camss69

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Spent a lot of yesterday working on the cockpit, wondering how you get the cockpit into the canopy once the glass is installed though?

Dave Wilshere

Front section first…loose. Then rear section one side and flex a little…then fix both with 6 dots of silicon

AEROSHELDON

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That looks like a good way to do it, how did you get the nuts lined up just right?

camss69

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What I do is take the edge of some blue painters tape and lay it down the center of the landing gear leg. Then I set the door in place and take another piece of blue tape and put it on the door lining it up with the tape beneath it. Then i drill the holes in the door where I want them along the center line marked by the tape. Then I put the nuts on the back side of the door with the screws through them, adjusting the length as needed so the nuts are in contact with the leg and the door is in place. Then I take some hot glue and put it on the nuts and set the door back in place. The hot glue is enough to hold the nuts while you back the screws out. Then I basically just run a bead of hysol around the nuts. After the hysol is dried you can re-install everything, I used one washer to take up the space between the nuts and the back of the gear doors and it came out perfect. The doors are really solidly mounted and but still removable. I also run the brake wire in kind of an “S” pattern between the two nuts so it’s held in place by the door assembly.

Hope that helps!

essyou35

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Still working on my flash EVO, I ended getting a good deal on a K130g4. Im going to give it a try I hope its has some speed! My 142 is going in to my new f-86.
Would be interested in seeing how you guys setup the wing connectors for the gear and servos. Need to be pluggable without the wires being allowed to flop around.

Andrewfordham

this is how I just did mine. When the wing sits up there it holds the wires pretty snug. After plugging it in, I feed the wires back into the canopy area while seating the wing.

camss69

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I’m using the Unilight connectors, one for each side of the wing. I built a small box to mount them out of light ply. Probably overkill but it’s what I had. Haven’t finished building mine yet but this setup looks like it will work really nice.

Andrewfordham

that looks awesome man

Bob_B

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On my recent Ares build I used the same connector. They work great!

camss69

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So I decided tonight was the night to finish up trimming the glass. Don’t know if it was beginners luck but I’m extremely happy with how it came out. Fit almost as good as DW!

So the pics here are without glue or magnets or anything and it fits the frame snug, it doesn’t move at all. I’m going to use the RC56 canopy glue, which I’ve only used one time before a long time ago. I remember it was really runny… So should I just put it in the joint between the glass and frame along the inside of the frame? Then along the hoop on the outside?

Or do I go along the joint on the entire outside? Don’t want to screw it up now.. I also don’t think I need to use the 100 magnets I bought…

Dave Wilshere

Do you have a new bottle of the RC56? Once it’s been open a few months I won’t use it again for canopies, I use it for other jobs.
A new bottle needs shaking before use….
Its difficult to see in the pictures but if you have an edge you can get to, just run the glue on that edge, a little flexing of the glass with a finger pushing it away from the frame will start the capillary action of the glue being pulled between the glass and frame. Once it starts leave it as it will continue it’s journey.

Take your time! There is no rush with PT-560 and you can add more as you go.

D

camss69

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Thanks Dave, it’s a brand new unopened bottle. You’re doing it from the inside or outside of the canopy? Thanks!

Dave Wilshere

Inside

camss69

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Skipped ahead a few steps… couldn’t wait to put the vinyl on the tail..

essyou35

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What holds down the front of the canopy, I noticed the little hook in the back and the side hooks but what about the front?

Andrewfordham

there is a piece of wire that slides in the very tip of the nose back through the front end of the canopy. There should also be a small spare ball link, in the fuselage bag I believe, that you can pop the ball out of and solder it onto the end of the wire to make it easier to remove.

essyou35

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got a pic? How do you get to the wire once the canopy is on?

Andrewfordham

you slide the wire out the front of the nose to get the canopy off, then push it back in to lock the canopy down.

scoeroo

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All this is outlined in the assembly manual .......something a lot don't read -

essyou35

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Is the manual you refer to? This is what I am using. Im not seeing anything about a long rod going through the canopy and soldering a ball onto it, but god forbid carf put some effort into the manual with some pics!
https://carf-models.com/files/produc...aflash-evo.pdf

essyou35

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Thanks for this! Im not seeing this in the manual but maybe reading text is not what I want to after reading all day. I appreciate the help!
https://carf-models.com/files/produc...aflash-evo.pdf

txshan130

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Use this manual:
https://carf-models.com/files/produc...tionmanual.pdf

essyou35

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Thank you for that manual that had way more information.

For the tank, straight level, I niticed it cannot fully empty? Normal? About the last 20% cannot be drained.
I assume with a K130 Ill fly 3 mins then land.

essyou35

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NOw that im looking, it may be closer to 10% cant empty not 20

camss69

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Ok so I did some preliminary CG today… and I’m nose heavy.. Receiver batts and ECU batt will have to go back by the tank which is ok, just a little surprised since I have the 170 in it I was expecting to be more tail heavy.

I was happy to see I”m at 23.2lbs dry it sounds like that’s a pretty good weight.

It’s really light on the nose when the CG is correct with “landing fuel”, I read I think Dave posted that somewhere, but it’s only like 1/2 pound on the nose? Does that sound right for anyone using the Xicoy CG scales? Like without fuel in it, it might actually sit back on the tail, I didn’t try that though. I have the 4 liter tank and put one liter in as landing fuel.