RE: 8 ft of bones! Sr Telemaster
The following are the pics of today's progress. I used a bellcrank system to actuate the bomb bay doors. Two bellcranks being driven by one servo through a "Y" shaped wire pushrod. The doors look pretty awsome as they swing open and closed. They open to about a 45 degree angle which will be plenty to drop the gumballs and the occasional GI Joe parachuter. It took some real tinkering to keep the servo from chattering. If the doors open further it puts the pushrods in a bind and the servo starts dragging. All in all it is a very realistic and rugged setup. The good part is that the doors close flush and firm. I am now in the process of building a glider tow hard point. I am going to use the same receiver channel for the doors and the tow release. I will just plug in whichever servo I plan to use that flight. My six channel Futaba is one channel short for my needs on this airplane! (Flaperons are using two of my channels)