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Reply #181 - Feb 8^th, 2016 at 4:00pm

AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH

talking to Cool today about that heavy joiner wire between the elevators, and could I replace it with 2 servos up inside.....he recommended 2 servos set inside the stabs.... Swear Word

Crud, why didn't I think of that instead of blindly following the plans......... Wall Bash

Jeez it sucks to get old Angry

Now to find two strong but not behemouthy servos... Cheesy

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Glen Club Member Offline Forum User LastOn: Apr 30^th, 2024 Join: Aug 5^th, 2011 Posts: 442 Reputation: 2 Sackville Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: HurricaneMkII Reply #182 - Feb 8^th, 2016 at 8:12pm MH has some nice new tactic servo's that would fit the bill nicely.
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Glen Club Member Offline Forum User LastOn: Apr 30^th, 2024 Join: Aug 5^th, 2011 Posts: 442 Reputation: 2 Sackville Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 2 Mood:	Re: HurricaneMkII Reply #184 - Feb 9^th, 2016 at 10:49am LOL, don't know if they can get in under that, but I do know that they've got some that will fit the bill for less than double that amount. Of course, if you're heading to Nevada or California any time soon, you might want to consider these : http://www.hobbypeople.net/index.php/hobby-people-hp-d58mhv-hi-torq-mg-bb-digita...
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Reply #186 - Feb 9^th, 2016 at 12:32pm

Don't have any of that exact servo (but I will sooner or later), do have their equivalent of a hitec645, works the same for about half the price. I think they might be even made in the same factory Wink

As far as being down there, sadly no plans in the near future. Perhaps we need to plan a boy's weekend in vegas, you know, just to grab a few Roll Eyes

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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Today Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,091 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: HurricaneMkII Reply #187 - Feb 9^th, 2016 at 3:54pm For some reason I'd have more faith in a hitec than a Hobby People - not sure why I should probably be start accumulating a set of these; need about 7, and some smaller for throttle and retract. And Remember, what you grab in Vegas stays in Vegas, so that's no good for a servo trip...
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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Today Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,091 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: HurricaneMkII Reply #189 - Feb 9^th, 2016 at 7:33pm For some reason "Bluebird" conjures up images of tiny 4gm servos in Depron indoor planes. These seem to have some torque, not sure; gonna have to lift the elevators on a 25+lb plane in flight
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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Today Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,091 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: HurricaneMkII Reply #190 - Feb 12^th, 2016 at 5:13pm Darn these elevators are over engineered. His inner "ends" on the elevators are made from 4 pieces of 1/4 balsa sanded down to half round, but the full scale has inner edges same sharp as the trailing edge - now that makes sense doesn't it Looks like lots of sanding here..and whittling...and maybe even leaving pieces out
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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Today Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,091 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: HurricaneMkII Reply #192 - Feb 13^th, 2016 at 9:30am actually that's the rudder trim tab on the right. I was trying to show the inner edge of the elevator off to the left, just beside the fitting for the rudder cable. Not a great photo of it, but all I have.
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Reply #193 - Feb 16^th, 2016 at 7:39pm

Jack, stab assembled, and I make no claims as to precision or butt gluing, however there is a lot of consumption of time. Mostly trying to figure out exactly what the drawings are saying...Jeez I know Glen, the drawings aren't "saying" anything, I have to read and interpret. Angry

However, at this stage, BEFORE any sanding, the stuff is exactly 6 ounces. I'm still undecided about whether to use 1 elevator servo in the front, or two in the stabs. That will make a weight difference. Now to sand!!! Try to match the profile on the pictures I have from the real one.

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Fingers YaBB Moderator I still got all five! Offline Forum User LastOn: Today Join: Mar 22^nd, 2010 Posts: 3,091 Reputation: 0 Dartmouth Gender: Zodiac sign: Awards: 3 Mood:	Re: HurricaneMkII Reply #196 - Feb 17^th, 2016 at 8:19am Mike, I've flown RC planes with WINGS smaller than this stab Quote: Looking good man. thank you kind sir. Now to see how much weight I can sand off.............remember, every ounce i can get off the tail is 5.41 I don't need on the nose. Unless it's there to hold something important on..
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Reply #197 - Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 4:40pm

Well, about 2 years ago I posted about making a hatch on the starboard side to hide the switches and junk.

Cover made (if i can find it) and the panel behind made - 2 deans plug short switches (dunno what they're really called), the air valve and the air pressure guage.

This Hurri I won't have to stand on it's nose to fill the air.

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Reply #198 - Feb 22^nd, 2016 at 4:49pm

Just to show I'm not perfect, despite what you all think, I FUBAR'd in a major way. Despite all my measuring when I set up the crutch at the start of this exercise, i buggered. Wall Bash

I got the end former in the wrong place! About 1/2 inch short. Never came up till I was wondering how the stab might look on the fuse. The bed for the stab obviously sticks out past the end former. Huh

Fortunately, working with wood instead of composite, things can be sanded, glued, covered, and otherwise hidden, so it is fixable, but I've run out of emoticons ... Im With Stupid

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