I haven't finished mine yet... holidays got in the way. Things I did or will do, my preferences: (Note, this is my first full-house setup, so take it into consideration.)
1: I made aileron and flap horns out of 1/16" ply so I could get the correct back angle on the flap horns for 90-degrees down. Since the ailerons were center hinged and I didn't want to rip them up for top-hinge, I left the aileron horns centered on the hinge line. To mount them I just cut an appropriate slot in the surfaces, all the way to the covering on the other side and used epoxy to seat them, being careful to ensure they were aligned identically for each pair. Worked great. 2: A consensus from many is to toss the steel elevator/rudder pushrods to save weight. I am going to use kevlar pull-pull on rudder and an .0.050 carbon fiber pushrod (from CST) on the elevator. Supposedly this is good for about 3-4 oz of weight loss by reducing the amount of nose weight needed to balance out those heavy pushrods. For some reason, my provided servo tray is a whopping 3/8" too narrow to fit the fuse! Dunno what happened there. Rather than get all anxious about it with Great Planes, I'll probably just cut a new one or use cross-rails to mount this one. I can't answer to the strength of the fuselage but I haven't heard anything about them breaking, myself. Seems like a really nice kit for the $120 cost! I'm impressed. Maybe they'll come out with a 3M version too! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:42 PM Subject: [RCSE] Building tips for Spirit Elite ARF > Does anyone have any building tips for the Spirit ARF? Its pretty much > done, but there is always something that needs improvements. The fuse seems > a little weak to me, has anyone had any problems? > > Kristopher > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
