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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/20/2007 11:44:45 PM   
Joe Hunt



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ORIGINAL: Ferocious Frankie

Great job man! Your reviews are always great!

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Rocco makes incredibly badass little planes.


Little? .40 sized trainers are little. You've gotten used to big planes man!

Is there a reason why your plane came out so nose heavy?


Thanks Ferocious Frankie!

96", just a toy. lol

On the nose heavy, yeah, I was conservative and put the RX batteries under the fuel tank. I'll move them back under the pilot area and I should be dialed.

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VIDEO: http://www.ruddermayhem.com/aw-96inch-260.wmv
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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/20/2007 11:47:16 PM   
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ORIGINAL: ottrod

That's just freaking amazing! Great job on the plane and the vid!!!!

I still say Monkey is going to get you back for the tape thing......don't take your eyes off him for a minute


Watch for Monkey pics late tonight.

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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/20/2007 11:48:34 PM   
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ORIGINAL: zzw26n

Nice Build, Great Flying Joe! Look liked a foamy the way you were tossing that plane around! And the Fastest Torgue Roles I've ever seen, just amazing.

Thanks, zzw26n!

96", that's about foamie size, ain't it? haha

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VIDEO: http://www.ruddermayhem.com/aw-96inch-260.wmv
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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/20/2007 11:52:00 PM   
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I am trying to decide between this and the H9 Sukhoi for the 85, anyone have any opinions on which is best for 3D? I realize the H9 is not out yet and the 260 is all we can compare build quality with. The biggest advantages I can see is the H9 comes with a pilot and won't need a spinner and will be about $100 cheaper to buy for me... unless someone has a "hookup" for me at Aeroworks for a pick-up plane!!


The previous 96" H9 Suk was one of the worst planes ever. But, H9 has also turned out some winners. One thing I noticed on the H9 105" 260 and this new 97" Sukhoi is that the hatch is covered and the canopy needs to be glued on. It's so nice to have the canopy installed and painted with the hatch, no covering, like Aeroworks does. It's less work, of course, but also looks much nicer... no color mismatches.

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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 1:37:04 AM   
Joe Hunt



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Status: offline 		A few more pics of the assembly.

Chopped up the cowl::


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Here's how I took care of power'n the rudder (8711s are just the best):


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Bolted on the tailwheel into the predrilled holes (this is bad for your servo, I gotta fix this):


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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 1:39:03 AM   
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Status: offline 		Four 1" 8x32 bolts to bolt down the landing gear... yup, it's predrilled, blind nuts already installed. Used Zap/Pacer medium threadlocker:


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She's on the gear. The wheelpants, tires, landing gear, axles, etc... are already to go... no gluing, building, or thinking, of any kind here... just, yeah, bolt it together:


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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 1:42:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		A pic of "Team Joe" finishing up the plane:


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I covered the bottom of F2 because it's lighter than the wooden cover and easier to clean:


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This shot shows the ignition installation:


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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 1:46:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		Team Joe in matching Jersey Modeler Ts:


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Team Joe happy to watch Mark do the flip'n:


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Joe Nolasco giving the thumbs up:


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And, taxi'n out for the maiden... :


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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 1:47:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		Joe--very nice video sir ! The airplane looks like it flys terriffic. The driver ain't too shabby either !

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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 1:48:16 AM   
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VIDEO:

http://www.caseylauren.com/aw-96inch-260.wmv

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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 1:50:47 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Gungadin

Joe--very nice video sir ! The airplane looks like it flys terriffic. The driver ain't too shabby either !


Thanks, Gungadin!

Yes, everyone needs a couple of these... I'm serious. 8-)

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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 2:18:29 AM   
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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 2:26:02 AM   
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is that the stock tailwheel?


Nah, I robbed it off the 42%. lol The plane just looks to custom built to have the metal one on there... for me. Just a silly thing. I gotta fix that geometry, though, so the spring is not pulling in the air. Same way I fixed the geometry on my Aeroworks 104" Yak 54.

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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 4:50:08 PM   
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RE: Aeroworks 96" Extra 260 ARF QB Assembly - 11/21/2007 7:46:22 PM   
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can you elaborate on the geometry?


Here's how I set it up:


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Here's an explanation of what I used to set it up:


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You see, to have these leaf and heigh style tail wheels work properly you need to have a rudder arm that gets you in the hinge line. Aeroworks doesn't provide that, and neither do any of the leaf and heigh style tail wheel manufacturers that I know of. Again, first thing, get the pivot point in the hinge line (I just used a Hitec servo arm to do this, easy, simple):


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Next make your rudder arm holes the same width as your tiller arm holes.


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