RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
[quote]ORIGINAL: tripower222 Any one else missing wing clips? I went to do a final assembly and install the wing clips for the first time just a minute ago and there was only 2 clips in the bag. I did a test and tune on the engine yesterday about 3/4 tank. Dang this thing is going to be a beast [/quote] Yes. I only had two as well. I picked up a couple from the local hardware store.
Posted on: 1/22/2011 8:18 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
[quote]ORIGINAL: tripower222 That spark is just the caps charging no big deal. If you like, hook it up through a 1 or 2 ohm resister briefly before conecting it it will not spark so much. [/quote] I agree that it shouldn't be a big deal. However, I do find it a little unnerving. It's more than a little pop. It's more like a big POW. LOL! I guess the other thing that makes me jump a little is that when I've connected my two lipos in series, I have (a couple of times) inadvertently connected one pack to itself instead of + on one to - on the other pack like it's supposed to be. When that happens, it turns into an interesting welding experiment where the bullet connectors usually get melted, fingers get burned, etc. Knowing that it can happen, and even though I'm extremely careful, that pop still bothers me. The other thing that I've heard is that the spark can cause build-up on the connectors over time which can cause them connectivity issues. The heli guys apparently see this happen with some frequency.
Posted on: 1/3/2011 9:31 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
[quote]ORIGINAL: collectivepitch [quote]ORIGINAL: brwilkins [quote]ORIGINAL: collectivepitch I bought a A60-16m. I bought it used. It was sent to the factory for a look over and new bearings. I should receive it this week hopefully. This plane is going to be a slow winter build. [/quote] That'll be a good motor for this plane. I think you'll be happy with the performance. If you haven
Posted on: 1/2/2011 6:57 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
[quote]ORIGINAL: collectivepitch I bought a A60-16m. I bought it used. It was sent to the factory for a look over and new bearings. I should receive it this week hopefully. This plane is going to be a slow winter build. [/quote] That'll be a good motor for this plane. I think you'll be happy with the performance. If you haven't already got a motor mount, I suggest the Hacker cage mount. It has bearings in the back to support the shaft so the motor is secured on both ends. that's what I used and the cowl fit perfect over it. Take a look at the pictures I posted and you'll see that I had to add some washers on the firewall to get the prop nut at the right length though. Good luck with it. Keep us posted on your progress!
Posted on: 1/2/2011 4:15 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
[quote]ORIGINAL: tom2bell I reuploaded the video it seem to work on the u-tube page but here it is agan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w4NBj3WA_0 [/quote] Working fine now. Great flight! Looks like it flies like a foamy! Did you notice any coupling in knife-edge? It looked like it was tracking pretty straight.
Posted on: 1/2/2011 8:55 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
[quote]ORIGINAL: tom2bell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30WggxsB0 30cc flight and landing [/quote] I was looking forward to watching the video, but it doesn't seem to work. YouTube says "The URL contained a malformed video ID."
Posted on: 1/2/2011 8:48 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
[quote]ORIGINAL: collectivepitch [quote]ORIGINAL: brwilkins I just weighed my electric (Hacker) setup and it weighs 13.6 lbs ready to fly with 5800MAh lipos installed. That works out to about 220 watts/lb, which is pretty good. The ''CG Buddy'' tells me that it's just a tiny bit nose heavy. I'll probably fly it as-is the first few times and then rearrange things
Posted on: 1/2/2011 7:58 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
I just weighed my electric (Hacker) setup and it weighs 13.6 lbs ready to fly with 5800MAh lipos installed. That works out to about 220 watts/lb, which is pretty good. The "CG Buddy" tells me that it's just a tiny bit nose heavy. I'll probably fly it as-is the first few times and then rearrange things a bit if it looks like it needs it. I could also switch to 5000MAh packs and that would probably be just enough to balance it perfectly. The weather in northern Illinois means that I probably won't get to maiden it for a couple of months yet.
