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Forum: RC Jets
07-21-2014, 07:11 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 14,330
Posted By tkapfer

Will galvanized steel wire work just as good? I...

Will galvanized steel wire work just as good? I have some 24 gauge.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
10-01-2012, 12:57 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Ok, so I see you also did NOT use the included wood components for the gear door hinges.
Which ones did you use?

The wood ones seem to let the gear doors sit down inside the nose at the back,...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
09-30-2012, 01:45 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

What is everyone doing on the nose gear doors?????
The wood parts and gear doors do NOT fit and are a joke.
They don't close and don't line up with the front of the fuse.

If they do close,...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
09-27-2012, 09:05 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

I know your feeling. I have more hours in this ARF than any other plane I have ever worked on (including stick built models).
Everything I have put together on this plane requires major...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
09-27-2012, 07:35 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

What hinges did you use?
The ones that came with the kit seem pretty flimsy.
Also do you have any pictures of your door panels installed?
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
09-27-2012, 07:28 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Ok, so how did everyone glue in all the cockpit pieces????
Epoxy 5 minute doesn't give much time to cover the parts that need glued.
Epoxy 30 minute tends to run all over everything.
Side...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
08-11-2012, 12:05 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

To those with the Eflite electrice retracts.....

Can you adjust the travel on them?
It seems when they close up into the wing, they seat against the bottom, but then sound like they bind for a...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
08-02-2012, 04:21 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

I have not gotten that all hooked up yet. I am still in the finishing/assembling/building stage myself.
I still have to finish painting the interior cockpit and mount the retracts.

Not quite...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
08-01-2012, 06:32 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

I just reamed out the hole with an angled reamer to make it big enough for the light to fit into and stick out the front.
I then used CA to glue the light in place.
After that I just mixed...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
08-01-2012, 04:43 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Dave,

Thanks for the heads up on the strut wires. I grabbed the fixed landing gear out of the bag and they fit the struts WAY better.
I cut them to size and used the dremel to cut out the...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
08-01-2012, 04:41 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

you can also take a look at my post on page 48 #1181.

I drilled out a hole based on where the real Baron shows them and then glued in the light and built up around it with epoxy. Then...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
07-31-2012, 05:21 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

I am using the strut rods that came with the retracts. They don't quite fit into the oleo struts that came with the plane.

The real issue is that when the retract closes, the strut is too wide...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
07-31-2012, 04:45 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Ok, so here is the real questions about retracts??????

Who are the ones using the eflite retracts?
Are you using the oleo struts?
Did you get the 85 degree mains and 105 degree nose?
Did...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
07-22-2012, 04:08 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Dave,

Yes I am having to mill down the strut rods slightly. After measuring the rods they are 4.09 and 5.06-5.08 in diameter, so don't just slide right in.
Also, cutting the notches etc for...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
07-22-2012, 02:45 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

This may have been covered, but another question I have is I finally got a hold of the E-flite electric retracts. 85 degree mains and 105 degree nose.

When looking to test fit everything, it...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
07-13-2012, 07:56 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

The landing/taxi lights are on the outside bottom of the nacelles. I had to cut out holes and then fill up epoxy around them and painted them white.
Here is a picture of what it looks like.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
07-13-2012, 07:29 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

I have 1 red and 1 white stobe in one wing tip. I have 1 green and 1 white strobe in the other wing tip.
I have the 2 landing lights in each nacelle on the outside/bottom.
I am putting 1 red...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
04-13-2012, 04:18 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Pictures of my oleo struts.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
04-01-2012, 12:51 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Here is what I was talking about for inside cabin parts. They must have changed these as I don't have those 2 parts.
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-31-2012, 06:41 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Did you cut them out on the line that seems to go around the plastic? Or did you cut them out wider and let the plastic overlap so the pieces would glue together?

Did you finish the cockpit and...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-31-2012, 05:21 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Mine came with a plug and 2 small switches. When plugged in, 1 switch turned on the landing lights and the other switch turned on the rest of the lights.

I'm not sure though if the extensions...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-31-2012, 05:13 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

How about a question about the interior cockpit? I think all the parts are in my kit as far as seats and dash and door panels, but watching some build videos I noticed some had upper side panels...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-26-2012, 06:43 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Does it make sense to mount the esc's in the nose of the plane like some others have done and lengthen the motor lines?
I'm not sure how much cooling they will get up there especially with the...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-26-2012, 06:12 PM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Ok, so what do you all think of these setups?

1:
(2) G46 Turnigy motors.
(2) Turnigy dlux 70amp sbec speed controllers.
(2) Turnigy nano 5s 4000mah batteries.

2:
(2) Eflite power...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
03-23-2012, 02:44 AM
Replies: 1,253
Views: 224,778
Posted By tkapfer

RE: New: Beech Baron and Duchess arf

Just picked up one of these at a local swap meet last weekend and took all week to go thru this thread. Looking to go all electric. Hope I can decipher everyone's picks and come up with a good...
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