Mike Cotterill Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Hi Has anyone ever built a Fizza... if so how did you restrain the battery - it is not really covered in the build instructions. If anyone has any pics of the inside of the fuelage this would be of great benefit. TIA MC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Hat Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I put velcro on all my batteries and then velcro in the plane. In the Fizza (and the Whizzza), I place a piece of foam on top of the battery. The foam fits between the battery and the hatch and stops it popping off the velcro in high-G moves. I've done a lot of hard flying and never had a problem with the battery moving. I'm surprised the wings haven't fallen off my Fizza and Whizzza yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cotterill Posted November 14, 2014 Author Share Posted November 14, 2014 Hi Andy Could you please advise what the velcro is attached to inside the fuelage as the front section at the top is rounded. Did you install a plate to fasten the battery to ? Are you able to grab a pic of fuselage at all ? I've been building this plane on and off for years and I'm not real close to completing it. Thanks for your quick response Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andy Hat Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 The velcro is the blue stuff on the underside of the wing. The chunk of foam is there on the wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I'll try and get mine out of the garage roof over the weekend and put a couple of photos up. It's a great flyer and could do with the cobwebs being dusted off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyinBrian Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Posted by Colin Leighfield on 14/11/2014 19:24:17: I'll try and get mine out of the garage roof over the weekend and put a couple of photos up. It's a great flyer and could do with the cobwebs being dusted off. I've not built a Fizza but do have a Whizza, one of the best "bang for your buck" models I have ever had. Flies like a jet on full throttle but is easy to land and will even soar in a good thermal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Self adhesive velcro ( from Robert Dyas or Wilkinsons etc ) wont alway stick to wood very well. But coating the wood with epoxy and letting it dry will get a better grip. I have not built a Fizza but all my electric models have a liteply plate with slots cut in for a Velcro strap to loop through to hold the Lipo. The strap ( or 2 for larger Lipos) is in addition to a Velcro bit on the Lipo. Belt & braces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Leighfield Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Here's mine. Probably one of the first, built off the RCME free plan in 2005. Still got the 35 meg gear in it, must change and fly it again, it's really very good. I have to confess that I just used to jam the battery in place with a wedge of rubber and it never moved. I'll be good and use Velcro in future though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cotterill Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Hi All Thanks for your replies - some very nice colour schemes used - 'fraid I went with the default red/white and blue of Nigel's original. From what I can determine the battery location is underneath the wing and secured to it using velcro. Hope now I can get this finished and airborne..... Cheers all MC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 If you are sticking velcro to wood, smear a thin coating of CA over the bare wood first and let it dry, the self adhesive velcro will stick far far better and not peel off, also leave the velcro alone for a few hours before putting and battery inm the self adhesion seems to improve with time and its less likely to pull off when you remove the battery Velcro also allows you to shuffle the battery round to get the correct CoG Edited By Dave Hopkin on 20/11/2014 08:49:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cotterill Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Hi Does anyone have a recommendation for the control surface movements (ail, ele and rud) for the Fizza please ? TIA MC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon barr Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 After a quick Google search, Mike, I found the instructions.... Ailerons: 8 to 10mm each way, Elevator: 8 to 10mm each way, Rudder: 25mm each way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cotterill Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Thanks Simon - much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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