Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 My magazine "Flug Modell" commissioned me to assemble and test the Dauntless from Phoenix.The model has a wingspan of 144cm and has a retractable undercarriage 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 The electric retractable undercarriage with control electronics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 You can fly the dauntless with a fuel engine or electrically.Both are included in the kit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Interesting so far. I hope there's more to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 The undercarriage is unassembled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Three cables come out of the wing to the receiver, so 6 cables together, which was too complicated for me, so 3 cables per wing are in a multiplex connector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 The 3 Cable are for aileron, flap and undercarriage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 The spacer sleeves for installing the electric motor were unfortunately 10mm too short, so I simply used two bearing crosses made from 5mm plywood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 Hope, I have uses the right words, but the images show more then 1000Words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 The Dauntless is designed for a 6S-Lipo, which is mounted directly at the front of the motor former.There was an unpleasant surprise when weighing the center of gravity. 300g of lead in the cowling would have been necessary to achieve the correct center of gravity. Clearly too much.So there was nothing left to do but to saw a cut-out in the engine former.Not very nice for an almost ready to fly model, but possible.Now the Lipo could be pushed forward 6cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 In the picture you can see the distance pieces for the cowling.When fitting the cowling, I used a trick so that the propeller sits approx. 3 mm in front of the cowling.In Germany we call this the cardboard method.4 cardboard strips with a hole of 3mm diameter are attached to the fuselage so that the holes are exactly over the distance pieces of the cowling.Then simply slide the cowling over the distance pieces and drill the holes.That"s all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Lewerenz Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 The Dauntless is quickly assembled and is ready to start after approx. 1 week. The building instructions are international and anyone can build the model.At the moment the airfield is still too wet and you can't fly yet. A flight report will follow later.I don't know if you can get the kit in England. If you do, you get a very nice model at a good price. In Germany the Dauntless is distributed by D-Power. The Engine is a AL4206 by D-Power. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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