Avistar ARF Build
02-02-2005 | 08:15 AM
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RE: Avistar ARF Build
Good morning John;
one more thing came to my mind in the middle of the night (insomniac)
YOU CAN BALANCE THE WING THIS WEEK BEFORE SUNDAY
thusly :
take the wing and "balance" it , exactly on the center where the two halves meet
notice which side dips
on the wingtip of the heavy side you need to add the necessary weight to achieve a wing
that sit horizontal along the center support point.
the best/usual way to do this is to perforate a small drilled hole into the wingtip block and drop some tiny pellets, bb's or similar . Once the balance is reached, seal the hole to trap the weight with a drop of Epoxy.
sometimes I have driven a nail into the tip
sometimes a have taped a piece of lead weight ( LHS sells these in self stick strips at 1/4 oz each little section.)
whatever suits you
we need a BALANCED WING
later ?
RICK
ps see what insomnia leads to ? sheeeeeeeeeeeesh
one more thing came to my mind in the middle of the night (insomniac)
YOU CAN BALANCE THE WING THIS WEEK BEFORE SUNDAY
thusly :
take the wing and "balance" it , exactly on the center where the two halves meet
notice which side dips
on the wingtip of the heavy side you need to add the necessary weight to achieve a wing
that sit horizontal along the center support point.
the best/usual way to do this is to perforate a small drilled hole into the wingtip block and drop some tiny pellets, bb's or similar . Once the balance is reached, seal the hole to trap the weight with a drop of Epoxy.
sometimes I have driven a nail into the tip
sometimes a have taped a piece of lead weight ( LHS sells these in self stick strips at 1/4 oz each little section.)
whatever suits you
we need a BALANCED WING
later ?
RICK
ps see what insomnia leads to ? sheeeeeeeeeeeesh
02-02-2005 | 06:35 PM
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RE: Avistar ARF Build
all of the control surfaces work in the correct direction with appropriate input. i'm very familiar with the physics of flight and how a plane works (played alot of MS flight sim and just generally interested in aviation).
i'm going to work on balancing the wing and adjust the CG over the next couple days.
i'm going to work on balancing the wing and adjust the CG over the next couple days.
02-02-2005 | 07:59 PM
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On the Avistar's angled wing tip, there is a hole in the flat part of the tip. You can cut the covering away there and put the weight needed in through that hole, then simply cover the hole with tape now. Behind the angled tip there is a rib readily accessible to glue the weight to. Then later a small piece of white self stick trim and you're good as new.
Duke
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02-06-2005 | 08:51 PM
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I was there today and I can tell you Rick (J3FAN) had him up and away in short order. I'm surprised he didn't post something here this evening. He took the sticks for the first time and...in a near gale force wind, flew really smoothly. I was impressed...reminded me of me, LOL! Anyway, the avistar needed only a few clicks of up elevator and it was flying nice. The engine was without problems too. Purred like a kitten. John...you did a good job! I look forward to tracking your progress, which should be pretty quick. Rick had me landing after my fifth flight, and I'm sure you will come along nicely too.
I met Dukester too. Had fun watching him play in the wind. I'll see you guys again real soon.
Jim C
I met Dukester too. Had fun watching him play in the wind. I'll see you guys again real soon.
Jim C
05-31-2009 | 06:14 PM
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ORIGINAL: hookedonrc
Now there's an idea needing a manufacturer. A wireless buddy box...that's a concept I would think would have a market.
Now there's an idea needing a manufacturer. A wireless buddy box...that's a concept I would think would have a market.
ORIGINAL: bruce88123
Rick,
There is such an array of different connectors for all of the different brands and generations within each brand that it is hard to keep up. I wonder what it will be next week, maybe an infra-red port like on a keyboard or mouse. No, that is not a request if you mfg are listening. Oh, what have I done now??? [
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You guys have fun Sunday, we'll be thinking of you and waiting for a report from both of you. No plastic bags!
Bruce
Rick,
There is such an array of different connectors for all of the different brands and generations within each brand that it is hard to keep up. I wonder what it will be next week, maybe an infra-red port like on a keyboard or mouse. No, that is not a request if you mfg are listening. Oh, what have I done now??? [
]You guys have fun Sunday, we'll be thinking of you and waiting for a report from both of you. No plastic bags!
Bruce
Visit www.2icrc.com and read up about it.
The picture below shows the wireless buddy box wired to a Futaba PCM RX and a Spektrum RX. This picture only has 3 servos connected to the buddy box - so the picture doesn't get any more cluttered...however, you can connect up to 6 channels (6 servos) for buddy boxing.
Enjoy.
