RE: FLy Eagle Jet Models
Hi Jeremy
I will take some pictures later today and post them. You are right there was no mount for the elevator servo. I made up 2 aluminium L shaped brackets, bolted them to the servos and it screws to the supplied rear plate. I also made sure that the push rod is very short and stiff with strong clevises. I thought that this servo needs to be a decent torque and I have gone for the new Futaba 451 brushless servos for the elevons and the elevator.
I have mounted the Rx and elevator servo on the rear install plate and the ECU and I/O board on the rear of the front one and the valves and fillers right at the front. I did some trial balancing and it looks like I will be able to balance without lead by putting the ecu and rx batteries up in the nose. My trial weight was 14.5 lbs, but this was not with everything in place.
I should finish the installation today if the retract valve and sequencer arrives.
I did not use the supplied air pipe as I thought it was rather stiff. I used normal Robart air lines. I had fun getting the lines off the nipples as the factory had super glued them onto the nipples. I managed to run the lines up into the wing roots and they are almost completely hidden. For once I have a reasonably neat installation. This is the frst time I have used a JetCat and it does have a bulkier and heavier installation than I am used to, however it has fitted in ok.
John