RC League Yak54

[atique]

Lets start a build / discussion thread on RC League Yak54
some times it is 28% and sometimes 30%
i hav'nt measured the span but the manual says it is 85"
I got mine directly from china by sending emails to
Mr JIanchun Lee his email address is league@rcleague.com.cn
I found him to be very nice, reliable and prompt. He is the guy who is runnig the show single handedly

I wanted to know the sizes of the box of the models i ordered and he send me this pic of him, which gave me an idea of how big the boxes were

I have not flown it as yet but i would tell you the detail once i get some more time

[JeeUm]

Price and pictures?

[PLANKBONE]

WOW, so when they ship the boxes from China, they aren't already all beaten up? haha. Learn something new everyday!

[bahamadude]

Howd you paid for the plane ?

I hope this thread catches fire !!
Aint that sumtin

about time the truth come about. The prices of these models are just too rich fer my blood

i want one now

defintely will go with mvvs 45 for power

[1bwana1]

I am currently about 90% done building the "Genuity" color scheme verstion of this plane. So far the quality seems to be acceptable. Built straight and reasonably strong. It required some ironing to remove wrinkles in the covering, but don't they all. In line with most ARFs on the market, but slightly less than the premium brands. O.K for the price in my opinion.

I am building one with a DA-50 gas motor. I came by mine through Steve Neu of Neu electric motors. He brought back some from his last trip to China. Steve and another friend are doing electric versions. This should provide an interesting comparison of power choices, the best (OK opinion) gas motor against the best electric setup.

Mine came with the standard main gear. I strongly suggest if you get one of these planes you get the carbon fiber option. The standard gear are stupid heavy about 1 lb 10oz! The carbon gear are only 8oz. At this point i expect the plane to come in at about 16.5 pounds all up without gas.

I have found the published measurements to be wrong. They are different in every document that League has as well. The manual seems the closest. My plane has and 87" wingspan by my measurement and a length from front of cowl to tip of rudder of about 74". It is really about the size of most 30% YAKS I have seen. I estimate the wing area to be about 1480 sq inches. At the expected weight it should fly nice.

The Genuity scheme was a little busy for me so I removed some of the design covering and will add to my taste. I can post pictures if there is interest. I like the other scheme better.

I will say that I contacted Jianchun Lee to get the carbon gear. He has given timely responses to all my questions and has been a pleasure to work with. Not the typical Chinese experience I have read about. He does seem to understand customer service. His English is excellent making it easy to communicate.

I would like to hear from others who have this YAK and get flight reports if possible.

-STEVE-

[Rocky V.]

Are the wing tubes a metric size ? Are they available in CF from the manufacturer ?

Here we go, I don't need any more projects. That, however, never stopped me b4.

[atique]

Pics comming up
the boxes were doubled for safety
i paid thru bank transfer
contact the guy by email
he is a good guy
The 28% YAK54 price is USD175.
The 28% Extra330S price is USD155
carbon tube and gear cost another 30$

[atique]

some more pics
my setup is
DA50 with pitts muffler
hitec 5955 alaround
duralite li-ions and regulators for Rx
and 1500 nicad for ign
pcm9x v2 with 10 ch Rx

[BR289]

Thats some freakin' weird looking landing gear!

[Edge 540]

Actually, its "freakin scale"

[atique]

	Quote: Originally Posted by bahamadude
	when you going to take her out for a spin ??

Maybe next saturday.

[atique]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 1bwana1
	Did the wing bags come with your? Mine had none.

Nope...the wing bags did not come with it. .....but i got them free from this really nice guy.

[atique]

	Quote: Originally Posted by SleepyC
	Is it the camera or does the cowl look like it was spray painted? ANd I'm not doggin the plane, for the price it looks killer... but I can't figure out if The cowl looks weird or if its just the pictures.

the cowl is not aligned properly while assembling. There is a difference between the colours. once the dremel was used on the edges it slighly chipped of.... And yes it is probably spray painted.

[atique]

I have modified the rudder to have more horizontal area on top.
This would give a more horn balance effect and is found on most other Yaks. This is the reason the top of rudder is white. as i did not have the matching covering

[atique]

some more pics
i will take the inside of wings shortly and post them too