RE: MY KADET LT-40 BUILD
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Radio antenna installed coming out of the top of the fuselage instead of underneath the fuselage as plans show. Glued a short tube through the top of the fuselage so to be able to slide the antenna out.
Loose end of antenna attached to fin by way of T-pin and antenna hook and small rubberband.
Tri-stock support of fin painted white, figured that would be easier than covering.
Tank wrapped in 1/4" foam and installed. Battery pack wrapped in 1/4" foam and placed behind fueltank.
The airplane was VERY tail-heavy so I had to fill a 6oz tank with dry rice and place it in the front of the fuselage under the fueltank tray.
Servos permanently installed . . .
Elevator and rudder pushrods: 10" steel rod cut to 7". Slide plain end of rod (not threaded end) inside pushrod tubing all the way up to the beginning of the threads, then screw the threads 1/8" inside the tubing. Screw one nylon R/C link onto the exposed threads remaining outside the pushrod tube about halfway. Slide the pushrod into the larger pushrod tube that is glued into the fuselage. When the link is even with the servo arm clip it onto the outermost hole of the arm.
Nose gear: Servo end of pushrod attached to servo arm with pushrod connector and at steering arm with Z-bend.
Throttle: Both ends of pushrod attached with pushrod connectors.
ANYONE EVER HAVE PROBLEMS with the pushrod connector's snap in the back coming loose or OFF? Please let me know. First time using them and they seem so easy to pop off!!!!!
Receiver wrapped in 1/4" foam and installed behind servos. Scrap wood screwed behind and above receiver to hold it in place yet enable it to be removed.
Charge jack put in place inside of fuselage with a piece of iron-on covering to keep from falling onto servos.