HurriKane Kit
 

I ordered a HurriKane kit from www.supertrc.com a couple weeks ago and started assembling yesterday. Dan Kane uses many of similar tab/slot construction techniques I used on my seeker and it looks like an easy build. He also has some great instructions set up on his website. I started with the fuse yesterday and after a couple hours everything was looking great.

I got a brain fart tonight and decided to mount an extra Neme-Q tail I had laying around gathering dust. Dan has a light ply fuse spacer under the V-tail that is set at zero degrees incidence. Terrences tail also has a flat bottom that is also set at Zero Degrees. With a couple minor fuse mods, I mounted the tail to the fuse and now will have a removeable bolt on tail.

Here are a couple pictures of the progress.

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Looks good Dave, especially the landing gear :D

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The pictures above are about 3-4 hours of work over the course of 2 days. Very simple to build so far, and everything has fit together very nice.

I like to use landing gear that Lee LeValley makes in Wisconsin (I try not to hold that against him). I grinded down a set tonight and buffed them up nice. The Arch setup works very nice, and will bend if a rough landing is made (which is easily straightened).

I was a little concerned with using an 1/8" landing gear plate because of the rough grass field we race off, so I decided to double it up with another piece of 1/8" light ply. Dan's plate is a bit bigger than my seeker plate, so its probably ok, but due to our field I beefed it up.

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I had to raise the tail off of Dan's plate under the V-Tail. I used a couple blocks of 1/4" ply which was about right to get the Neme-Q tail even with the fuse sides. I trimmed the height of the fuse both in front of, and behind the tail to make everything look "correct".

I lost a little side area since the tail sits a little lower than designed, but since the Neme tail is so tall, I think I will be fine.

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I know, I know, the tail is red.

I don't plan on repainting it either, this will be an all Red/White, and Black airplane.

Mixing it up.

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Lee must have snuck that post in when I wasn't looking :)

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Some of you may remember that red tail off a Red Neme that was lost and nearly given up for dead in Rockford a few years ago.

The plane was salvaged after an UltraLIght pilot spotted it about a 1/4 mile past where we were looking.

It was lost a couple years later, and needs to fly again.

I was a little concerned about balance with a shorter coupled plane than I am use to flying, so the bigger tail should help out.

We will see.

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It will be interesting to see it go.. Are you going to use it for OS class or 428??

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428 since it has a Neme-Q tail on it.

Not sure what they sell for, but add that to a $100 Randy wing, a $50 fuse, and I'm sure I'm over our local $200 rule.

I'm thinking about Red, white, and blue now with maybe some sort of Twins logo on it.

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Maybe something like this. I sent it to Randy to see if it was possible.

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Nice bird . Wish I was rich enough to afford one or two.

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The fuse kits are only about $50, you can buy a sheeted wing from Bill Vargas for another $60.

Thats a pretty cheap racer, this hobby isn't cheap.

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Oh man, I'll beat you hard now with the twinkes on your wing

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Beat me hard?

I was the only one to beat you on Saturday. Plus you had some good practice with Julie and a radio down on one. Next time, I won't be using a break in motor :)

Twinkies rule, but not sure why they have the Chicago Bears C in the center of the logo.

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I like this better[:@]

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Or

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:D

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yeah, don't use a broken down motor...

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That motor had only been in the air 4 times before the race.

Forget it Randy, stick to the program.

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I could have beat you Jesse if I had a composite like you :D That ought to get someone going... I suppose it would have helped if I flew outside the poles too:eek:

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the motor you won for me had about 5 flights on it, thanks again for entering me

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Dave,

I think you need to change the red to Blue and the blue to orange and loose the T!

Then you can truly, proudly display the Bears logo.

DK (from CHITOWN)

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Splatt, what day do you need the two poker tables?
Randy

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Thursday June 8th, maybe pick up Wed?

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what servos are in the Seeker?