I have some photos of a RDS equipped Zagi. I'll put them on the web so you all can see them.
Mark http://www.isthmusmodels.com --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I used an RDS set-up on my Zagi400 a few years back, > and it worked very > well. > To make the pockets for the rod ends, I inlaid > formica into the top and > bottom of the 1/8" balsa elevons, using a dremel > router to cut the recesses. > The layers of formica ended up flush with the elevon > surfaces, leaving a > slot which was perfectly sized for the 1/16" music > wire torque rods. The > formica pieces are about 1.75" X 3/4", and are glued > to a 1/4" wide lip > routered into the surface around the notch cut in > the leading edge of the > elevons. > To install the rods, I tunnelled through the foam > core with a sharpened > aluminium tube after covering the wing with the > usual mix of strapping and > packing tape. This prevented the foam from crumbling > near the thin trailing > edge. A 1" length of yellow nyrod was glued into the > tunnel, slightly ahead > of the hinge line to act as a support for the torque > rod. > I used a pair of FMA S100 micro servos. A 30° bend > in the torque rod gave > the right amount of throw. > Bear in mind that this is the electric version, and > isn't subject to the > type of abuse that a combat sloper would get. I'm > not sure how the system > would hold up to getting whacked a lot. If I was to > try it on a combat > plane, I would think about glassing the elevons, to > reinforce the formica > pockets. The 1/16" rods should be fine, as they > would have enough spring to > absorb blows and spring back to shape. > > Mike Stoneman > Ottawa, Canada > 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. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com 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.