Posted on: 1/1/2011 11:02 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
[quote]ORIGINAL: collectivepitch [quote]ORIGINAL: brwilkins I thought I'd share how my electrified version came out. Here's my setup Hacker A60-18M Hacker X-80 Opto Pro 80A ESC APC 24x13W prop (may switch to wood later) Hobbycity el-cheapo lipos - 2 5S packs in series for 10S total (all of the above connected using 10-12 gauge wire with 5.5mm bullets) Castle Pro BEC (running off
Posted on: 12/31/2010 1:20 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
I thought I'd share how my electrified version came out. Here's my setup Hacker A60-18M Hacker X-80 Opto Pro 80A ESC APC 24x13W prop (may switch to wood later) Hobbycity el-cheapo lipos - 2 5S packs in series for 10S total (all of the above connected using 10-12 gauge wire with 5.5mm bullets) Castle Pro BEC (running off of the 10S flight packs) Spektrum AR9100 receiver Hyperion DS20-FMD servos As you'll see in the pictures, I mounted the ESC right behind the firewall. With the included air scoops, cooling should be good. I used the Hacker cage mount for the motor and had to add a few washers to get the spacing right for the prop hub. The only other thing that I did was to build a small plate in to separate the lipos from the ESC. I have a Pilot-RC 30cc SBach and am running this exact same setup. I've been very happy with that one, so I feel confident that it will work well in this one too.
Posted on: 12/29/2010 2:59 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: 30cc Edge 540 build
I received mine yesterday and I agree, the plane looks great! I'm going electric with mine. The plan is as follows: Hacker A60-18M 21x13 prop Either Jeti 125A or CC 120AHV ESC 10S 30C 5000 or 5800Mah Lipos (Hobbycity) I run that same power setup in a 30cc Pilot-RC SBach and the power is incredible. I can also easily get over 10 minutes of flight time. My SBach came in at 13 pounds RTF with the 5800Mah packs. I'm anxious to see how much this one weighs on that same setup. For servos, I'll probably go with Hyperions, which seem comparable to the PowerHD's. I've run them in a couple of planes now and they've held up well. I really like Hitec and would probably use 7955TG's if they weren't so expensive. Like the previous guy said, I don't want to be hijacking this thread, but if it's okay, I might post a few pictures of the electric power setup when I get to it.
Posted on: 11/28/2010 9:56 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Aero-Works Support"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
[quote]ORIGINAL: Wilki01 Well my Pitts is finally ready for some gas for break-in. Weighs in at 18.95 lbs with diferent wheels than the original. I opted for Dubro 5.50 air filled, reason is I fly off a full sized aircraft grass strip a little on the rough side. Friday night I will runs some gas through it and see how she runs. I have equiped the Pitts with a DLE 55, Xoar 22/8 prop for break-in, Hitec 5645 all the way around(used the Hitec Digital servo programmer for end points and centering). I am using the Rcexl Tach and optical kill. Ehaul Is a Bison Pitts muffler with smoke plug, but I won't be using smoke, for now. Excellent Arf, only the covering is poor. I have upgrade most of the hardware to Dubro heavy duty stuff and all the surface gaps are sealed. Tx is a JR 9303, RX Jr921 with 2 sat remotes may add one more after a test with the data logger. This is one big plane, sure surprised me once it was assembled. My last large scale plane was a H( 1/4 scale cub, this thing seems, bigger...I sure can't wait to fly it, I miss my other Bipe so this was a had to have thing, good thing I am single, a wife may have stopped me..lol I will post my results as soon a I get it up and running with more pictures.. [/quote] Looking good! I have to say though, I think you should go ahead and add the smoke. Sure there's a little more weight, but doesn't this plane just beg for smoke? LOL!! I think I may have to add it to mine as well. Best of luck on your maiden. Don't step on the elevator and break it like I did mine. I've got mine back together now and all is well. My DA50 is just about finished with break-in and yes, it will actually hover now (all 19 pounds of her) and she'll even pull up out of the hover (though it's certainly not ballistic).
