ORIGINAL: gaRCfield

Hi Everyone,
I'm going to do a build thread of my Integral, for fun, and for a place for anyone to learn or offer advice. I am really excited about this for a few reasons - to take my time and enjoy building a sweet airplane, the fact that I got the airplane I wanted (Thanks Bob and Verne!!), and it is my first 2M airplane. I really have enjoyed everything about this hobby and look forward to so much more to come in the future.

So he plan is to start mostly stock - I have a set of foam cores that I will build afterward, hopefully to play with the wing angles and trimming. I may add wing adjusters to the stock wings at some point, but for now the plan is to build it straight and stock.

A few things: 1) of course the weight of the wings - both wings weigh more than the plane. The foam cores should be lighter. 2) the gear - these are stock gear but really seem pretty flexible. They are also lighter than others have posted. I know comp arf has 'new' gear they advertise with the valiant that is supposed to be light, and flex enough to avoid fuse damage. Not sure if these are that gear, but I will be replacing with Graphtech anyway for the extra height and to make it look the way I want. 3) I have nylon replacement gears for all the servos, though will likely leave the metal output gear on the rudder. I got the PBG wing tube which is longer and still ~24g lighter.

Here are the weights:

Fuse 735
Chin Cowl 79
Canopy 86
Left Wing 403
Right Wing 412
Rudder 63
Left Elevator 120
Right Elevator 120
Rudder Rod 10
Balsa Strips 4
Wheel Pants 32
Hardware Pack 70
Stab Rod 6
Wing Tube 86 PGB Tube: 64g -24g
Stab Tube 13
Servo Tray 23
9411 Servo 44
8411 Servo 62
3517 Servo (mg) 32 - I have nylon gears to replace
3517 servo 28
Tail Wheel 10 (3DHS small carbon)
ESC 124 (ICE HV80, with wires and connectors)
Rx 15
Regulator 13
Regulator 13
Right Gear 57
Left Gear 56
Motor (Advance) 580
Prop Adapter 20

Starting Weight: 3316g Current Weight: 3292g