so the wing could be off and I wouldn't have to disconnect the aileron servos.
On the left you can see the cf rods I packing taped to the wing because I snapped it in half.
Just my strut connections, I used strong polyester kite string and glued the knots. The safety pin is just to spread out the stress on the strut connections. The loop just goes over the stock fuse strut screws and makes it so the wing can easily be removed.
My mediocre 3" wheels. They work great on my rough grass for ROG takeoff and landings, but the flex breaks the glue at the hub. I might have it now as it hasn't broken in more than a week.
