Archive for January, 2019
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The day I won the plane lol. -
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After the Christmas party for the club. I opened the box and built her! lol -
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I then painted the prop the proper color that night. -
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Shortly after I painted the prop in matched colors. it looks so much better than the black and silver. There were 3 painted styles by the same manufacturer at the time. -
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When I finally finished the refurb. Motor, skin, prop, wheels all re done. I added a sliver pinstripe to the edge of the white on the wings, elevator, fuselage to give the Ultrasport even more character. -
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The day I brought the Ultrasport back from Lebanon PA swap meet. got 5 new servos for 50.00 as well, see piled on the ground!!! -
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This is what the fuselage looked like the day I got the Ultrasport. Notice the dullness of the motor, acetone, scuff pad and a final 0000 steel wool does the trick exterior wise to brighten the motor up. -
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Captured while flying the Ultra Sport. Flies like its on rails. -
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progess shot after 90% completed Solartex re-covering. -
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prop was painted white to ensure it would be seen better both in flight and run ups on the ground. -
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Another prop shot. -
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its just so pretty. -
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Inspired by real flight ultrasport scheme. -
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Top view after the white Ultracote was applied. -
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90% of the with Ultracote was applied here. Awaited more supply in order to cover the elevator and rudder. Engine was re-installed and plumbed, ran and removed and recleaned exterior wise. Reinstalled and mineral oil added into the carb and covered. -
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It looked much more sleek after the recover. Re-polished the canopy and waxed it. -
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I cant get enough of this plane. The Rudder and Elevator was covered here. Lined the white with Silver pinstriping. -
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Spreading the Ultracote white to the tail here. it looks even better in the air. -
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Here is the Ultrasport with the old wing covering believed to be very old solartex, not a tear in it, solid, but the color choice I didn't like. Working the new prop in: balanced and the edges of the new prop. The gear set up from 2-56 to 4-40 set up -
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On the gear and red, she was starting to look good. -
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glow plug was slow close to the prop when I bought it, had a friend cut himself trying to start it. So I added a glow plug relocation ignition unit. now no more prop strikes to fingers. :) -
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pulled the motor, refurbed it and cleaned the motor bay. -
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getting mostly red... -
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re shaped the wing edge to a NACA 11 airfoil style for a greater ability for rolls.. -
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A photo shot from the tail. -
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Re skinned for the most part....Solartex is a great product, cant speak highly enough about it. -
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Look at all those ribs..still in good shape. -
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After tearing the silver skin off and gently sanding the wings. I pulled everything out of the airframe that I could, cleaned it it, sealed it. Then replaced fuel lines, screws, rods, servos. -
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re-did the gear assembly covers to fit better. It truly did need it. -
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You can see the wheel well was a bit of a mess, I did fix that to have ABS custom insert to clean up the look and add stability. -
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After finishing the gear assembly covers. much cleaner appearance and quality. -
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Closer look at the gear assembly cover. The original had alot of gaps and was a cheap plastic. -
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Fresh covering using Solartex, first time using it too. I highly recommend it, its durable, forgiving and tough, you definitely get a great product for what you pay for!! I added a center wing decal to identify settings for the OS 61.
