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With Indoor season now upon us I have decided to build a few new models to fly in the Gym.

Not everyone's cup of tea I know but it is for me 😜 So a bigger flying flea it is I have done a lot in the past but this time its going to be bigger.

Made from Depron foam and a small amount of wood.

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Most of the foam is 3mm thick I may of gone over the top with the wood I used in this build.

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I could of remove some of the ply from the mast, Now only if I had a Lazer cutter.

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Due to its size and shape I decided to make it possible to disassemble and store in a box.

So the wings come off for easy transport.

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This is the rear wing and the two inner ribs have a locating hole in them into which I insert a cocktail stick.

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On the rear sides of the body I glued two Ply locating supports .

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A little bit of trimming of the wing is needed here.

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Radio Gear now fitted a Brushless geared motor and two 3.7g servos.

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Added a bit of color.

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And done.

Their are more pictures in my album if you wish to see them.

 

Steve.

 

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After much trouble with my Radio gear and Motor losing a gear I have managed to get this flying this weekend.

 

So problem with my receiver solved by calibrating the settings in my External Tx.

Replaced the Elevator/Pitch servo with a 5g servo and fitted a new Brushless motor.

Although this motor is not ideal as it is a high speed battery guzzler but at least I have managed to proof fly it.

Just need to find the best motor for this model.

 

Steve. 

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