f-100 flaps
 

Saber Rattler,
I am planning the same slats/flaps on one channel. also i eliminated two 8411's on the flaps by using a gizmo that i designed that operates flaps by air over oil - fully proportional.
Also saved some weight and complexity by using only two air systems. One for gear/doors, one for utility systems.:)

slats/flaps
 

Captinbob that sounds interisting? How many servos drive the ram for the flaps. Saber rattler

flaps
 

saber rattler,
I am using just one futaba 3101 to operate the control valve for the flaps.

Losing servos
 

Let me think, if you remove all the rest of the servos in the plane that will save a bunch of weight.

If you get rid of the turbine, even great weight savings.

weight
 

Well let me think, if i save 5oz of servos thats 5oz of fuel i can add and have the same takeoff weight.

f-100 flaps
 

And 5 oz of fuel gets you another what......15 seconds of flying time? Plus add to that the weight of whatever tank that you have to add to get that extra 5oz.......and it probably wieghs what??? Maybe 5 or 6 oz? I am just curious but why would you take a proven design and re engineer it on an airplane that costs $7K plus just for the kit? And I might add the proven design seems to work very reliably.

weight savings
 

The 5 oz of fuel is not the point. Weight savings is at the top of every aircraft designers list .and if weight savings were the only benefit of this method it probably wouldn't be worth it but it is also simpler, has more power, and lowers the drain on the battery pack. Any time a new idea comes out- there are the naysayers.