New Composite ARF SU27
#551
The gear worked perfectly! I had a long wait for mine but it was well worth it - it's very powerful and seems to have undergone continuous refinement but as a result worked straight off far better than my friends with the air systems.
#552
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Elevator question. The manual says 106mm from the top of the fuse. If I do that, it looks like way too much UP elevator. Did you guys who have flown it just eyeball it, or does it have this much UP at neutral??? the other pic is at 96mm and where I think I will start. Love first hand guidance on this!
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#554
I was nose heavy so trimmed a bit of up elevator on mine. Will be interesting to see how mine settles out once I get the CG in the right spot for how I fly.
#555
The one I test flew we were pretty much on the CARF figure, but as Andrew says balance affects that. Its perfectly flyable with a really wide balance range, Different tank set ups and how they burn affects that. All UK guys have extra fuel
#556
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Has anyone thought about putting drogue chutes in the stinger? With the small turbines, mine will be nose heavy with the cockpit, balances perfectly without cockpit. My Su has telescoping carbon tubes all the way to the end of the stinger (thanks Jose) so I have a great place and the support to do it. Does details for scale still exist? Read so many different things about them. Or does anyone else know where to get a parachute system?
#558
So here are some more photos from my build and paint job - for the people who are interested
Self made electric landing gear with behotec legs and electron retracts
A few details:
Self made electric landing gear with behotec legs and electron retracts
A few details:
#569
Assembly of the whole aeroplane is easy at the field, They are all removable machine screws, so a spinning 2.5 hex driver makes it quick.
#570
I just realized you guys are referencing leaving the stab rods and unscrewing the stabs from the rods. Easy peasy. In my head I was thinking more about removing the rods with the stabs to get to the absolute minimum width for transport.
#574
We do about 1/4" with take-off flaps, 1/2" with landing - the 1/2" would be right on par with Dave's 12mm suggestion. That's measuring where the leading edge meets the fuselage.
#575
Yes, at root! We have flown it with the LE on a separate channel and played with different amounts from nothing to 1/2" and anything over 1/4" makes a difference. If you tend to fly faster I'd keep it to a minimum even at full flap, it puts quite a load on the linkage if you fly fast in full drag mode.