ORIGINAL: rcfury
i have the superstar with the monokote. I checked the hobbico website for the specs. and it was the same with the intructions that came with the kit.
I started playing around with the layout inside the fuse. If i moved the battery and reciever on top of the servos i maybe enlimated maybe 2 oz of weight.
Still i kinda dont want to do that because i will then loose the accessabity of the servos. I dont want to move the battery in the rear of the plane, but i may have to. Speaking of, what is the best way of making a hatch on the rear of the fuse? If i have to resort to moving the battery.
It is easier to show you than to explain. The latest hatch I made has 1/16" x 1/4" for support on the inside hatch with a piece of balsa at the bottom to secure it to the plane. The opening of the hatch has some harder wood like basswood or any harder wood CA'd to the inside of the hatch so you can put a screw into it to hold the hatch cover.
Below are some photos of the hatches I made for my Fat Free Taco and not my Superstar 40, but the concept is the same. Just make yours smaller to allow the placement of the battery.
**Note** Camera quality is very low. $20 Digital Camera from Wal-Mart until I get a better one.