Re: PAU 36% Edge 540 Build
I finished mine this evening, and will post flight report tomorrow. Everything went together fine and only one real hiccup. I was not satisfied with the pull/pull setup, could never get it slop free or even close to my liking, which lead me to another route. With the DA 100 and stock mufflers, I was going to need to add 7oz to the tail (very noseheavy with the 100 on stock mufflers and batteries a few inches behind the wing tube) to get it to balance between the 6.5" - 7" range, so with that issue and the pull/pull not cooperating we mounted the single 8711 in the tail on the right side in a push/pull configuration. This helped out with the balance and led to only 3oz in the tail to balance the plane. For PAU I would encourage that your second run of these planes have provisions for a servo in the tail for the rudder for those using a DA 100 or similarly weighted engines. I can see how this plane easily balances with the DA 85 no problem. I have the batteries next to the rudder tray (where the tray used to be), CF Spinner and wood prop, and it was still very tailheavy. Other than that, I am pleased with how it turned out, and AUW including the 3oz dead weight in the tail is 25lbs 2oz. 2x 8711s per wing, 1x 8711 per stab, 1x 8711 in the tail for the rudder, Hitec 5965 on throttle and 225 on choke. Pete Model 4.5" Extra spinner and Vess 27A prop. Dual A123s and smart fly EQ 10, fromeco 2600 for ignition. RCSupergar/Carden Aircraft 40% Edge CF main gear and rc blimp tail gear, PSP titanium axles. These are the components that make the weight listed above. Pics and flight report tomorrow.
Last edited by Flyinrazrback; 02-10-2008 at 10:47 PM.
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