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Old 01-10-2004 | 12:35 PM
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Default RE: GP Gee Bee R2 ARF

Vampire this question is directed directly to you! You sound very experienced and know what you are talking about, I would like to know if this is a bad idea or not. Everyone else is very welcome to answer also, thanks!

Soon going to be working on building Great Planes Gee Bee ARF. Wondering what methods I could use to conceal servos and linkages to give the plane a more scale like appearence. So far I have thought of getting a thick piece of wire for each aileron, making a 90 degree bend at each end, finding some plastic hinges which one side can be inserted into the wing, and the other side having a hole to slide the wire through. Then I will make a slot in the leading edge of the aileron so the wire fits flush with it, then drill a hole in the outboard leading edge of the aileron to allow the 90 degree bend to fit inside. Then I will have to drill a hole through the trailing edge of the wing, to feed the wire through. I will then have another 90 degree bend inside the plane to which I will connect a linkage and servo to. Now I could use one servo for both ailerons, as long as I have enough torque. I plan on getting metal gear ball bearing 124 oz/in torque futaba servos for flight controls, the manual calls for a minimum of 40 oz/in. I figure divide 124 by 2 (2 ailerons) and you get 62 oz/in of torque for each aileron, more than the minimum. This setup would eliminate the need for the servos to be installed in the wing and be visible. I could also do a similar setup with the elevator and rudder, but I'm not sure how I would feed the linkage into the fuselage. Please let me know what you guys think about my idea, and if you have any better ideas of yourself. Thank You very much Nick Mathews