Flite mental, interference or no problem?
 

So I have heard that flite metal or aluminum tape as a covering can and will cause interference and that you need to put your receiver antenna outside of the fuse. I am covering my plane with aluminum tape and using Futabas 10ch fast 2.4G radio and fast 8ch receiver. Do I need to stick the little antennas out of the metal confined fuselage?

Thanks

TB

RE: Flite mental, interference or no problem?
 

Any covering that is conductive to electricity can mask or blank out the signal to the receiver if the receiver and it's antenna is enclosed within it. If the antenna is outside the covering, there should be no problem.

RE: Flite mental, interference or no problem?
 

Thanks, I have done some reading and the safest way is to have the antennas stick out of the fuselage, not a problem. Looking into a remot antenna so I can put it in a hatch under the stab where the full scale antenna is located.

TB

RE: Flite mental, interference or no problem?
 

To save your self some time and a PLANE. Cover a box with the covering and install your RX in and on different possitions on the box and do a range check;) You can find out for your self where to put the RX and if you are gong to fly your plane with any radio:D Yes I still fly FM and still crash[:@] Make sure one test is with the RX and Ant. on far side away from your TX.

RE: Flite mental, interference or no problem?
 

Hi!
Had doubts myself when I built the Marutaka DC-3 which were covered with chrome Oracover on the fuselage. But there was no problem at all!
My trusty old (1994) JR X388, 35 mHz radio had it's normal lenght (100m) with transmitter antenna fully collapsed (receiver antenna inside the fuselage).

RE: Flite mental, interference or no problem?
 

Jaka, he is talking about using aluminum tape, real metal. Ultra covering has no metal in it. Here in the states we can get real metal covered tape at hardware stores and plumbing supply places. I have seen people use it on models on places like hatches and doors but never a complete plane. Not only can there be signal loss but the added weight of the stuff??