New Aerobeez 48" Mini Banshee!!
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Here is the equipment I will be using:
-Himax HC3516-0840 brushless outrunner motor
-Multiplex MULTIcont BL-40 S-BEC
-Hitec HS-5065MG servos, x4
-Hitec Maxima receiver, 4096 resolution and 7ms latency
Not pictured are 2, 6" and 2, 16" extensions.
The HS-5065MG servos are SUPER crisp and responsive with the Maxima receiver, even on a basic 4.8v NiMh rx battery!!! Excited to see how everything performs in the air
-Himax HC3516-0840 brushless outrunner motor
-Multiplex MULTIcont BL-40 S-BEC
-Hitec HS-5065MG servos, x4
-Hitec Maxima receiver, 4096 resolution and 7ms latency
Not pictured are 2, 6" and 2, 16" extensions.
The HS-5065MG servos are SUPER crisp and responsive with the Maxima receiver, even on a basic 4.8v NiMh rx battery!!! Excited to see how everything performs in the air
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More assembly last night, the airplane is pretty much ready for electronics at this point.
This flap can be tacked back down if you would like, but I wouldn't recommend gluing the entire seam. Just a couple of drops of medium CA and it will stay firmly in place, yet open right back up with a sharp Xacto knife if you need to.
Gather the following components:
-x2 Wheel pants
-x2 Axle shafts
-x2 Axle shaft nuts
-x2 2" main wheels
-x2 Wheel collars
-x2 Grub screws
-x2 Small wood screws
Slide a wheel onto an axle.
Now slide a wheel collar onto the end of the axle, slide it up right against the wheel. You only need a tiny gap between the wheel and collar, but not so tight that the wheel can't spin freely.
Take one grub screw and thread it into the wheel collar. Snug it up tight. If you would like, you can mark where the grub screw will clamp down on the axle and grind a small flat spot with a dremel but I haven't found this totally necessary.
Grab a wheel pant and gently spread the opening up to fit the wheel and axle assembly into it. Slip the threaded portion of the axle into the wooden mounting plate on the pant.
Now Spread the opening apart once more and slide the end of the axle shaft through the hole in the EPP foam.
Next up you will want to grab your pliers and the allen key you used to secure the grub screw into the wheel collar.
Using the allen key as a lever to hold the axle in position, begin tightening the axle nut with your pliers (I may have cheated here and used a 7mm wrench
).Snug it up firm, but don't crank it down super tight. You want to make sure the axle is firmly in place but not so tight that it crushes the plywood plate or the CF main gear. The nut is a locking nut so it won't back out.
Grab one small wood screw and line up your wheel pant with the main gear leg using the plywood mounting plate in the pant as a guide. Install the wood screw into the pant to keep it from rotating out of position.
Repeat the last few steps for assembling and installing the other wheel pant and axle assembly.
The last step is to glue the gear cuffs in place. This is an optional step and is purely for aesthetical reasons so you can omit it if you would like, I went ahead and installed mine anyways.
Just use some medium CA and fit one cuff onto the outside of the gear leg on each side and one cuff to the inside of the gear leg on each side. Sandwich them together on both sides of the gear leg. You can mist some kicker lightly onto the pieces as well to help the CA cure quickly.
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Moving onto the horizontal stab an elevator assembly, first we will need to remove this plywood plate. It's there to help factory workers assemble the airplane straight and true as well as keep the airplane rigid enough for shipping.
I like to save these because I will more than likely wind up using it for something else later.
Cut this section of the fuselage out to allow you to slide your horizontal stab and elevator in. A sharp #11 Xacto blade will cut through like butter.
SAVE THIS PIECE!!! Once the horizontal and elevator are in it will get glued back in place.
Grab your tape measure, wing spar, and horizontal stab. Slide the wing spar in and center it, then use this as a guide to help center your horizontal stab to the airplane. I measure from the tip of the very rear facing edge of the wing spar to the very forward outside top of the LE on the horizontal stab. Then these are event on both sides, check to make sure the horizontal stab is sitting in the fuselage perfectly horizontal with the wing spar. If all it well then make some small parks with a pen to ensure you can re-install the horizontal perfectly centered again.
I used a couple dabs of GOOP on the top and bottom of the horizontal stab to glue it inside of the fuselage. This way you have a bit of time to get it re-centered again before the GOOP sets up. Make sure the stab is upright.
Once it's in, double check your alignments all around and then run a small bead of thin CA along the joints of the horizontal stab against the fuselage to lock it in place.
Grab your elevator and slip it in place. Make sure it is upright.
Grab 4 of the CA hinges and use a marker or pen to mark the center points.
Slide the hinges into the pre-cut slots in the horizontal stab and center them up. If you would like to make this step easy, run your Xacto knife through the slots on the elevator to make sure they are free and clear of any junk.
Slide the elevator onto the hinges and ensure everything is centered up. Use your Xacto knife to move the hinges around to get them centered.
Flex the surface down, drip some thin CA onto each hinge, then flip the airplane over and repeat the process. Make sure the hinges are saturated with thin CA. Hold the surface against the horizontal stab for a minute or two to give the thin CA time to dry, and to keep everything in place.
