TMPro Extra 260 P46 Build Thread
 

Last week I got in a new airplane from TMPRO. It is the Profile model of a Extra 260 with winglets. TMPRO is the same company that made the awesome Katana 46 and 70 size profiles.
I left for the lake to go camping last Monday and decided to bring the model with me to build. It only took me three days to put it together. Probably would have only took a day to build it if I built the plane at home. As this week goes on I will post photos of the progress from last week. The plane is now ready to fly. I am waiting for great weather to test fly her. So keep coming back for updates!


Opening the box I notice everything was packaged VERY well. Nothing was damaged. I think the nicest thing about this ARF is it comes with two things that many profiles dont come with. One are winglets (or sfgs) The other nice thing is Extensions to fit this airplane. This is very nice because you dont have to go out and buy them or make your own.

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Here is some information about the airplane:

TMPRO: Top Model Production
Global Web: www.topmodelproduction.com
USA: www.tmprousa.com

Wingspan: 48"
Length: 49"
Weight: 4-4.25 Lbs
Wing Area: 620 Sq. In.
Engine: .40-.50 2 Stroke and .70-.82 4 Stroke
Radio: 4 Ch + 5 Servos (1 mini)

Building Supplies and Tools required to complete the model
1. Thin and Medium CA
2. CA accelerator
3. 5 Minute Epoxy
4. Hobby Knife
5. Screwdrivers
6. Covering Iron
7. Engine
8. Prop
9. Fuel Line
10. Radio Gear: 4 regular size servos and 1 mini servo for throttle.

Servo Information
Brand: Hitec
Product: HS-635HB High Torque
Key Features: Dual Ball Bearings and Karbonate Gears
Speed: 0.18/60 degrees AT 4.8Volt
Output: 69.43 oz.in AT 4.8Volt
Weight: 52.1g




First step I took was I removed the covering for the hatches in the wings and the servos. Make sure you use a very sharp hobby knife to cut these holes. After cutting the holes I located the two hatches supplied and put them on. Using a small fine drill bit I drilled two holes in each hatch for the screws to go through to secure the hatch.
Second I installed the servos in the wing. To me just using the screws provided with the servo works perfect installing them to this airplane. Just located a screwdriver or drill and screw the servos in. For small profiles I usually dont worry about putting some CA down the holes. It is up to you if you want to do this.
As you can see in the pictures below you see that there is only one screw hole and blind nut that holds the two wings together on the fuse. The screw provided has a plywood round piece at the end so you can tighten this one screw with your fingers. This is so you dont need tools at the field to put your airplane together with. There are two dowls on one wing that slide through the body and go through the holes in the other wing. There is also a wingtube that goes through the middle to help support the wing to the fuse. The pictures show what type of setup it is. You do however need one tool to take apart the hatch when you need to insert the screw for the wings. All is needed for this is a regular small screwdriver.

More pics and info coming soon. The plane is already built I am just trying to add the pictures and content in one at a time. I plan to test fly the plane tomorrow.

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The ailerons installed easily to the wings. Just wick some CA when the ailerons are in the right spot and they should be good to go. After installing the ailerons I link up the servo to the ailerons. The hardware supplied is easy to deal with and works great! The hardware is similar to the one that comes with the Katanas.

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Now for the fuse. I cut the holes for the servos and for everything else on the fuse. I notice when I cut the holes where you put the wires through there was string. The string is for to pull the servo extensions through. I had problems with the Katanas pulling them through. But with this one it was easy! They gave you enough room in this one to pull both wires through. As you might notice one of the holes I cut didnt come out that pretty. I forgot to bring my iron down to the lake to fix it up. After installing the servos and the extensions I went through and glued the horizontal and vertical tail along with the rudder and elevators. Plus I installed the tail wheel.
As for the landing gear I put the wheelpants on to show how they went on. But I took them right back off before I installed the landing gear to the plane. They look great on the plane but can be a pain in grass sometimes. But they are nice to have because they do make the plane look great. The wire landing gear for this model is a lot better than the ones that the Katanas were supplied with. Hopefully these will last longer!

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bout time you showed up. I havent seen you at any of the fly ins lately.

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Been very busy lately. I couldnt make it to macs in the spring. Had something else going on. I am still flying though!!! I have a contest to go to this weekend. I plan to attend macs this fall though if nothing else gets in the way. I do too much lets just say that! lol

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Talk about not showing up in a while, where have you been?

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Flying electrics [:o]

I am working so much lately that I only get a couple of hours a week to fly and thats usually late afternoon electric flying.

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What engine did you install ?