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Old 05-24-2008 | 12:19 AM
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Default RE: A-36 Apache Dive Brakes

WOW! I wish I would've run into you guys sooner. I'm currently finishing an A-36 converted from a 1/5 scale Pica kit. I plan to test fly it next weekend, all I have left to do is hinge and hook-up the linkages for the dive brakes. Tommy Gun, I will post pics of my linkage system once I get it installed and working. It was based on a two servo set up, one servo in each wing driving the top and bottom brake. I found that this set-up allowed the dive brake to flex when deployed, two additional servos easily fixed this issue.

Oh yeah, my model is finished in the colors of Tom Freidkin's A-36. Only difference being, I wanted to do a natural metal finish versus the painted silver. I wish I would have had your pictures about a month ago when I started working on the markings.