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Post by ginginho on Dec 18, 2008 23:54:55 GMT 1
Well I've got the motor mounted and connected up ESC and span it up. Woah! This should be fun to fly. I want to mount the ESC in the cowl if possible for weight and cooling. It should fit to the left of the motor (just!) but I'm sorting out a battery extension lead so won't do that yet in case it's flying weather over the weekend, in which case it'll be strapped to the outside for now. Progress so far in pictures, I'll add more as I get things done. Side on showing mounting. Had to cut a couple of bits from the the old gearbox for bolts but it hasn't affected its strength too much. Oooh it's almost the same blue as the covering, how nice   Thrust angle preserved:  Another view of the motor:  Thrust angle with cowl on:  Prop clearance. Prop adaptor just fits in stock shaft hole although it doesn't look like it here, only cos I used a single screw to hold cowl in place for photo shoot:  Whole fuse so the added stock number can be seen:  More to come! |
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Post by alexinflight on Dec 19, 2008 0:21:55 GMT 1
Looks Great!!!
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Post by SCC on Dec 19, 2008 11:36:56 GMT 1
Great looking colour scheme G. The BL upgrade looks excellent as well. The skies of Hampshire will look good soon.  |
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Post by ginginho on Dec 19, 2008 12:44:21 GMT 1
Great looking colour scheme G. The BL upgrade looks excellent as well. The skies of Hampshire will look good soon. Thanks Alex and SCC for the comments. SCC, the scheme is based on the old home colours of certain prem footy team on the south coast! Perhaps it should be called a Super PUP, if you know the chimes song that's sung by the fans down there  , Just got to keep it in the sky! |
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Post by patmatgal on Dec 19, 2008 23:58:52 GMT 1
Lookin' good ginginho!
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Post by admiralev on Dec 20, 2008 4:07:09 GMT 1
Nice clean mod. I really like your color setup. how's the covering holding up for you?
admiral
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Post by ginginho on Dec 20, 2008 15:36:40 GMT 1
Nice clean mod. I really like your color setup. how's the covering holding up for you? admiral Seems to be fine, however only flown it a couple of times since and managed to avoid crashing The thing I like about it is that if it does start to come away a quick iron makes it as good as new. |
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Post by cratermaker on Dec 24, 2008 7:13:10 GMT 1
very nice mod
I hope to be working on one soon
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Post by ginginho on Jan 2, 2009 12:52:00 GMT 1
Update: Well I've fitted all the new bits (RX, servos, ESC) and went to the field with anticipation and trepidation. I kept rudder on left stick as I know I'd be going aileron soon and didn't want to get into bad habits. First flight lasted about 5 seconds and bust the prop, so fitted the only other I had and went again. Straight from hand launch gained about 20 feet of height then pull back on the stick only to see the SC dive! I managed to keep it airborne for about 20 secs with inverted elevator before another hefty landing which took out that prop and snapped the PCB board. I was really concerned about using the rudder on the left stick so decided to push forward with the aileron mod. A couple of days later i went for another test flight, (new PCB board), elevator servo reverse and ailerons.  First flight was frightening, I had little control and the wing very nearly folded, even though I have CF rod and tape on underside of wing. After landing I noticed that the wing had been pulled out of it's mounting point at the rear (stretching the rubber bands) such was the force on it. On inspection on the ground, half throttle still produced maximum output from motor. Adjusted this on TX, and flew again, beautiful! Landed just off of the runway, attempted to taxi onto it and nosed over. This was enough to snap the PCB again.  The motor is now mounted on a piece of perspex which seems to be a lot less brittle than PCB and has flown twice without incident (pilot error excluded!). Cruises effortlessly at about 30% throttle, applying WOT gently results in a 75 degree climb. I've not been brave enough yet to attempt rolls or outside loops or use the flaps as I'm getting used to it all. I'm still waiting on some parts to finish the job properly (paperclips as aileron pushrods atm), will post piccies once done. |
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Post by admiralev on Jan 2, 2009 23:17:26 GMT 1
you shouldnt have to fly with rudder on the left stick if you're only flying w/ rudder. personally i find that very difficult to do. i really only use the ailerons when i fly and they are on my right stick. not sure if youre using 1 of those goofy mode 1 TXs which could make a difference. dont be afraid to fly right-stick rudder until you have the ailerons hooked up. you wont be establishing any bad habits.
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Post by flydiver on Jan 3, 2009 0:05:30 GMT 1
It's not about rudder on the R or L. It about turning on the R. If you only have rudder, it's on the R. If you have ailerons and rudder, then the ruder goes L.
Don't know about your learning curve for the L thumb but I've been working on mine for over 6 months (aileron planes) and I'm still not consistent-feel like a newbie. I would NOT want to take a plane up having ONLY L control turning option.
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Post by ginginho on Jan 3, 2009 0:37:43 GMT 1
It's not about rudder on the R or L. It about turning on the R. If you only have rudder, it's on the R. If you have ailerons and rudder, then the ruder goes L. Don't know about your learning curve for the L thumb but I've been working on mine for over 6 months (aileron planes) and I'm still not consistent-feel like a newbie. I would NOT want to take a plane up having ONLY L control turning option. Sorry guys, perhaps I wasn't too clear in the previous post. I was concerned about it, which *may* have meant I didn't notice the reversed elevator. Because of that concern, I've since added ailerons and have flown a couple of times very smoothly, a vast improvement in the available control I feel. I'm still trying to educate my left thumb, but now it's not as essential as when I had only rudder. |
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, Just got to keep it in the sky!
