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Once I'm finally clear of here (Friday)I have to go over there. About a week after I get there I have to go over to somewhere else for about two days and then I go over yonder for a loooooog time it appears, untill I can eventually return here, then hopefully to there and complete some models. The big problem is I have to go from today to tomorrow on the same day, then I have to go from tomorrow to yesterday on the same day.
So basically, you should end up somewhere last week.
Keep yourself safe.
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I installed a 2800 mah Li-ion with a regulator for the receiver/flight pack. The ignition battery is a 1500 mah nickel-metal. I drilled a small hole in the cowl for a "L" shaped wire to attach to a ball link on the choke lever. The throttle and choke arms that Tom puts on the TOC 53 really make the hookup a snap.
The assembly of this plane is the easiest I've ever done. All of the bolt holes, hinge holes, and wing retainer pins lined up perfectly. The plane turned out super square. The only misalignment I coud find is as you stand back in front of the plane and eye-ball the top of the wing and the stabalizers/elevators; the stab is about 1/8th" lower on one side. I will sand the stab sleeve and use a tape shim on one side of the stab tube.
After the completion of the plane, I got out the digital scale. FYI, I never use the wheel pants; we have a rough field. It has the stock aluminum wing-tube and Tom's wheels and tailwheel. I weighed it without a spinner. I haven't balanced it yet, but I'm hoping it will balance without the spinner. It ended up weighing 16 pounds, 7 ounces. That will surely make the plane a floater for landings, and an awesome performer.
I should be able to run and tune the engine today. I may not be able to fly until the weekend. It'll be pretty tough to see the Sukhoi sitting there and not be able to fly it until the weekend. I'll keep you posted.
The red and white on this plane looks great. Any trim scheme will look great on this plane. I'll have a friend of mine cut some vinyl for the wings and fuse.
I want to state again how happy I am with this plane. It is without a doubt, the easiest, and the most accurate ARF I've ever built. I spent about an hour unpacking and inspecting the plane. I had about an hour tri-stocking the engine box. It took another hour to fix the broken ribs in both wings. (evil brown truck) I did the entire assembly of the plane in one full day of work. So, it only took about 12 hours total. Some may take longer, some may build quicker than I do.
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The Honda graphics sheet is on the way to you, you should have it this week.
<16.5 lbs is lighter than I expected, good news. I think the production planes will actually be a few ounces ligter still because the cowl mounting is different. Use a CF wing tube and you are under 16 lbs.
What a rocket that will be. The TOC-53 pulls my 17 lb. 4 oz. Kap with authority, so the 16 lb. Sukhoi should be awesone.
I attribute some of the quick building time to the 3mm engine's being easy to mount. I have often spend 2-3 hours just figuring out how to mount the engine and hook up the controls for it. Try a ZDZ-80 some time, it's an all day effort to set up the engine.
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Tom, That will be AWESOME!
Yes, the plane will be great. I'm super happy with the final weight too. This weight will be easy to make. It's all of your stock hardware with no efforts to lighten it up.
I just started the TOC 53cc. A shot of 32:1 premium in the carb and it popped off for about 5 seconds. Two more flips and the fuel was to the carb, and it fired up again. I'm going to start it and let it run 5 minutes of so, then shut it down for a cool off. I can't wait to get this machine into the air.
Tom, Thanks for all of the great products, and customer support. If the quality of flight is anywhere near the quality of the plane, it'll be tough for anyone to top this plane/deal.
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Tom you know the Sukhoi in the Honda scheme is screaming at me to get one and have my own Honda Magna graphics designed for it! I almost think you planned it that way hehehehehehe.
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