@GadgetMart@megabrontes123@Bran247 Thank you! Retracts, but also ailerons were indeed the hardest. Though there are also other solutions I had to think about a little until coming up with a simple solution such as the steerable tail wheel, motor mount and air vents. She's still treating me very well. Hasn't needed repair yet.
@6004billabong Look at the closeup shots, there are some small pieces of Golden Tube at either end and in the first rib of the aileron. Some piano wire for the axle. The aileron was covered first, then the wing was covered up to one rib past the aileron, then I put in the piano wire across the tube connecting that rib to the one next to the aileron, glued the end of the piano wire to the rib then finished covering. The aileron rotates around the center of the radius at its front end.
@earlyhemibill same as every other servo. It is slowed down by a circuit that you can buy e.g. at hobby lobby. You can see the circuit in the video, it sits right on top of the landing gear servo.
@raffybphotos Flown on 3 different days so far without crash, still fine tuning thrust angles, wing alignment, prop choice etc., the maiden is described on the rcgroups thread (close call), the second day went well with about 6 landings, the 3rd was too windy and a lucky far away gear-up landing in the grass saved the bacon. Waiting for a day without wind (not too frequent in Chicago) when I have time (even rarer) to realize my vision of a video with gear-up low passes, ROG take off, etc.
@raffybphotos If your question is, is this a well flying kit, I'd say go for it, she is much more benevolent than I expected. That said, no guarantee that I'll manage to produce said video before she goes, but that's due entirely to my lacking skills, not her.
@rurikia Hi, they are pre-cut pieces, except the sticks. And it does come with paper, but I covered with iron-on heat shrink stuff. Google Guillow and you'll find the company website and this Kit.
Where did you get those cables that drive your retracts and ailerons? I am doing something similar to a Herr Engineering AT-6 free flight conversion and am going to have to use a push-pull cable system as well. Great project BTW!
Wow! You have got some patience and skill - Retracts blew my mind! Well done.
GadgetMart 2 weeks ago
@GadgetMart @megabrontes123 @Bran247 Thank you! Retracts, but also ailerons were indeed the hardest. Though there are also other solutions I had to think about a little until coming up with a simple solution such as the steerable tail wheel, motor mount and air vents. She's still treating me very well. Hasn't needed repair yet.
friendlymaendi 5 days ago
retracts on a plane that small!11!1!!!!!!1!!
megabrontes123 3 months ago
Beautiful workmanship!
Bran247 3 months ago
How did you attach the ailerons?
6004billabong 4 months ago
@6004billabong Look at the closeup shots, there are some small pieces of Golden Tube at either end and in the first rib of the aileron. Some piano wire for the axle. The aileron was covered first, then the wing was covered up to one rib past the aileron, then I put in the piano wire across the tube connecting that rib to the one next to the aileron, glued the end of the piano wire to the rib then finished covering. The aileron rotates around the center of the radius at its front end.
friendlymaendi 4 months ago
@friendlymaendi Thank you very much! and great video!
6004billabong 4 months ago
What voltage are you running on the landing gear servo?
earlyhemibill 7 months ago
@earlyhemibill same as every other servo. It is slowed down by a circuit that you can buy e.g. at hobby lobby. You can see the circuit in the video, it sits right on top of the landing gear servo.
friendlymaendi 5 months ago
@RinTinCan The area for The motor mount is almost 2x2 and im thinking about a greatplanes rimfire outrunner rimfire 200 aré you agree?
nattankress 10 months ago
The area for The motor mount is aprox 2x2 cm im thinking about a greatplanes brushless rimfire 200 that wheits almost 10g
nattankress 10 months ago
But does she fly?
raffybphotos 11 months ago
@raffybphotos Flown on 3 different days so far without crash, still fine tuning thrust angles, wing alignment, prop choice etc., the maiden is described on the rcgroups thread (close call), the second day went well with about 6 landings, the 3rd was too windy and a lucky far away gear-up landing in the grass saved the bacon. Waiting for a day without wind (not too frequent in Chicago) when I have time (even rarer) to realize my vision of a video with gear-up low passes, ROG take off, etc.
friendlymaendi 11 months ago
@raffybphotos If your question is, is this a well flying kit, I'd say go for it, she is much more benevolent than I expected. That said, no guarantee that I'll manage to produce said video before she goes, but that's due entirely to my lacking skills, not her.
friendlymaendi 11 months ago
@raffybphotos there is a video of a flight now posted on my youtube channel.
friendlymaendi 10 months ago
were did you get the Retracts from?
MrSBChevy 1 year ago
@MrSBChevy see also my Guillows 406 Electric conversion thread on rcgroups, hobby-lobby Article number: ALF6001
friendlymaendi 1 year ago
Hi im converting a guillows b-25 what motor doyou recomend
nattankress 1 year ago
@nattankress What are the dimensions of the motor mounts?
RcTinCan 10 months ago
@rurikia Hi, they are pre-cut pieces, except the sticks. And it does come with paper, but I covered with iron-on heat shrink stuff. Google Guillow and you'll find the company website and this Kit.
friendlymaendi 1 year ago
Where did you get those cables that drive your retracts and ailerons? I am doing something similar to a Herr Engineering AT-6 free flight conversion and am going to have to use a push-pull cable system as well. Great project BTW!
rythmsekshun 1 year ago
@rythmsekshun @rythmsekshun It's the 0.032 Cable-Type Gold-n-Rodof from Sullivan Products, for sale at e.g. Tower Hobbies.
I like this cable. Good stuff. One was enough for the whole plane.
friendlymaendi 1 year ago