Restoring a Krill 33% Katana

[Unbalanced]

YOU CAN DO IT!

[hpapilot]

Looking good Chris!

[VooDoo Child]

	Quote: Originally Posted by flying skunks
	after reading the title of this thread I thought that VooDoo was doing a thread... Once you finish the restoration you will find the plane amazing to fly..

I am on my fourth major repair and it just flys better with each one,or maybe i just beat it alot more since it lost its new plane smell.

[Benji]

looking good

[xtra330]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Sp33d
	How do you guys like the Krill katanas? Do they fly heavy? How about persision? I see them being wrang out, not a whole lot of IMAC though.

To be honest, 90% of the time I fly IMAC - I really dont have the crazy throws for 3D....the Katana has been good to me in the past year and this year so far in the Unlimited Class. Properly set up (which doesnt take a whole lot of effort) it flies very straight and true, and presents well in the air.

I have had three 39%'s, and they all came out below 39.25 lbs, with canisters, powerbox, Li-manganese batteries....4 servos in the tail, 2 on each aileron, and three in a rudder tray. My newest one came out to 38.5, maybe a hair over. By no means do they 'fly heavy'. These planes, if I am not mistaken, has the largest wing area of any 40% plane out there.

You will see quite a few more of them start to show up on the circuit.

Thanks,

[G_Rod22x]

Jason Noll won the IMAC NATS with one 2 seasons ago I believe.

[MattyMatt]

looking great chris... definately do the bell crank to keep the pressure off of the output shaft.

I can't wait to see this one go.

[CSpaced]

At pepatrick's suggestion I got some hairspray, a tube sock, and a pine scented car air freshener, and made my own bellcrank for the rudder.

I had some bearings in the spares box so so its silky smooth and rock solid.

[pepatrick]

Great job...I think you will be pleased with that solution...at least your 8711 will

[CSpaced]

Painted up the engine while I was waiting for glue to dry....

[Flyjunkie]

Excellent thread, and nice re-vamp job mate

Looking forward to the next lot of pics!!!

[Benji]

	Quote: Originally Posted by CSpaced
	Painted up the engine while I was waiting for glue to dry....

Hey how you make that??

[almmendes]

Looks great... keep us updated.

One question... what fiber glass compound you used to fix the wheel pants?

I just bought a GP Patty Wegstaff 1/4 Scale used and I need to make it loos good before I put it up.

The first hinges in the rudder are loose, how can I remove the other ones to replace them all and fix the problem?

Thanks for your help.

[CSpaced]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Benji
	Hey how you make that??

Just some paint and a fine tip brush.

	Quote: Originally Posted by Flyjunkie
	Excellent thread, and nice re-vamp job mate Looking forward to the next lot of pics!!!

Thanks!

	Quote: Originally Posted by almmendes
	Looks great... keep us updated. One question... what fiber glass compound you used to fix the wheel pants? I just bought a GP Patty Wegstaff 1/4 Scale used and I need to make it loos good before I put it up. The first hinges in the rudder are loose, how can I remove the other ones to replace them all and fix the problem? Thanks for your help.

I'm using some light weight fiberglass cloth and z-poxy finishing resin.

What kind of hinges are they? One way to fix it would be to use a syringe and inject some gorilla glue into the side of the rudder right where the hinge is. Gorilla glue expands as it dries and will secure the hinges in place. Just make sure to put some vaseline (or equivalent) on the actual hinge point so it doesn't get stuck if you get a little glue on it. We've used this method before and it works really well!

[Unbalanced]

	Quote: Originally Posted by almmendes
	Looks great... keep us updated. The first hinges in the rudder are loose, how can I remove the other ones to replace them all and fix the problem? Thanks for your help.

Pin them after you inject a bit of polyurethane or epoxy resin. You'll never have to worry about them again.