Posted on: 8/26/2010 10:15 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
[quote]ORIGINAL: Michael lazzaro Well I finally got to maiden my pitts today, and I am very impressed. In my opinion the DA-50 provides plenty of power...mine does hover with the DA-50. Got the final weight down to 17.6 pounds using all lithium Ion batteries for the radio and ignition, so that helped a lot. Tracks like an arrow, flies fast and extremely slow when making a landing, and my favorite it doesn't tip stall like most biplanes have a reputation of doing. I think GP did a superb job with this one. Can't wait to get some more flight time on her. [/quote] Congrats on the maiden! Glad to hear you're liking the Pitts. Mine is developing more power now that the motor is breaking in. It will hold a hover now, although I do still pretty much have to be at full throttle. I'm about a half gallon or so until it'll be ready for a larger prop (probably 23x8) and the switch to synthetic (I'm running RedLine and love it). I suspect mine will be a little more on par for my taste at that time. It draws some good attention at our flying field. People seem to really like the looks. I did manage to break my Pitts, sadly. I had just pulled it out to our runway and was standing over the tail doing my final checks. When I went to step back over the tail to let her taxi out, I accidentally dumb-footed it and broke one side of the elevator. It broke loose where the elevator control horn is screwed in. Fortunately, it just separated it where the hardwood for the horn meets the balsa. I took the covering off of that area and used some medium CA on it. I'm going to have to order some monokote or trim tape to recover it, but thankfully it was an easy fix. I was worried that I had done more damage and since the stab isn't removable, that could have meant a whole fuse replacement. I'll definitely have to be more careful.
Posted on: 8/13/2010 8:51 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
As I've said before, I'm running a NEW DA50 with a 22x8 break-in prop and it ALMOST hovers. My guess is that the video was shot with a broken-in DA and larger prop, so I wouldn't be surprised that it would hover if that's the case. However, based on the limited flying that I've done with giant-scale airplanes (this one is my third), TO ME it seems under-powered and likely will still feel a little under-powered even once the DA is broken in with a larger prop. A better choice, I think, would be the new DA60 if/when it comes out or perhaps an Evolution 58, etc. 19 pounds on a DA50 seems more toward the "scale" end of the spectrum than the "fun" end of the spectrum for my taste. I have a 30% Extra 260 that weighs 17 pounds and flies like a foamy on a DA50.
Posted on: 7/16/2010 8:18 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
[quote]ORIGINAL: Michael lazzaro well my prop came in Thursday so yesterday after work I got it drilled, balanced, and mounted up. Fired it up for the first time on this plane and got it tacking out at about 6900 rpm so we will see what happens. Just need to wait on my elevator servos to arrive. Kinda sucks that JR is not making the reversing servo for the 8611 anymore. So I had to go with the 8711 and a reversing 8711...I know a little over kill. But the more I think about the concerns with the weight of this plane verses what engine to use only raises more questions. Is the DLE-55 that much more powerful than the DA-50? Could you use a higher octane gas such as premium instead of regular unleaded in the DA-50? And if so will that give it an extra boost???? [/quote] According to DA, higher octane gas makes no difference. That being said, I always run 92 octane in my motors, so my comments on performance of my DA50 in this plane are with me running 92 octane gas. Keep in mind though, my DA50 is not yet broken in. Once I complete break-in and go to a 23" prop and synthetic fuel, it should perform much better. Given that I have many other airplanes though and I don't really enjoy this one very much, it may take me quite a while to get it broken in. No matter how you look at it, 19 pounds is still 19 pounds though. Mine's probably going to be put up for sale.
Posted on: 7/10/2010 8:46 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
[quote]ORIGINAL: Michael lazzaro I ordered a 22x10 majezlik carbon fiber prop. Who do you guys think that will work with that DA-50? Should it hover then? [/quote] I think it will. Mine with a DA50 and a 22x8 [u]almost [/u]hovers.
Posted on: 7/6/2010 2:54 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
Mine is 19 pounds on a DA-50 and it will NOT hold a hover (literally falls tail-first out of the sky). This is a new DA-50 on a 22x8 Menz prop and Lawnboy ashless 32:1 (the recommended break-in stuff). It seems to fly fairly "scale". If you want a plane that flies fairly scale, stick a DA-50 in it and you'll like it. If you want a 3D plane or anything more than scale, get a larger motor. By the way, I'm also running a carbon fiber spinner and left the wheel pants off, so that 19 pounds should be fairly close to what you'll get as well. I have about 3 gallons run through my motor thus far and I'm hoping that when I switch to synthetic and a 23" prop, it will perform better. Mine is probably going to be put up for sale soon. Looks great, but not really what I was hoping for.
