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08-07-2025 | 06:58 AM

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BJCraft Bipes Quick Release Struts

Upgrading BJCraft Bipes with quick release struts

The advantage is you no longer have to use screws
They can be ordered as a kit or completed from BJ
I had a kit of the standard BJ Leader G struts and decide to use them in conjunction with a FLIGHT HOBBY part used for the TOP STAGE BIP
So it’s a lot of work, but I think it worth it

The center part of the strut must be modified to integrate the quick release mechanism

Adjacent plywood holes are filled with balsa

The small tube is glue in place and receive the 1,7 mm pin

The small tube is glued in place and receive the 1,7 mm pin

The small tube is secure to the center plywood par by a 2?5 mm glass cloth epoxied

The small tube is secured to the center plywood par by a 25 grams glass cloth epoxied

Struts are painted

Original slots are filled with a 2 mm plywood piece epoxied in place

The Hobby Flight part is screw in the wing with the two 2 mm screws coming with the parts, plus a 3 mm screw using the factory drilled hole as well as perfect location of the strut

The Hobby Flight part is screw in the wing with the two 2 mm screws coming with the parts, plus a 3 mm screw using the factory drilled hole as well as a perfect location of the strut

You can rounded the parts in order to have the struts remaining on one wing, the upper one for example, held in place with a small velcro

Parts can be rounded in order to have the struts remaining on one wing, the upper one for example, held in place with a small velcro

Last edited by J-P; 08-07-2025 at 07:10 AM.

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