Kostas1

1st : Hinging the rudder




I used the CA+ material that came with the GSS.

I cut it in pieces of 25mmx25mm .
I draw a center line so that will guide me while i install the hinge on the fin.
(...halfway inserted )

I have this Robart tool that really helps you drill CENTERED holes ...
I drill a small hole , like 2mm , on the centre of every hinge to all the CA+ thin to wick inside easily...never failed so far !

Kostas1

2nd :
Hinging the elevator halves

Hinging the x2 halves of the elevator

is relatively easy... again i cut x8 ( x4 per halve ) CA+ hinges with 25mmx25mm dimensions.

I mark with the green marker the centre of the hinge and drill a small hole
so as to be easier

for the CA+ thin to wick in...

The only *drawback* of assembling a giant model

is the fact that any part of the airframe is HUGE

and that makes assembling a bit difficult .

FEx handling the elevator halves trying to insert it over the installed hinges on the elevator

IS difficult....

But ok..... with a bit of effort...


You also see the way i store my rc parts ...

And you also see the engine i will use !

It's a Homelite weedeater converted engine

@30cc

painted with this nice green colour.... the name of her is * Green Hornet* [X(]

...more pics on my gallery

Kostas1

3rd : Installing the tail servos


I will use x2 Futaba S3152's digitals for each elevator half
and x1 Hitec HS-485HB for the rudder .


Install is fairly easy but i have to point out that the Hitec servo
and the one of the Futaba S3152's

that is located on the opposite side of the fuse come in contact.. [:@]

So i must find out how i will install them...

Any suggestions ?

As far as the *connections* i will stick to a full-threaded 4-40 rod

and use Dubro 4-40 Safety Lock Kwik Links ...

Horn will be a Dubro Large Scale "t-Style"...

lrglnman

Great, keep up the work, im thinking on this being my next plane. cant wait for more post.

Kostas1

James thank you for your interest !

For the rudder i just have to finish the 4-40 rod & connections..

Tomorrow will be more update !

Kostas1

........ rudder connection is ready ! [sm=thumbs_up.gif]

Charlie P.

Wait a minute. I expected a Chinese or Vietnamise workshop. This is ARF assembly, not building.

They finish up pretty all the same.

Kostas1

right elevator servo installed


....now i have to figure out how i will make the left servo installation 'cause it interfeers with the right one []

Any suggestion ?

Kostas1

.........look mo' .. what postman delivered earlier today

TBF AVENGER @ GUILLOW'S

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Charlie P.

I was anticipating that 'cause I'd run into it before with my GP Ultimate. You can flip one servo so the arms have additional clearance - no law against it provided you haven't cut the control rod . . . ;-) I use large wheels on the servos until I am satisfied (and for a few flights until I am certain I like the arrangement in use) and then order aluminum arms of the proper length. They uave handy concentric rings marked in mm and you can add holes in or out on the orbits until all works as best as possible.

Kostas1

Actually Charlie

the problem in not binding between the two servos that are installed
on the same side of the fuselage.

The problem has to do with the servo for the rudder and the one elev. servo

that is installed exactly on the opposite side of the fuse...

These two come in contact (....there case i mean , on the bottom side )
and don't let them seat correctly on the servo space
so as to mount them

Charlie P.

Ooooo. Shim up the mounting bases on either end of the cut-outs with birch ply epoxied in place to get the clearance.

Kostas1

4th : Tail servos ready Engine Mounted

Homelite 30cc weedeater conversion / painted Green ' Green Hornet '

She will turn an MA 18x6 @ 7700rpm

Man this prop is huge !

Now i have to finish the wing ..

OHHH aand everyone needs company right ??

Kostas1

...more from my sweet engine !

Kostas1

..another big dilema is the capacity of the fuel tank i'll use..

i guess i'd stick on the stock supplied one with an appropriate gas stopper ?

or what ?

frenchie79

OH PLEASE for the love of God-mount it upside down!

Charlie P.

I get over 20 minutes at half-throttle & slightly above with my 34cc using the 420cc tank as supplied.

Why did you decide to mount the engine upright? Looks like it's much less streamlined than the more conventional inverted install.

Kostas1

Charlie i understand !

Well...

At first i was thinking of installing the engine upside-down,
because in the past i had good luck with such configuration.

BUT when i tried to test-mount it the muffler had no clearance whatever i did.
The fuselage sides protrude a lil' bit and this makes the problem...

I was thinking of aluminum stand-offs but the engine is already heavy as rock ,
so if i'd install her using stand-offs

that would make the airframe toooo nose heavy and would lead to unecessary tail weight for balance.

Me2 i believe the inverted way was nicer and elegant,but.....

Ofcourse it's not that big deal to turn it over, but who knows where i can find small stand-offs,

like 2cm or 3cm long ?too small, isn't it ?[:-]

Charlie P.

20mm standoffs - from Chief Aircraft



Also: 1.2cm to 6.2 cm (each of the "spools" comes with three various thickness washers for C.G & clearance adjustment)



These are my two favorite suppliers. Don't know if they do international/

http://www.chiefaircraft.com/

http://bennettbuilt.com/

Kostas1

....Charlie thank's for the immediate response..

But at the http://bennettbuilt.com/

i cann't find stand-offs...[]

PacificNWSkyPilot

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Hey?? That's where it ends??

C'mon!

Did the engine ever get inverted? Was he able to find the correct standoffs and/or show the guts to cut into his plane a little? All over the world, people wait with bated breath for the answers to those questions......[X(]

[8D] ~ Jim ~

Bandit

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PacificNWSkyPilot

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The Bandit has struck again....

No more Fritos for us today.

But I do have Hot Pink zip-ties...

~ Jim ~

Kostas1

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SkyPilot101

AHHH! You guys scared him off.....