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Airco DH2 - Microaces


Ron Gray
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About a year ago I built a Microaces Brisfit and recorded the build on here. Since then I’ve flown it a few times and must say that it really does fly well and looks the business. Microaces then brought out a DH2 and I decided to build it as it’s an airframe that’s just got something about it, mainly the birdcage fuse. So here is a bit of a build blog but I must get a move on as I want to have it ready for flying this coming Sunday!

Like the Brisfit the build starts with a crutch assembly made from a combination of foam and plastic strengthening pieces

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Where strength is required, formers are a sandwich of 3 foam layers plus plastic

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If you’ve built a Microaces one before then this one is more of the same, megga fiddly. One of the most useful tools to help build is a decent pair of tweezers and extensive use of UHU Por, wiped onto the surfaces with a bit of spare Depron.

Anyway, the build continues with more work to the fuse, adding the motor to its ply mount and servos stuck to the crutch with UHU.

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A really fiddly bit now, the linkage and mounting plate for the control arms

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The cabana struts are a combination of printed plastic, carbon flat and a sticker to cover up the carbon

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These are stuck to the fuse skin which has been scored to assist in forming the curve.

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The fuse skin is then stuck to the crutch, note the servo control linkage plate mounted to the underside of the crutch.

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And the fuse bottom remembering bevel the edges to ensure a good fit to the fuse sides

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