Originally posted by bentgear
Why the spring between the two cables? Trying to keep the slack out?
I've been already asking myself about it. Someone told me, that it might keep cables together, in case of slop and preventing the servo horn linkage to go around the servo. I have a trouble to believe that. I will post the answer when I will find out.
The spring is quite loose when servo is in center position so it doesn't do anything else, than vibrate making an electromagnetic noise. I didn't make my mind what to do about that yet.
If that is the case it could cause radio interference, especially with what appears to be the antenna close by.
I don't know yet. It was my concern too. But the pul-pul is made out of kevlar, so not to much metal to create a RF noise.
Questions I have:
1) Did anyone have trouble drilling the wing mounting holes for the wings onto the fuselage like in picture 2???
It doesn't look like. Wing settles perfectly square. The only thing I noticed, is the instruction says about blind nuts, but these nylon screws are going straight to the wood. I might enforce it. I'd like to do "wall" and "parachute" so I will need very strong wing.
2) Wing, does any of your wings have what looks like anhedral? To test this get a piece of string and tape it on the middle of the leading edge at the end of each side of the wing. The string should run strait across the wing, if it doesnt then you have anhedral.
I have checked my wing - nothing. Wing is straight.
3) Flying characteristics, how are the 3d characteristics of this plane... i.g. harriers, hovers, torque rolls, blenders, pop-ups, knife edge (authority?) and so on
What I know, an Edge 540 is the easiest plane for 3D. It doesn't tip stall, does harrier like PBF and when kept light, all hight alpha kind of flying is a piece of cake. That what I heard. I had never edge before, and as a matter of fact this is my first "big scale" plane. I just think I have grown up for that.
I don't expect I will have it in the air for the next couple of weeks - you know I like do some details "my way", so I will post my experience later.
Today I was replacing aileron push rods from soft steel to carbon fiber (I love carbon fiber - you can't go wrong with that).
Thank you guys for your answers and concerns. All of them I take very serious.
RysiuM