Hi everyone,
I currently have three GWS planes, bn2 islander, stick and A10. I just finished building the A10 and havnt flown it but i have had a little trouble with construction and i want to clear this up before i buy a formosa most likely and install my himax 2025 4200.
Firslty, with the A10 and the bn2 i found the ailerons very difficult to install. I cut very neatly and installed the plastic hines neatly but there was a definite lack in stability and movement. I found the foam was twisting from one end to the other so i may have had full aileron down at the control end but the other end was only down 1/4. They were quite stiff also. I used the stock glue as i heard it handled the hinges quite ok. Seriously though, are they actually worthy of being called hinges? All they are are strips of plastic paper.
Another problem occured on the ailerons as well as the elvator. The metal wires that go inseide them to move them (sorry about my lack of proper terms) appear to cut throught the foam and become loose, at the back of the plane the differnt sides of the elevator have differnet rates of movement. Should i have a pushrod going to each side?
As you can see, i'm a bit critical of foam planes, is there any way to add a shiny hard surface to the outside of one of the foam aircraft???? i don't want to admit to getting another one after what ive been saying about them recently.
Another issue, i intend to run it on a 10.8V 700maH li-on pack i have from my dragonfly heli but my speed controller does not have programmable functions. To avoid overdraining my batteries, (i may also use 2s 1500maH kokam li-po packs i have), mainly the 10.8V, how should i go about it? i have heard of people timing flights and my eclipse 7 is up to the task but i don't have the faintest clue how long i should fly for.
I have some GWS micro retracts( think they're micro, they are the blue ones) that are intended for the formosa.
Any help would be appreciated. For any newcomers, it's really not that bad even after what i said,
Thanks
Josh
PS. a picture of my beautiful A10 (needs better wheels!
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