Posted on: 7/5/2010 9:21 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
I cut my axles flush with the wheel collar and did not install the wheel pants. I fly off of grass and wheel pants usually only last me a few flights. However, to make it look a little better, I ordered new wheels with aluminum hubs and rubber tires from TBM. I think these look pretty nice and use the same axles. http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/items/TBMTIRES3.5.html
Posted on: 6/26/2010 3:39 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
[b]Wing Bags[/b] I got the wing bags from Aeroworks (the ones for their Pitts Python). The top wing bag fits perfect. The bottom wing bag is fine length-wise, but not quite thick enough in the middle where the belly pan is. It will just barely stretch over the belly pan. There's also a pocket on one of the wing bags. The cabanes will fit in there length-wise, but the edges do stick up a little on the ends. It has a velcro closure, so that keeps the cabanes in, no problem.
Posted on: 6/15/2010 9:03 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
I just weighed mine. [b]18.8 lbs.[/b] My setup is as follows: DA-50R w/ 22/8 prop Spektrum AR9100 RX 2 LIFE 2S packs on RX, 1 LIFE 2S pack on ignition Hyperion digital/metal servos I was going to post pictures but this website only seems to give me javascript errors, so no luck there.
Posted on: 6/4/2010 4:21 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
Is anyone having any difficulty with the cowl mounting screws rubbing on the cowl? I tried using just the screws as per the instructions, but they were vibrating on the cowl pretty good and hogging out the holes. So, I tried using servo grommets in the holes to give it a little buffer. The fiberglass cowl is pretty much cutting through the grommets though. I also looked at trying to use 4-40 bolts through the cowl into blind nuts on the mounting blocks, but to do that was going to require me to have to dremel off the triangle stock that reinforces the mounting blocks. For now, I've just gone back to screws with rubber washers and tightened them as tight as I can. If that continues wearing on the fiberglass cowl, I'll probably go with the Dubro cowl mount system (http://www.shopatron.com/products/productdetail/part_number=999/101.0.1.1?) Anybody have any other suggestions on cowl mounting?
Posted on: 6/4/2010 10:09 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
[quote]ORIGINAL: weezle aeroworks? [/quote] Good idea. Thanks. I just ordered the set for their Pitts Python. The measurements look to be about the same. My only concern might be the belly pan. From the pictures, it looks like their belly pan is a little smaller. I'll post once I receive them and check the fit for the GP Pitts.
Posted on: 6/4/2010 10:01 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
Does anyone have any idea where to get a wing bag for this plane? WingTote makes a biplane bag, but it's too short. Hobby Pak makes one the right size, but their website says they won't be taking any orders until sometime in July. I tried putting the wings in a single wing, WingTote bag using towels to keep them apart, but the bellypan on the one wing makes it too fat to fit. Any ideas?
Posted on: 6/3/2010 9:08 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
Successful maiden. I maidened mine today, so I thought I'd share my thoughts. I decided to run a brand new DA50. Since I'm just breaking this engine in, I expected it to be a little bit under-powered and it was, but not terribly under-powered. It would hold a hover for a few seconds and then slowly start dropping. Going into a climb from straight and level flight though, vertical was not a problem. I haven't had a chance to weight it yet, but I will. I highly recommend increasing the suggested low-rates substantially for the elevator. On takeoff, the elevator barely had enough effect to pull it off the ground. The high rate recommendation seems just slightly above what should be the low rate settings. The high/low recommendations for aileron seemed pretty close though although I did back off the low-rate recommendation for the ailerons. It was rolling quite fast with the recommended low rates. High seemed fine. I followed another poster's advice and installed silicon tubing on the muffler to extend the exhaust down and out of the cowl. I think this may have been a slight design flaw because if you install any wrap-around pitts-style muffler in that large cowl, it's just going to blow exhaust crap all over the inside of the plane. I'm wondering if maybe they should have shortened up the bottom of the cowl a little somehow. No big deal though. A couple of pieces of silicon connector tubing took care of the issue. When flying, the plane seemed very stable and well-mannered. I flipped the elevator on high rates and slowed it into a nice forward stall. No wing dip whatsoever. I held it there for a long time and it actually just made a nice parachute manuever! I had started it out fairly high of course and held it almost all the way to the ground, just daring it to drop a wing. Nope. Just a nice slow drop nearly straight down. Very cool! In knife-edge, it didn't seem to pull one way or the other, so not much, if any, mixing required there. I thought this was especially cool since I helped a friend of mine with his Aeroworks 50cc Pitts Python last weekend which was pulling toward the belly quite a bit. From a knife-edge perspective, the GP Pitts definitely wins. As with any plane with a big front end, it slows down very quickly when you pull the throttle back. It was a piece of cake to land. Probably the easiest landing airplane in my flock. The only flying characteristic that I did notice was that it seemed to want to roll a little when I was coming out of turns. It almost seemed like it was out of trim for a few seconds when I would come out of a normal turn. It wasn't anything terrible, but I did notice it. All in all, I think the plane is a winner. It looks good and flies good. As others have said, it's heavy and putting something a little larger than a 50cc engine might be a good idea although I'm sure mine will hover just fine once I break my DA50 in. My only "beef" still, is the covering. That awful monokote job just looks plane bad. Hopefully GP will try to work on this a little at the factory so that others don't end up with all the wrinkles.
