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Old 04-21-2004, 09:34 PM
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tknobby
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Default RE: Heckler 3D

I too am about ready to put my Heckler 3D on it's maiden voyage.

I have modified it a bit:

Installed my trusty MVVS 40; mounted the engine slightly pitched below horizontal to the right. The mounts were not quite wide enough for the MVVS 40. Removed the blind nuts, filled 3 of the 4 holes, drilled new holes and re-fit the blind nuts. One hole did remain in the same location.

Mounted both the elevator and rudder servos in the tail.

Swapped the aluminum landing gear for some CF gear from Graph Tech.

This is a really nice quality ARF. It went together very well. I did drill out the wing holddown hole in the wing to a slightly larger size. The wing was not perfectly square to the fuse. Shifted the wing over till the measurments from wingtip trailing edge to end of fuse were equal. I added a piece of 1/16 ply to the wing for the holddown bolt to press against. The wing is now square to the fuse.

Weight: 4 lb 6 oz ready to fly.

I'll try to get some pics ready.

If the Wx is good this Saturday I'll be flying.

Tom...