Dalton 300 stuff........

[Andy Thomas]

I hope your enp is better than my standard tipped 30/12, on 150/RE3's it was the loudest prop I have ever heard. Very powerful but wicked loud.

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

Thats what I'm going for!!!! LOUD!!!!!!! And it is going on a 157!!!!!!!

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

Not alot to report on this end here....... Still in need of servos, control horns and a spinner.

Got a home appraiser coming this week to appraise my house, since I re-financed. Got a couple of band things to work on this week. So, yeah, busy week here!!!!

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

Got down to the basement the other nite.... Got a throttle servo mounted. Using a JR 3421 mini digi. Hooked it up to a AR 9000, to bind, and got nothing..... Check servo plug.... OK. Change battery, re-bind..... Nothing....... ***!!!!! For some reason, I have to have a remote antenna plugged in in order to get the bind process to take. I checked on both my AR 9000's that I'm going to use in this airframe. Sure enough!!! Gotta have a remote antenna plugged into the Rx.

Started to set up the throttle linkage, and with a 1 1/2" arm on the servo, I get to half stick, and I'm WIDE OPEN carb butterfly!!! ARGH!!!! Guess I need to make the carb arm longer to change the geometry......

But anyways... I got my new Secraft fuel dot in, as well as some 8-32 control horns. Heading to the dungeon of doom here in a bit to install some control horns!!! WOO HOO!!!!! Possibly looking to trade off my 3W 100 that is in the swapper here, for some servos and possibly a spinner...... Time will tell!!!!

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

Anyone bought a Secraft fuel dot??? How in the brown grass of America are you holding it in???? All there is is an O-Ring there.......

[Cracky]

Bunk, throttle servos always get the little 1/2" plastic arm for resolution.

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

I got'er fingered out!!! I used a longer arm on my carbby!! ATV's at 90 low and 115 high!!!! Just used a small strip of aluminum. I like to try to keep 100% ATV high/low, or as close to it. That way, it is very linear. I tried a short arm on the carb arm, and at 40% stick, I was at FULL carb open!!!

Started to run elevator ext's last nite. In the Dalton, there are small holes in the formers and I wanted to run all my extensions in there, and wondered how I would get them in there. I used a long piece of CF rod and run it thru there, and out the rudder servo holes. I make my own extensions, so I can make them any length I want! Not sure how long they are, but I thnk that they are shorteer than the ones in my 35% Carden!!! But anyways, I taped up the male end to the CF rod, and pulled the ext thru.

Too bad I have to work today, as I had some good momentum going last nite...........

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

I did get an answer from Azhar from Secraft on the fuel dot situation. He says to super glue the o-ring to the fuel dot after it is in place. Pretty slick idea, if you ask me!

So, that'll go in late tonite, and the same for the rudder extensions!!!

[jamesrxx951]

were did you get the shrink wrap for your batteries. i need to get some for my batteries. oh by the way i believe the reciever won't turn on the servo's with the antena unpluged to, guess it's a safety thing.

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

Bought shrink and cells from RadicalRC.

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

Just bought me some wing bags from Chief!!! BTW- WingTote is out of stock on the LARGE bags that these panels will fit in!!

BTW- Weekend work SUCKS!!!! Especially when you have a COMPLETE TOOL working with you!!! ARRRRGH!!!! I need some beer to relax!!!! Have beer here, but it is old!!!! Oh wait!!! I've got some MunShyne here!!!!

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

After a bit of RC therapy, I come up from the dungeon!!! I managed to get some pix taken while working some. I made 2 more extensions for the rudder servos. I'll show in pix how I pull the rudder ext's in. I mounted the tank, run the line for the carbby, mounted my Secraft fuel dot. I'm still debating on if I want to do a cowl ring or not....... :/

Hope I can find some extra $$$$, trade something off.............. I'm in need of servos now!!!!! Otherwise I'm at a COMPLETE stand still! UGH!!!!

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

As I promised in an earlier post......... Here are the pix!!!! A little of pulling the rudder extensions in, the ORANGE velcro, and it all together with spinner on..... I just wish I could use that spinner. But that gives me a look as to what it'll be like with a spinner on it.

How about them BIG rudder servos there!!! Some 3421's!!! I got a feeling they will be enough!!!! I have a good feeling that the Rx's will be in that general area.....

Fuel dot is in and not going anywhere!!!

I think the race car helmet guy has gotta go...... Maybe I can talk my gf into buying me a Red Aero pilot????

And finally, no guys!!! I'm not running a DA 150 in this. The vinyl's are clear coated over.

[Bunky F. Knuckle]

I need something to put in the big white areas on the wings............ Anyone have any ideas.............

Just back up from the pit....... Pulled 4 servos out of my Carden, and installed them in my Dalton. VERY little sub trim to get neutral on the right aileron. I could mechanically change the trims, but I've got it that close, just leave it alone. We are only talking 8 points of sub trim!!!! Other side was ZERO!!!!

Then I changed the mounting location of the main switches to under the wings on each side, near the proposed Rx location. I just need 4 more servos, and CG it. That way, I can mount the batteries and Rx's!!!!! Still need to make Aileron extensions for the Rx, but that can wait a bit......

[Vic3D]

Chris,

The Dalton's looking nice!!

For those big white spaces I installed some big "Spektrum" stickers with the logo on top in holographic blue. They looked really cool in my QQ Yak.

Check it out:

http://bandegraphix.com/DecalDesigner.asp?ID=156