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    Off set holes - 1/14/2002 4:39:29 PM   
    Aerosplat



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    From: Lawrenceville, GA, USA
    Status: offline     		If by off set you mean the holes are 1/8" off center towards the left side of the plane (from cockpit view), then yes, this is to allow for right thrust so that the prop shaft is at center where it exits at the front of the cowl. I have not measured yet, but probably right thrust is already built into the firewall.

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    How's that for service - 1/14/2002 4:41:48 PM   
    Aerosplat



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    Joined: 12/11/2001
    From: Lawrenceville, GA, USA
    Status: offline     		Talk about a quick reply.....

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    Quick reply !! - 1/15/2002 2:47:34 AM   
    jdan


     

    Posts: 92
    Joined: 12/17/2001
    From: media, PA, USA
    Status: offline     		It sure was a quick reply . This is a great source of info.
    Thank you.

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    Where did everybody go..... - 1/15/2002 3:27:06 PM   
    Aerosplat



    Posts: 707
    Joined: 12/11/2001
    From: Lawrenceville, GA, USA
    Status: offline     		Gee, all of a sudden - no posts. Did everyone take a vacation, or are y'all just out flying your Edge ?
    So, how is it coming. What stages is everyone in. Does anyone else have their's flying yet ? I have been building a profile I got for Christmas, so I haven't really gotten started on my AW 540 yet. But I have devised a way to attach the wings without using those silly screws at the end of the tubes. I'll try to post a description of what I did, and some pictures by tonight.
    Let's hear some progress reports.

    Happy flying,
    Robert.

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    Aero-Works Edgo 540 .60/.90 - 1/15/2002 5:48:36 PM   
    Derek8819



    Posts: 267
    Joined: 12/11/2001
    From: Thibodaux, LA, USA
    Status: offline     		I have all of my stuff ( hitec digital servos with a moki 1.35 up front) I just need to put it all together and I cant wait! the thing looks like it is hovering sitting on my bed. I would definetly be interested in how you attaqched your wings because i skipped that step for now. Hope to hear back. HOW DO THEY FLY?

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    Aero-Works Edgo 540 .60/.90 - 1/15/2002 6:19:37 PM   
    SMALLFLY-



    Posts: 2151
    Joined: 12/9/2001
    From: Evansville, IN, USA
    Status: offline     		has anyone thought about using 3/4" tri stock on the bottom of thee horiz stab to stiffen it up instead of flying wires. Think it would help??

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    Edge 540 - 1/15/2002 9:25:01 PM   
    spliff


     

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    Joined: 1/11/2002
    From: Baton Rouge, LA, USA
    Status: offline     		Been working on mine, two questions,

    Putting in a Saito 100 but there is no discussion in the manual as to "where" to mount, how far up on the engine mount and such.

    Also, may sound stupid but are most of you putting in tube in the slots where the control surfaces pass through the fuselage. I don't have any king of plastic tubing in mine and it seems to work really smooth, however, I am wondering what everyone else is doing.

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    Aero-Works Edgo 540 .60/.90 - 1/15/2002 10:56:40 PM   
    SMALLFLY-



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    From: Evansville, IN, USA
    Status: offline     		If your putting the servos in the stock location move the motor back as close to the firewall as possible. It will more than likely come out nose heavy. mine did.

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    Tri Stock...... - 1/15/2002 11:37:17 PM   
    Pugsley-RCU



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    Joined: 12/20/2001
    From: Kennesaw, GA, USA
    Status: offline     		I suggested that this be done after the first report of the failure. This will spread out the load. I also plane on using carbon fiber rods glued into the stabs (like the Funtana - which I am also building).

    I can't believe some of the engine choices I see people using on this plane. I think the Moki 1.35 is why too heavy, I also think the Webra Speed 1.20's are a little over kill. But, I'm school. I plan on using a light OS .91 FX and getting on with it......Maybe a OS 1.08 tops.......The Satio 100 looks good too......

    Hell, why not put a OS 1.60 on her!!!!!!!

    Pug

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    Aero-Works Edgo 540 .60/.90 - 1/16/2002 2:03:11 AM   
    Derek8819



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    From: Thibodaux, LA, USA
    Status: offline     		pugsly I plan on using the moki 1.35 for power but it is not very much heavier than the 25 oz of the os 91 with a jett muffler the moki weighs 33. I will use CF landing gear wich only weigh 5.5 compared to 8oz so in actually i will only be about 5oz heavier and with mini servos in the tail it will balance perfect and have power to spare? now whats wrong with that?

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    Aero-Works Edgo 540 .60/.90 - 1/16/2002 6:54:32 AM   
    doug coursey


     

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    Joined: 1/5/2002
    From: florida
    Status: offline     		according to the OS web site the 91FX only weighs 19.3 oz. im sure this is without the muffler, so are you saying the jett muffler weighs 6 oz? the YS 91 should flt the snot out if this plane, i have an ultra stick with a YS 63 on it and it flys the hell out of it and the stick is much more draggy than the edge. i found out the too much pitch really hurts hovering ability, you shouldn't use a prop with more than 6 pitch, in fact i'm going to use a 16-4 on my YS 91. DOUG C.

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    Aero-Works Edgo 540 .60/.90 - 1/16/2002 7:05:58 AM   
    SMALLFLY-



    Posts: 2151
    Joined: 12/9/2001
    From: Evansville, IN, USA
    Status: offline     		I just came up with an idea for reinforcing the horiz stab with minimum work. And It worked fined and seemed to brace it up pretty well. I opened up the underside of HS by cutting just inside the innermost red area. I then took 1/4 x 2 balsa and cut triangles and fit them in to the corners. See attachment. covered with a little scrap red ultracoat. Overkill ?? Not enough? What do you think. The shaded areas are the new balsa

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    Stabilizer Modification - 1/16/2002 11:17:37 AM   
    Aerosplat



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    From: Lawrenceville, GA, USA
    Status: offline     		Hey Smallfly,
    I guess great minds do think alike. I finished my Stab modifications tonight. Very similar to yours. I also used 1/4 x 2". Will replace covering after I mount on Fuse. By the way, the 540 uses Ultracote True Red. I just happened to have some extra lying around.

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    Vert. Fin Also - 1/16/2002 11:23:17 AM   
    Aerosplat



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    From: Lawrenceville, GA, USA
    Status: offline     		Well, while I was at it I thought the rudder mounting post on the vertical fin looked very small for all that rudder. So I used some 3/8 x 1" to modify that as well. The areas marked in black is what I added.

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    Wing attachment - 1/16/2002 12:15:42 PM   
    Aerosplat



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    From: Lawrenceville, GA, USA
    Status: offline     		As promised, I am going to describe what I have done to attach the main wings. I just could not live with those screws / bolts through the wing into the wing tube. I asked the Administrator about the best way to post this, because it requires about 9 picture posts. He said to do it in a series of 9 posts with only one picture per post, so here goes.

    Some of you may glitch at the idea of using rubber bands to hold those beautiful wings on. I used rubber bands for years as the only way of holding wings in wing saddles, and I NEVER lost a plane due to rubber bands failing. All this through Inside and outside loops, fast rolls, and snaps, and never a failure. Also consider the forces at work on the Edge 540 wings. All the up and down loading, and front to back loading is being absorbed by that hefty aluminum wing tube. The only thing those wing screws (in my case the rubber bands) are doing is preventing the wings from pulling away from the side of the fuselage. You will never get a roll rate or spin rate fast enough to exert much force at pulling the wings outward.

    Enough justi