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Post by Ellis on Oct 19, 2008 5:49:08 GMT 1
hey ellis did you cut out your aileron servo holes with your #11 because i was watching those videos from that other link and that guy used some sort of hot knife thing. i just think that it would be easy to cut around the servo holes, but removing the bottom of the cutout would be tricky without going deeper than necessary and would also be sloppy does this make sense? admiral What I did was use the #11 to cut the outline, then make parallel cuts inside the servo outline. Then pick out the foam with a small flat screwdriver. Then I lightly scraped the bottom of the hole with the screwdriver to even it out. Do it!...do it!...lol |
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Post by admiralev on Oct 20, 2008 4:26:39 GMT 1
ok.....i put together a shopping list...watched 2 hours of youtube vids, and i think im ready. unfortunatley im going to be out of town this weekend so i can order the parts but the installation will have to wait. im thinking of using your cut and glue idea to completley remove the dihedral...we'll see how it goes. if i can learn to fly the cub with ailerons i will buy myself the beaver and a set of skis for christmas!
since you didnt cover it, how did you hide your servos? paint over clear packing tape?
admiral
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Post by Ellis on Oct 20, 2008 4:43:03 GMT 1
ok.....i put together a shopping list...watched 2 hours of youtube vids, and i think im ready. unfortunatley im going to be out of town this weekend so i can order the parts but the installation will have to wait. im thinking of using your cut and glue idea to completley remove the dihedral...we'll see how it goes. if i can learn to fly the cub with ailerons i will buy myself the beaver and a set of skis for christmas! since you didnt cover it, how did you hide your servos? paint over clear packing tape? admiral Whoa admiralev! I haven't maidened it yet. The *%$#ing thing might fall apart in the sky  . I didn't hide the servos. There are only two and there under the wing in the center. Since I did the push-pull I only needed one for flaps and one for ailerons. The flex cables are hidden - sliced the wing and pushed them in. Seemed like a good way to do it, being that it's less weight and less cost - and so far it works great on my table ;D. |
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Post by admiralev on Oct 20, 2008 13:36:33 GMT 1
ooo really? are you that worried about it?
i wait on that cut and glue idea until you maiden that puppy
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Post by Ellis on Oct 20, 2008 17:23:08 GMT 1
ooo really? are you that worried about it? i wait on that cut and glue idea until you maiden that puppy Na, it should be fine. As long as you tape the bottom with some good strapping tape and I use Gorilla tape on the leading edge - very tough stuff! The Gorilla glue joint is very strong - it expands so don't fill the gap all the way up or you'll have a mess. I also used Dubro 20" Flex-cable for the ailerons, Gold-n-cable for the flaps, Robart steel point hinges #308 and Du-bro T-Style control horns for all 4 control surfaces. Here's a link I used for inspiration for the hinges. www.robart.com/how_to/hinge_points.aspxEllis |
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Post by patmatgal on Oct 20, 2008 21:33:44 GMT 1
Ellis
That is a fine looking Super Cub, you did a fantastic job on it. Alot of pictures is never too many.
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Post by thameth on Oct 26, 2008 11:10:35 GMT 1
That looks awesome Ellis! Can't wait to see it fly, you def need to get video of the maiden. Maybe in the future you can get an FPV cam in the cockpit! hehe
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Post by Ellis on Oct 26, 2008 17:25:47 GMT 1
That looks awesome Ellis! Can't wait to see it fly, you def need to get video of the maiden. Maybe in the future you can get an FPV cam in the thingypit! hehe Thanks! It may be a while 'till the maiden. The winds are here and the tides and surf are not in my favor. Being my first aileron experience I don't want to maiden it with any wind - or very little at least. Also I want LOTS of space to land, meaning a good low tide - the bay is my only flying space. I was hoping to put my Aiptek Pencam in the ___pit, but there's no room for that - without removing even more foam . FPV would be so cool! I could see putting money into something like that, and keeping the low cost plane. |
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Post by thameth on Oct 27, 2008 4:59:21 GMT 1
Ok, I'm guessing the word for a male chicken is blocked on this site because I for sure didn't write "thingypit" :lol:
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Post by tlyttle on Oct 27, 2008 18:03:51 GMT 1
Is it me, or do the wings show a bit of anhedral? I guess I have been looking at models with a touch of dihedral for so long that "straight" doesn't register with me any more...
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Post by Ellis on Oct 27, 2008 18:33:19 GMT 1
Is it me, or do the wings show a bit of anhedral? I guess I have been looking at models with a touch of dihedral for so long that "straight" doesn't register with me any more... You a quite right. The anhedral is due to the wing being damaged in shipping - ended up being a freebie - and me trying to fix th bend with tape. The wing straightens out easily when I lift up the plane from the wings, so i hoped it would do similarly in flight - seems to work. I still have the replacement wing if things go bad . |
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Post by Ellis on Nov 10, 2008 23:40:11 GMT 1
Just got back from the second flight of my new Cub. The flaps worked great! I was able to land at much slower speeds - almost floating, very nice. I had a bit of down elevator mixed in and when I put the flaps down, there was no change in the attitude of the Cub at all - couldn't tell they were down until I saw them.
The wind started picking up so I told my wife I was going to bring it in. A few seconds later my thumbs decided to do a barrel roll heading down wind toward some trees. Fortunately I was able to pull out of it and turn away from he trees, just as my wife said "did you mean to do that?" I replied with confidence "sure, can't do that with my other Cub". Quite a puckering moment!.
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Post by richg99 on Nov 14, 2008 15:09:52 GMT 1
I saw a hint recently where a guy made up a flat metal piece (exactly the size of his servos) and attached it to his soldering gun. He melted his way down in a perfect rectangle. regards, Rich
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Post by Ellis on Nov 14, 2008 18:46:44 GMT 1
I saw a hint recently where a guy made up a flat metal piece (exactly the size of his servos) and attached it to his soldering gun. He melted his way down in a perfect rectangle. regards, Rich Interesting idea. Stinky, but interesting. Thanks, E |
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Post by admiralev on Nov 14, 2008 23:12:13 GMT 1
hey ellis can you get a vid of the new 480 flying with flaps? it would be cool to see how they work out
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