Dave Wilshere

Billy, you buy lots of coffee...

Paul0088

Almost done just need to mount turbine and set the throws

Dave Wilshere

Took the Mini today, tank pre-filled ready to go. After play large gas aerobats with a CARF Edge 540, grabbed it for one flight. Perfect grab and fly jet!

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Dave
I will be grabbing mine when you come up for the Heli Nats and by the way all JR and savox servos none of your crash tech servos in my jets.

Dave Wilshere

Billy. Look forward to wringing your Mini X's neck in a few weeks. I'll bring mine to keep it company!
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Dave Wilshere

Tobi Newton maidened his Mini X this weekend. Smaller models take a little longer to dial in, by the end of the weekend he was getting close.

Birdman6310

Bought mine at the weekend. A home for a spare P20

markbrown65

A few more flights on the mini with the GPS2 now fitted.A great summers evening jet.

Dave Wilshere

Got this from one of our SA customers.

Hi Dave

Some feedback From SA

The Mini Xcalibur Flew its maiden last Sunday with 3 Flights, absolute Stunning , flies so easy and stable, P20 works well half throttle cruising
No power problems, Fitted Smaller tank to reduce weight , Thank you so Much . Love the Plane.



Good Flying

Gert

Si_B

Really wanted a new one of these but the budget wouldn't stretch to it. Got one second hand and flew it last weekend. Very impressed and great fun. Had a bit of a bounce on a landing and damaged the front plastic steering arm (thread stripped) and the centring spring snapped (might have been due to one of the steering cables snapping).

Anyway, managed to repair from spares box (not sure if you can buy the spares?) but I think lack of flap might be my main issue. Spent some time on it last night and I can't get anywhere near 65mm deflection stated in the manual. Has anyone else had any issues here?

The hinges for the flap look a bit strange to me. Are they glued in like that from the factory?

Looking forward to blasting it around on Sunday.

Cheers,
Simon

Ian Rowe

Hi simon
Yes that's how the hinges fit as per manual,
I had the same problem with the flap travel so I took the original one out and used hyspo and glued a new glass horn in approx 12 mm set at 45 degree forward , now I get the recommended 65 mm.

regards
ian

Dave Wilshere

I get pretty close to 90 degrees with the std horn and servos/arms we supply!?

Si_B

Well I guess I'm not as good with geometry as I thought. The previous owner has the biggest horn on the servo which will fit and even with 140% throw I can't get near 90 degrees or even 65 degrees stated in the manual.

Ian, I know it's a tight spot but could you get a picture of that horn?

Cheers
Simon

Newton5019

Si_B

Toby,

Thanks for the picture. Is that shot of the servo when the flap is deployed?

Cheers
Simon

Newton5019

Yep that's with flap down

Toby

Si_B

Think I've found the issue. My servo is glued in the position shown in instructions but yours and another friend who has sent a picture clearly shows that your servos are in a different place.

If you get 10 mins could you take one more picture with the flap up so I can get an idea of where the horn and linkage will be. Might make a new servo box tonight and glue it in the new position.

Dave Wilshere

Its the way I did mine and Tobi/Paul did the same as the ply plate sits in the channel, just easier to glue.
The prototype is like yours and no issues getting the angle.

That big chunky swing keeper is probably the problem. Z bend!

Si_B

Dave,

I've tried it with a different rod just using the z bend. The servo just doesn't swing far enough to give enough throw. I didn't build it so it could be that my servo is slightly off, but as it currently sits I can go from closed to about 55mm deflection.

Will make up another mounting ting box and see if it improves. Want to fly it tomorrow so will try and sort out later.

Thanks for the photo.

Simon

Dave Wilshere

I tried to photo the two positions but camera would not focus in the darkening warehouse
if you are futaba are you on 135% travel each way?

Si_B

Dave,

Travel up to max. I've managed to get 60mm deflection with servo in current position. Will just live with that as without breaking something I couldn't coax the servo out of its mount.

Simon

Si_B

Two flights from the grass strip I fly at. Bloody great fun. Think I'm a bit nose heavy but not enough to worry about. Going to take the crow off as I don't think it needs it.

Dave Wilshere

https://youtu.be/t_MMa5gueRM
This was an early flight on our wavy cross wind short runway, it has a tiny bit of crow with fully flap

Si_B

Dave,

I've watched that a few times. I think I'm a little nose heavy, felt like I was running out of elevator in the last half a foot. Might be just chopping the turbine a bit too early but either way I'm not fussed. Had three great flights, flies on rails and has enough grunt for a bit of jet fun at my local field.

Just need to get my hands on some 1/32" piano wire to make another steering spring for front retract as the wire I've used is just a little to stiff for what it needs to do.

I like it that much I think I'm going to sell the Xcalibur Plus.

Simon

Dave Wilshere

All Mini Xcaliburs end up nose heavy full of fuel, iGyro 3e in heading hold sorts that for aerobatics.