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Old 06-03-2006 | 02:46 PM
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erikpmort
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Default RE: Finished the 91" Cap

Hey Guys more stuff to report on:

I went over wing incidences with Dale and found that they were pretty close, but that one elevator needed a little adjustment.

I laterally balanced the airplane by adding one ounce of weight to the right wing. Problem is though i cut a hole in the end of the wing and inserted the weight in the foam, but after a flight it came loose and some how lodged itself in the wing somewhere where there is no foam.... so i'll have to do some surgery to get it out so the tip is to glue the weight or stick it to the inside of the balsa at the end of the wing, you can't let it float free in the foam.

Got rid of my blasted elevator joiner thing- that thing just wasn't ever dead on and i think it contributed to the "snappy" feeling cause the elevators weren't going the same speed... got all the mixes worked out fine on the jr 8103, just had to think about it.

5625 hitec servos really do suck! the dont center well just like someone else said on this forum.... i think my elevator will be just right when i get some 5945's... the wing has 5645's and they seem ok, but i'd like to change those eventually too.

I'd like to make the statement that this airplane is not a floater with a 3W-75 up front. I've seen 2 other wildhares fly now and they float... I think this would be a better airplane with the 85" wings and a 50cc... mine lands pretty fast and i don't get that floating sensation... the power is excellent however.

Dale a local guy here helped me do some custom graphics last night, they turned out awesome and i'll post some pics. Almost got a video done as well. I think this airplane has most of the buggs worked out of it now, just some nicer servos and i'll be set. Everyone loves how it looks out at the field.