Originally Posted by terryscustom

I noticed these planes at the Nall had an incredible amount of control surface travel. Are they designed for that, or do you have to leave a little extra gap and seal it after assembly? I saw Jase's yak had way more than I can get from mine as well.....just curious.

I can't speak for extreme flight but I usually go with a slightly larger gap and seal them.

Wait until you see the throws on my hempel yak with the pocket hinges...darn close to 90 degrees...more than usable...but the elevators make good brakes on the paved runway

I'm not the only one who loves to push these airplanes to their limits, but I will say that I wasn't able to break it as hard as I tried. I didn't do a full throttle parachute, but that's just something you don't do. I did do some full throttle walls and the wings don't even flex! This is the strongest airplane that EF has produced and unless you do something stupid, it won't complain.
I always leave 1/16" gap in the hingeline and seal them.

Originally Posted by danielph

I'm not the only one who loves to push these airplanes to their limits, but I will say that I wasn't able to break it as hard as I tried. I didn't do a full throttle parachute, but that's just something you don't do. I did do some full throttle walls and the wings don't even flex! This is the strongest airplane that EF has produced and unless you do something stupid, it won't complain.
I always leave 1/16" gap in the hingeline and seal them.

Ditto on both.

I use masking tape...
( Kidding but I have seen it done )

The 104'' has alot of throw too

Originally Posted by BR289

I use masking tape...
( Kidding but I have seen it done )

Use watcha got


I think I might have to get one of these

Originally Posted by BR289

I use masking tape...
( Kidding but I have seen it done )

LOL! I've actually done that myself and went back and changed it later. The Blue painters tape comes off easy.

I remember doing a few IMAC's when I lived in PA. and a guy that did very well in Unlimited had the rattiest looking plane and used the regular cream colored masking tape as permanent hinge gap material.... LOL

Originally Posted by danielph

I didn't do a full throttle parachute, but that's just something you don't do.

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when i was at da to get my 120 a month or so ago, they told me they only supply the "compact" mufflers now, they will no longer be selling the regular ones, so if you get it from them you wont have a choice....unless something changed very recently

Originally Posted by hpapilot

You will need only 1/8" of standoff for the DA-120. I made a spacer out of light ply. This is, as I recall, to accommodate the DA-100 which is a little bit longer.

The spinner diameter is 4.5".

Really? Only 1/8" stand-off? Basically one washer....

Use Blendderm to seal the gap...flexible and that stuff just wont come off....

Actually the production ones will need 1" stand offs for the 120.

Originally Posted by Devin McGrath

Actually the production ones will need 1" stand offs for the 120.

Thanks Devan!
Oh good, well in that case I think I'll get one of those really cool Blazing Star billet mounts for it then....I think I know a guy who can make that happen..

Originally Posted by Outlaw Pops

Use Blendderm to seal the gap...flexible and that stuff just wont come off....

Hey Pops! I always use blenderm. It's good stuff... We missed you and Brian at Nall....