Macrs,
Fighteraces in the UK now sell the Ashlok connectors and crimping tools, pins and clables etc.

I have the housings and various 'grades' of pins

Done, just a few cables to tidy up a CAT to install when I receive it and the airframe to balance properly.


Turbine started first time but then again I'd be worried if it didn't




I'm guessing it'll be need 200-300 grams of lead needed sticking some of my daughters play dough on the nose

Not sure if I have enough?

You may find you need more than that, I had to add 670 grams (1.48 lbs) of lead shot to the nose in mine; however, that being said I did glass & paint the horizontal stab and the wings which could have been a contributing factor to making it a bit tail heavy .

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-j...thread-11.html


Attached is a layout for the balance fixture I made for mine, they slip in between the fuselage and the booms.

Are you balancing with the hatch and wings on, 1/4 inch behind front spar?

Yes it was all fitted up with booms, horz stab, wings, canopy and a full UAT.
Balance was on the center of spar, see post 268

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-j...thread-11.html

Final equipment install pics - still to balance.

The UAT is going to be replaced with a CAT and a maglock vent from gbrjets installed when i receive them.

To balance i've had to add 400grams or 14ozs. I'll probably be removing some as its a bit conservative at the moment.

Maiden tomorrow, then onto a new project....

What balancer are you using there?

Cool.... I see you have lead sitting behind your nose wheel, you could lessen it a bit if you stand it on its nose and pour lead shoot directly into the nose and secure with epoxy

EZ Balancer

http://www.ezbalancer.com/

Bought and imported via:

http://www.dreamworksrc.com/catalog/Ez-Balancer-Ii

My one is a few years old and is anodized - much better now that they are powder coated.

There is a hatch directly under the retract which is where it is now, once i have an idea the final CG I'll do your method, sounds much cooler.

Hello , I got my Torus about two months ago . I just dry fitted the airplane together last night . I was suprised to find the main carbon spars of my Torus are alot thiner than the carbon spars for my Boomerang XL . The carbon spars of the Torus are about 1/16 of an inch ....a guestimate . The carbon spars for the Boomerang XL seem about twice to three times as thick....1/8 , 3/16 . Has anyone else found the same? I am thinking maybe I got the wrong parts .

Thanks for the help in advance

Nope they are thin just like my old intro but the difference being here is that there is two of them.

Happy day today, maidened the plane and only one minor problem with a soft nosewheel pin which bent under the initial landing.

Video to follow....



Fun with quadcopter too when it started chucking it down....

GBRJet CAT & Maglok vent installed - both very,very well made.