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Brian & I worked on the fuse today. Finished the center "sandwich" and progressed on the the top & bottom sticks. Here's the progress. Tomorrow will be a mostly full day of finishing up the fuse.
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Also, I ordered all my hardware from WW yesterday. Hopefully It'll be here next week..
And the tailwheel is here. It's an Ohio Superstar "Hague" style from Don's Hobbies. $34.00, I can live with that.. |
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United States, FL, Crestview
Joined Jan 2006
340 Posts
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I would make one suggestion while you're working on the fuse. Didn't do this on mine and now wish I had. It is handy to have a little extra wood up in the canopy area at the CG to act as a gripping place when you're handling the fuse. I usually end up picking up my fuse in that spot when transporting it and without the extra wood in there, it's hard to grip it.
Your build is looking great. You will love this plane! |
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Lol, thanks Joe..
I'll mention that to Brian when he comes back over, thanks.. |
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I'm sorry Richard. I don't have any way to weigh it.
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Worked on the fuse today. I'd say it's mostly done..
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Here's a tailwheel mod I thought was a good idea. Bryan suggested it. What we did was to remove a 1/8th" section from the bottom rear of the fuse, (where the tailwheel will be) and insert a piece of 1/8" ply. You'll also notice a plywood block inside the lower fuse. this is where I'll drill the hole for the Hague style tailwheel. These 2 plywood additions should make the tailwheel area very strong...
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How are you guys setting up your electricals on this plane? All I know to do is what I've always done. That is use 3 batteries, 3 switches, kill switch etc...
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Kent, UK
Joined Apr 2007
42 Posts
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Don't forget to make a hole for the throttle servo cable to get back the the rx, I run a pece of string befor covering to make life easy Andrew |
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Thanks Andrew.
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Brian is using two 1100's and then a third for the ignition. That is about 9.3 oz in batteries.
Colton's plane and my current 60cc WWRC have one A123-2300. I build a dedicated power lead to run the ignition (when I manufacture the battery) and dedicated 18g power lead off of the battery to Smart Fly Super Switch on mine. The single battery setup has worked well without issue on Coltons plane with probably 4-500 flights and mine with less than 100. This type of setup is not for everyone, it requires a 2.4 radio and constant battery cell monitoring (a good balance charger comes in handy here) as there is the possibility of cell unbalance over a period of time without a monitoring program. It is the responsibility of the Pilot In Command to insure his battery setup is functioning properly for flight. The weight of this battery setup is around 5.7 oz. I use about 400 mah (this is ignition and flight) in a 10-11 minute flight on mine, previously when I let Colton fly my plane he would use closer to 500 mah in the same length of time. Flying style can make a big difference in how much you use. There are many ways to power up your WWRC 50cc for sure. |
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United States, OH, Berlin Heights
Joined Jul 2006
5,961 Posts
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here is what i came up with,pretty much as the rest you se,one a123 and a Smart Fly SS.mounted a small switch in the throttle bay area above throttle servo for ignition. Smart Fly SS will mount in wing.
the a123 will also run the ingnition. |
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