ORIGINAL: joeflyer
Interesting plane. I suggest doing something to protect the elevator and rudder servos & linkages from exhaust heat. Also use metal servo arms for the rudders. Aluminum furnace tape on the bottom of the stab would protect it. If you ever have a hot start you'll fry that stab.
Good luck with the maiden.
Joe
Joe,
I'm going to use the stove pipe that we have for Louie's Reaction 54 just in case, but its pretty hard to get a hot start with an air start engine if you have a really good air source (which we do). I'm going to check the temp of the rudder and stab servos after running it for a bit on the ground and I'll protect them if they seem to get hot - they should stay much cooler in the air.
Bob
ps. Now that I think about it, I was going to put guards on the rudder linkages like I did for the ailerons, primarily to keep spray out, but now that I think about it, I think that they would also help keep the heat off of the linkages too, so I'm going to add them to the rudders as well...