Boomerang Nano!!!
05-15-2014, 11:17 AM
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Well after a bit of searching I went for it. Didn't have to remove as much material as I thought and plenty of strength left in the bearer.
Thought I'd post a picture just in case anyone else went down the same route. Think I'm going to look at fitting the front retract before glueing the centre wing in place. I think the model is easier to handle at the moment.
Cheers,
Simon
Thought I'd post a picture just in case anyone else went down the same route. Think I'm going to look at fitting the front retract before glueing the centre wing in place. I think the model is easier to handle at the moment.
Cheers,
Simon
Last edited by Si_B; 05-15-2014 at 11:19 AM.
05-15-2014, 04:03 PM
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Simon,
I removed about the same amount of material from the retract bearer with BVM 3/16" wire struts with no problems-after 4 seasons of heavy flight use. I agree on fitting the nose retract unit before gluing the center wing section to the fuselage. This step took quite a bit of thought to work out properly. I chose to fit a belly mount Spring Air nose retract to some "packers" to achieve a favorable stance for takeoffs and landings and keep the retract unit internal to the fuselage. Also raked the nose strut rearward for some castering action with a small bend above the nose wheel. You'll truly enjoy flying this Nano when finally complete.
Rgrds,
Art ARRO
I removed about the same amount of material from the retract bearer with BVM 3/16" wire struts with no problems-after 4 seasons of heavy flight use. I agree on fitting the nose retract unit before gluing the center wing section to the fuselage. This step took quite a bit of thought to work out properly. I chose to fit a belly mount Spring Air nose retract to some "packers" to achieve a favorable stance for takeoffs and landings and keep the retract unit internal to the fuselage. Also raked the nose strut rearward for some castering action with a small bend above the nose wheel. You'll truly enjoy flying this Nano when finally complete.
Rgrds,
Art ARRO
07-06-2014, 01:30 PM
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She is all done.
Just done the calcs and she needs 40g of lead in the nose which is not too bad. Got everything mounted forwards, but with the electric retracts there are not cyclinders or valves up the front. Hopefully get the motors fired up and checked in the week ready for her maiden.
Cheers,
Simon
Just done the calcs and she needs 40g of lead in the nose which is not too bad. Got everything mounted forwards, but with the electric retracts there are not cyclinders or valves up the front. Hopefully get the motors fired up and checked in the week ready for her maiden.
Cheers,
Simon
08-14-2019, 03:30 PM
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they sell a set designed for the Nano.
or perhaps contact a ripmax dealer and see if they know which JP retracts they are using in the new Nano release.
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Boomerang Nano
04-10-2021, 09:23 AM
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Well, I've been checking for 8 months or so for new replacement actuators for my Prolink retracts supporting the Nano however I have not had any luck. Dreamworks indicated that they are not able to get the actuators from the manufacturer so I've been calling approximately every couple of months or so, however, I finally took the plunge in ordering the new retract and struts package from JP Hobby. Man, I really was hoping not to be the guinea pig on this one however since they arrived so quickly I really thought I'd be flying this weekend however the tires are 65mm and the struts are too long and I would have to pull the wheel wells, repatch the holes, and recut the new areas for the wheel wells to accommodate the length. Has anyone else purchased these new units? I will try smaller wheels first since the new ones are 65mm and see where I am prior to surgery.