Posted on: 5/29/2010 5:51 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
I just noticed that there's an update bulletin from Great Planes for this bird. The monokote colors listed in the manual are incorrect. Product bulletin can be found here: http://manuals.hobbico.com/gpm/gpma1421-tech.pdf I couldn't wait for a DA-60 (but boy how I want one!) and couldn't make up my mind on any of my other options, so I went with the tried and true DA-50. Got her bolted on today. Maybe maiden next weekend if my muffler and opti-kill shows up this week.
Posted on: 5/22/2010 12:12 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
I've been really debating motors for this. Sure it can run on a DA-50, but I already have two other planes with DA-50's and with the weight, I think this one could use a little extra "umph". A DLE 55 could be a contender, but for something completely different, I'm thinking of either one of the YD-A 56's or perhaps the new OS GT55. Of the two, the YD-A looks like a better value to me since they include an optic kill and muffler in the price. There's a video on Tower's website of this plane on an OS. Looks good, but I'm not sure I like the front-facing carb, regardless of their claims that it's better. Any thoughts? Suggestions?
Posted on: 5/19/2010 8:35 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
I have mine nearly complete minus the motor. The tail feathers went on fine. The pull-pull also went great. I have to say, I really like that they included metal servo arms for the rudder servo with little adapters to fit all types of servos. That was unexpected and very cool. One suggestion that I have for anyone building this is rather than just drilling out the horns and putting the 4-40 bolts through for the ball-links, I use a 4-40 tap set and thread mine. This helps keep it snug and also makes it a lot easier keeping the pull-pull wires tight when you're installing that. Definitely do use the nuts as well, but threading the horns is a good idea in my opinion.
Posted on: 5/19/2010 8:30 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
More building notes for anyone who stumbles onto this thread through a Google search looking for tips. When you install the metal X bracket on the bottom of the tail, the manual tells you to look for a plywood plate with two pre-drilled holes. On mine at least, the pre-drilled holes do not exist and I spent considerable time with a small pin poking around trying to find them. Now here's the important part: if you have the same problem that I did, be VERY careful about placement of the X bracket if you have to drill your own holes to mount it. I found what felt like the plywood plate and going by the pictures in the manual showing the relationship to the monokote trim to the bracket, I drilled the two holes and reinforced them with thin CA before putting the screws in. There is not a lot of wiggle room in the lengths of CF that attach to the bracket. So, if you need to drill your own holes, I suggest connecting the rods to the bottom of the stab and then attaching them to the X bracket before you drill your holes and mount it. this way will assure that you don't end up with the rods being too short. Mine came out okay, although it was tight enough on one side that I had to do without the nuts that go against the clevises.
Posted on: 5/8/2010 6:19 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
The wrinkles are in both the layered areas and the non-layered areas. I'm really surprised at how bad it is. I have the GP 27% Cap 232 and it came almost wrinkle-free and that's a much older airplane. You would think the quality would get better over time, not worse. Right?
Posted on: 5/8/2010 8:27 AM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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RE: Great Planes 25% Pitts M-12s 3D
Hey blikseme300, Just wanted to say thanks for posting your pictures. When I put the wings on for the first time I couldn't figure out why both of the mounting struts lean outward at the top. Looks like that's intentional, assuming you put yours together the same way I am. LOL!! http://bliksemseplek.com/images/m12/maiden2_lg.jpg This picture will help anyone else who stumbles onto this and wonders why the mounting struts seem crooked.
Posted on: 5/7/2010 1:40 PM by Author "brwilkins" in the forum "Giant Scale Aircraft - 3D & Aerobatic"
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