Big Bee nears completion!
 

Ihave a few more stickers to add and some final radio and fuel system thing to set up.

Here are the obligitory pictures with little people that make the airplanbe look bigger.



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RE: Big Bee nears completion!
 

Looks like the "little guy" would fit right in the cockpit. Excellent looking plane! Will you be able to get some videos of the maiden? Look forward to seeing it fly !! Good Luck !!

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Looks great!

Only thing that raises my eye brows is the placement of the ignition modual for the engine. I always throught that it should be kept as far away as possible to prevent RF noise with the reciever. I actually had this problem on my Super Flying King and seen other deal with it as well. Placing the ignition modual up near the firewall resloved the problem. So does the ignition modual share the same space as your radio receiver?

just a thought....

Cheers,

RE: Big Bee nears completion!
 

I didn't like it either. I moved it foreward. I have a standoff betwen the engine and the firewall. I figured a way to pack it inside the standoff. I like it better that way too.
CH claims that if you use a modern radio, 2.4 gig in my case, and and a resistor plug with a shielded metal cap, you should have no problems. I did those things. Further, do not put any radio wiring next to the ignition wiring. In a book on large scale aircraft I bought they put the throttel servo right next to the engine, I thought that was a no-no. I used about 12" of ny rod. CH mentions some guys are running the ignition modules off of the receiver power with a spare servo plug, I would not do that, they claim it works, CH does not recomend it.

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Scot............. Everything you changed is good. Your using your head. I too have seen the articles with the pictures showing the throttle servo forward of the firewall and it scares the you know what out of me! The old school of thought is that no ignition stuff within 8-12 inches of the radio equipment. No wires no batterys no nothin' notice CH said " you 'should have no problems". Definately won't if you do it rite the first time! Maybe it would be ok if its on 2.4 but I wouldn't take the chance if its "my" airplane. Cute 1/4 scale pilots! Best of luck on your maiden, regards sugarfox.

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I'm a big rule breaker. I have installed both my throttle and choke servos fight onto the engine box and always gotten away with it. Until this year!!!!!!!! I set up my last gasser with the throttle servo next to the engine and ignition and got hammered with RF. So much for me breaking the rules. I got very lucky and caught it. When I would go about half throttle the plane went nuts. I moved the servo about 2 feet back, remover my wire control rod {yes I was using metal with nylon ends} and I went to nyrod. Problem cured!!
So much for me ever breaking the rules again.
Dang fine Bee!!!! I always loved that plane and you never see them flying anymore. Not too many years ago that was most peoples first giant scale gasser, glad to see another one.