06-09-2013, 10:16 PM
Here's a Pic of the new fuse with the motor mounted. Using that Jig I turned to locate the motor mount plate in the fuse payed off as the motor lines up beautifully.
Instead of shortening the screws I just used some extra washers on them, they are 10mm cap screws, the ideal length would have been 7.5 mm. It worked out well that way as they stuck out far enough that I could get a decent grip on them to start them in the threads and wind them in all the way to finger tight. It can be a bit fiddley getting those screws in the back of the motor. They need to be locktited in as well. If they aren't they will come loose guaranteed !!
The servo/linkage fairings are trimmed and fitted then bonded on with CA
The front hatch and the hatch that covers the elevator servo are held in place with 3M book binding tape, which sticks like the proverbial!!
The radio gear is all in and it's just about ready for a test flight
Instead of shortening the screws I just used some extra washers on them, they are 10mm cap screws, the ideal length would have been 7.5 mm. It worked out well that way as they stuck out far enough that I could get a decent grip on them to start them in the threads and wind them in all the way to finger tight. It can be a bit fiddley getting those screws in the back of the motor. They need to be locktited in as well. If they aren't they will come loose guaranteed !!
The servo/linkage fairings are trimmed and fitted then bonded on with CA
The front hatch and the hatch that covers the elevator servo are held in place with 3M book binding tape, which sticks like the proverbial!!
The radio gear is all in and it's just about ready for a test flight
“The knack of flying is learning how to throw your machine at the ground and miss.”
"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your thoughts turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." ~Leonardo Da Vinci