RCU Forums - View Single Post - X-Treme Composite OTOP - YS 160 Pipe Setup
Old 04-20-2007 | 11:08 AM
  #6  
tommy s
My Feedback: (55)
 
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,395
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
From: Tomball, TX
Default RE: X-Treme Composite OTOP - YS 160 Pipe Setup

Nikos,

I purchased all the exhaust parts from Central Hobbies. I used an NMP pattern header,
NMP pattern pipe mounts, and an ES Composites pipe # ESD4C160C7 .
I glued two 1/32" plywood discs on the inside of the pipe tunnel floor to support the pipe
mounts as the tunnel floor is balsa and didn't look strong enough by itself. One of the
nice things if you use the Hatori pipe is it doesn't need any support at the front, only at
the rear. I used the short pipe on a previous model and it makes a neat installation. I am
happy with the ES pipe also as it's extremely lightweight and quiet.
I used JR 8411sa servos on all the control surfaces and a JR 3421sa on throttle. I have the
DEPS elevator control system in mine and it works very well, no slop and no friction, but it
was a pain in the butt to install. You probably already can see there is very little room in the
rear of the fuselage to install the DEPS and the rear diagonal brace is right in the way. It's
the best system I think but it's not very easy to install because of the limited room in the OTOP.
I'll try to post some pictures when I get home tonight but if you look on the Central Hobbies
web site they have good pictures of everything I used.

best wishes
tommy s