sg26565

You need two aileron, four flap, two gear door, two elevator, one rudder and one throttle servo. That's twelve in total. Plus kill switch, if you want one. In my case, the gear door servos are controlled by the gear controller. Therefore, you could fly the plane with only six (or seven with kill switch) channels.

sg26565

All servos are standard size. For the elevator, you should try to use light ones, as they affect the CoG. I use Savöx SC-1251 for the elevators and Graupner DES-707 for the rest.

TimD.

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Good to know the Moki-180 will fit. I was going to use a USM 7-90 now I may reconsider and use my Moki..

tevans55

How do the outer wing panels attach/detach?

sg26565

The outer wings are attached to the center wing using two flat v shaped wing joiners. The wing joiners are made of wood covered with composite. The manual says that the wing joiners should be glued into the center wing, but I will remove them after flight and therefore, haven't glued them. If you glue the wing joiners into the outer wings instead, they won't fit anymore. The wings are secured using two plastic screws from within the gear box.

Cheers,
Oliver

Johnny70

Hi Oliver,
I rang TopRC in the Netherlands today for info and was told 8 servos required, so I'm confused now!
Your prop looks good, is it a Biela and what size are you going for?
Be great to see more pics as I'm thinking of buying it, also how you progress with it through to it's maiden.

Thanks, David.

sg26565

Hi David,

With four servos for the flaps, two for the ailerons and two for the elevators, you need already eight servos for the main wing and elevator. Plus rudder and throttle, you get to ten. If you want to operate the gear doors as well, you need another two servos. So twelve standard servos is the minimum from my view. Maybe, they meant channels instead of servos. That would make more sense.

I bought my propeller from sl-propeller. It's a 26' Hamilton style blade. I don't know if Biela makes propellers of that size. Ramoser makes nice ones as well.

Cheers
Oliver

Johnny70

Hi Oliver,

Thanks for clarifying, I was sent an invoice with their recommended servo but it was for just 8. I’m sure you’re right though. They stock Biela semi-scale propellers and recommend a 24 x 12 or 25 x 10 prop but yours looks great and more scale but are a bit pricey for me!

Thanks, David.

sg26565

Hi David,

24 x 12 or 25 x 10 would fit for a Saito FG-90. For my Moki S180 I need a 26 x 16 as this engine makes only up to 4500 rpm (but with an awesome sound ). The prop is in relation to the price of the engine 🤪.

​The props from Ramoser are a bit cheaper but still very nice. If you damage one blade, you only have to replace this one and not the whole prop. Having a variable pitch prop is also a good thing as you can adjust it for optimal performance for your engine.

Cheers
Oliver

Johnny70

Hi Oliver,

It’s starting to make sense now lol. Yes I was thinking of a Saito engine with a stock set up but you clearly have the experience to do what suits you and make improvements,maybe one day I’ll get there! I’m expecting to see and hear your maiden 😋 so I hope weather permits soon and good luck!

Cheers David.

marksp

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Is the model a single piece wing design?

sg26565

No, the wing consists of three parts. The center wing and two wing tips. Each part is app. 80 cm wide. The wing tips are secured to the center wing with two plastic screws that are reachable from the gear box.

bladebender

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I want one how long do I have to wait .when will gaiter rc get some .or where can I order

aztec1it

Hi Oliver
great job!!
it seems that moki it doesn’t any misallignement, is it? I’ ve the same model and you are right I need weight on nose due to engine eme70 twin light

regards
Antonio

pedro67

any news?

LtMash1A

Having trouble with gear doors and or gear. I have the doors set on the correct mode for the Corsair (A) But the gear goes in the opposite direction for the doors. I know that on a Robaart controller you can reverse polarity to change direction of the gear. Will that work?

CK1

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Yes

LtMash1A

Balancing the plane. Eyeball the fuse parallel to the ground or the horizontal stab parallel to the ground?

fw190

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Balance the plane with the stab horizontal to the ground. I put 4lbs of lead on mine... sadly it is 40lbs, it still should fly well.

CK1

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Oliver how has leaving the wing joiners unglued worked out . Have you flown many flights like this and have you noticed any undesired movement of the wing panels ? I have contemplated leaving them unglued but I am concerned that without gluing them to the center section there will not be enough strength in the main spar at that joint.