For adding the motor bulkhead most folks just glue it on - generally no problems. We generally use the plastic drywall plugs used to mount stuff to your walls. Drill holes and glue 4 of them into the nose foam. Spreads the load and, if you do tear the screws out at any time you just replace with the next size up - never had it happen yet with the mounts on our twin motor mounts. Hot glue works a treat on these since it burns through the mould release coating left on them. NOTE At 11.20 - you DON'T have to worry about superglue (or pretty much any other type of normally available glue) melting the foam. These are EPP not EPS. If you DO use EPS watch out with that though! Any solvent like toluene etc will reduce it to a soggy mess. Immediately - or sooner! 😜😁 Some use a thin smear of hot glue as a backing to a tape hinge, but I can never get it thin enough not to be too stiff. A thin coat of rubber glue works a treat though. Sticks like the proverbial to the baby's blanket and remains very flexible. The best way to add landing gear is to fix it to a wooden plate then rubber band or velcro that to the belly of the plane. You're guaranteed to rip it off sometime when landing and that makes re-attaching a breeze. Like Cliff, looking forward to the maiden. 😊
Very good points and thx for the info on the superglue. I was really scared of trying it. The idea of the landing gear is a very good one as I think my landing gear is more of a one time use than anything else. The maiden will be up soon I hope!
The only doubt I have Andrew is the effectiveness of the ailerons being inboard like that, however it looks a pretty solid build so by now you probably attempted your maiden looking forward to the next video 👍
Indeed the ailerons are too far inboard. I think that is why many people straighten out the wing. I wanted to keep the dihedral for stability reasons. Moving the ailerons to the outside would for sure help. I am thinking of upping the challenge and using the current ailerons as flaps, and build in new ailerons...
@@downwindchecklist6567 I did a conversion a few years ago and kept the dihedral but had full-span ailerons by splitting them at the dihedral angle and 'joined' them with a peg that slid in a tube, you could still do this just by adding to more control surfaces inbthe outboard part of the wing ... something to consider 🤔
@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Interesting. Having done some flights now, the ailerons do seem to be enough, though not acrobatic (not that I know how to do that, mind you). Lets see if the flaps (or flaperons) become something...
To my eye that's a really bad twist to the rear fuselage (Never Good) Maybe cut up a coke can for any steering rod guides, hinges and horns (via 5 min epoxy in the foam slots) & generally re-enforce the undercarriage (a lot)🤔
Yes, on a different crash the rear fuselage broke off completely. I have now reinforced it with sticks and duct tape as well as reinforced the u/c significantly.
You are probably right. It is good it is small and light, but I can only get a few minutes of flying at at a time. IN any case it is enough time to crash it a couple of times ;) Thx for stopping by!
For adding the motor bulkhead most folks just glue it on - generally no problems. We generally use the plastic drywall plugs used to mount stuff to your walls. Drill holes and glue 4 of them into the nose foam. Spreads the load and, if you do tear the screws out at any time you just replace with the next size up - never had it happen yet with the mounts on our twin motor mounts.
Hot glue works a treat on these since it burns through the mould release coating left on them. NOTE At 11.20 - you DON'T have to worry about superglue (or pretty much any other type of normally available glue) melting the foam. These are EPP not EPS. If you DO use EPS watch out with that though! Any solvent like toluene etc will reduce it to a soggy mess. Immediately - or sooner! 😜😁
Some use a thin smear of hot glue as a backing to a tape hinge, but I can never get it thin enough not to be too stiff. A thin coat of rubber glue works a treat though. Sticks like the proverbial to the baby's blanket and remains very flexible.
The best way to add landing gear is to fix it to a wooden plate then rubber band or velcro that to the belly of the plane. You're guaranteed to rip it off sometime when landing and that makes re-attaching a breeze. Like Cliff, looking forward to the maiden. 😊
Very good points and thx for the info on the superglue. I was really scared of trying it. The idea of the landing gear is a very good one as I think my landing gear is more of a one time use than anything else.
The maiden will be up soon I hope!
The only doubt I have Andrew is the effectiveness of the ailerons being inboard like that, however it looks a pretty solid build so by now you probably attempted your maiden looking forward to the next video 👍
That motor is also pretty huge…
Indeed the ailerons are too far inboard. I think that is why many people straighten out the wing. I wanted to keep the dihedral for stability reasons. Moving the ailerons to the outside would for sure help.
I am thinking of upping the challenge and using the current ailerons as flaps, and build in new ailerons...
It is quite chunky and heavy, but it seems to do the job. Probably not as efficient as it could be though.
@@downwindchecklist6567 I did a conversion a few years ago and kept the dihedral but had full-span ailerons by splitting them at the dihedral angle and 'joined' them with a peg that slid in a tube, you could still do this just by adding to more control surfaces inbthe outboard part of the wing ... something to consider 🤔
@@CliffHarveyRCPlanes Interesting. Having done some flights now, the ailerons do seem to be enough, though not acrobatic (not that I know how to do that, mind you). Lets see if the flaps (or flaperons) become something...
To my eye that's a really bad twist to the rear fuselage (Never Good)
Maybe cut up a coke can for any steering rod guides, hinges and horns (via 5 min epoxy in the foam slots) & generally re-enforce the undercarriage (a lot)🤔
Yes, on a different crash the rear fuselage broke off completely. I have now reinforced it with sticks and duct tape as well as reinforced the u/c significantly.
Man I think your battery is way to small for the esc/ motor
You are probably right. It is good it is small and light, but I can only get a few minutes of flying at at a time. IN any case it is enough time to crash it a couple of times ;) Thx for stopping by!