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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 12/22/2006 12:41:30 AM   
vatechguy3


 

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Status: offline 		been doing some work on the plane so that i could get an initial balance before covering. got the servos installed, taped the control horns on, and ran the servo extensions for the elevator.

i hung lead from the nose to make up for the spinner and cowl paint. started with 12 ozs, ended up with around 8. looks like i will be able to run a carbon spinner after all!!

what do you guys think, the plane too big for the bedroom??

tony

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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 12/22/2006 12:43:15 AM   
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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 12/22/2006 12:48:15 PM   
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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 12/22/2006 3:09:12 PM   
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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 12/23/2006 12:22:01 AM   
vatechguy3


 

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a wise builder once told me the following:

"before you start building a carden do two things:
1) buy stock in 3m.
2) buy a contractors pack of painters tape, and you will use it all."

just making sure i'm doing as i was told!!

tony

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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 12/23/2006 12:48:33 AM   
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Did the same builder tell you to use twenty pounds worth of servos and batteries ?

Albert

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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 12/23/2006 12:42:08 PM   
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bout time to cover and paint, aint it? Whats the hold-up

In a nutshell . . . me. I plan to cover my 300 and Tony's plane simultaneously . . . and the 300 is still about 3 - days from being there . . . and was that a volunteer to paint I that heard from you Kent

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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 12/23/2006 2:10:25 PM   
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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 2/11/2007 12:07:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nice, about time you got a real plane How is the helicopters coming?

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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 2/14/2007 5:37:31 PM   
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Where did you get those pilots?
Thanks
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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 2/16/2007 12:32:58 AM   
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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 2/16/2007 1:05:26 AM   
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As per the Carden plans, the elevators are held in place by the elevator tube and a "L" bracket attached to the fuse.
I saw some threads in RCUniverse suggesting that the L bracket may fail easily.
A simple fix would be to add a 1/4" anti-rotation dowell in the elevator as an added "safety". Do you think its worth the trouble or am I overreacting?
Thanks
George

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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 2/17/2007 2:51:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		my builder added a carbon rod to the leading edge to take some load off of the l bracket.

another option is to add a second l bracket to the trailing edge of the stab.

either way, there are MANY people flying with only one l bracket and no trouble.

if you are concerned, just talk to dennis!!

tony

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RE: Tony's New 40% Extra - 2/19/2007 5:33:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi,
As Tony mentioned, I did add a carbon fiber anti-rotation pin to his stabs. However, the Carden supplied "L" brackets are - when properly set-up - are quite up to the task. Bad things can happen when people don't take the time to ensure that their brackets mate flushly to both the fuse side and the pad-mount in the stab. This fit is critical! Any gap results in the bracket being flexed and stressed when the stab is bolted in place. Moreover, once they are fit, mark them as left and right, should you ever remove them completely they need to go back in the same location as there are likely subtle differences between the left and right fit. An added anti-rotation pin can give you a little piece-of-mind, but if you take your time, properly fit your brackets, and employ a sound mechanical set-up with your linkages, you should have no worries.
t

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