Once the CA has dried, flex the surface up and down a number of times to free up the hinges.
The last step is to re-install this piece we cut out earlier with some medium CA.
I like to save these because I will more than likely wind up using it for something else later.
Cut this section of the fuselage out to allow you to slide your horizontal stab and elevator in. A sharp #11 Xacto blade will cut through like butter.
SAVE THIS PIECE!!! Once the horizontal and elevator are in it will get glued back in place.
Grab your tape measure, wing spar, and horizontal stab. Slide the wing spar in and center it, then use this as a guide to help center your horizontal stab to the airplane. I measure from the tip of the very rear facing edge of the wing spar to the very forward outside top of the LE on the horizontal stab. Then these are event on both sides, check to make sure the horizontal stab is sitting in the fuselage perfectly horizontal with the wing spar. If all it well then make some small parks with a pen to ensure you can re-install the horizontal perfectly centered again.
I used a couple dabs of GOOP on the top and bottom of the horizontal stab to glue it inside of the fuselage. This way you have a bit of time to get it re-centered again before the GOOP sets up. Make sure the stab is upright.
Once it's in, double check your alignments all around and then run a small bead of thin CA along the joints of the horizontal stab against the fuselage to lock it in place.
Grab your elevator and slip it in place. Make sure it is upright.
Grab 4 of the CA hinges and use a marker or pen to mark the center points.
Slide the hinges into the pre-cut slots in the horizontal stab and center them up. If you would like to make this step easy, run your Xacto knife through the slots on the elevator to make sure they are free and clear of any junk.
Slide the elevator onto the hinges and ensure everything is centered up. Use your Xacto knife to move the hinges around to get them centered.
Flex the surface down, drip some thin CA onto each hinge, then flip the airplane over and repeat the process. Make sure the hinges are saturated with thin CA. Hold the surface against the horizontal stab for a minute or two to give the thin CA time to dry, and to keep everything in place.
Once the CA has dried, flex the surface up and down a number of times to free up the hinges.
The last step is to re-install this piece we cut out earlier with some medium CA.
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Installing the rudder is easy. Grab 3 CA hinges, mark their center points, then slip them into the fuselage. Slide the rudder over the hinges.
Make sure the rudder is lined up properly using the bottom of the fuselage as a guide.
Saturate the hinges with thin CA, repeat for both sides of the hinge. Hold the rudder and the fuselage together for 1-2 minutes to allow the CA to dry.
Once it has tried, flex the rudder back in forth several times to free up the hinges.
Make sure the rudder is lined up properly using the bottom of the fuselage as a guide.
Saturate the hinges with thin CA, repeat for both sides of the hinge. Hold the rudder and the fuselage together for 1-2 minutes to allow the CA to dry.
Once it has tried, flex the rudder back in forth several times to free up the hinges.
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The tailwheel assembly will complete the rudder and landing gear assembly. Grab the tailwheel bracket and slide the tailwheel in. Take the tailwheel bolt/axle and slip it into the bracket through the tailwheel. The phillips head portion of the bolt goes into the countersunk hole on the bracket.
Take some blue threadlocker and apply a tin bead to the threaded portion of the bolt. Install the accompanying nut and then put a small drop of blue threadlocker on the outside to lock the nut in place.
Slip the tailwheel bracket onto the fuselage mounting bracket.
Slip the supplied tiller arm into the tailwheel bracket to lock the assemblies together. You can use a small bit of thin CA to lock the tiller arm in place, but be careful not to let the CA get into the joint.
Press the guide into the pre-cut hole in the bottom of the rudder. DON'T GLUE THIS IN YET, we need to adjust it still.
Get your 2 small wood screws ready.
Slip the tiller arm into the guide.
Position the tailwheel onto the fuselage and then adjust the guide so that it sits level with he assembly. This is important to keep everything from binding.
Install the 2 wood screws into the mounting bracket and then screw everything into the fuselage mounting plate. A little trick I like to do is I'll remove the wood screws and saturate the plywood holes with thin CA, then re-install the bracket. This will harden the mounting holes up and keep the screws from pulling out easily.
You can use some thin CA to mount the guide in place now. Tailwheel assembly is finished.
Take some blue threadlocker and apply a tin bead to the threaded portion of the bolt. Install the accompanying nut and then put a small drop of blue threadlocker on the outside to lock the nut in place.
Slip the tailwheel bracket onto the fuselage mounting bracket.
Slip the supplied tiller arm into the tailwheel bracket to lock the assemblies together. You can use a small bit of thin CA to lock the tiller arm in place, but be careful not to let the CA get into the joint.
Press the guide into the pre-cut hole in the bottom of the rudder. DON'T GLUE THIS IN YET, we need to adjust it still.
Get your 2 small wood screws ready.
Slip the tiller arm into the guide.
Position the tailwheel onto the fuselage and then adjust the guide so that it sits level with he assembly. This is important to keep everything from binding.
Install the 2 wood screws into the mounting bracket and then screw everything into the fuselage mounting plate. A little trick I like to do is I'll remove the wood screws and saturate the plywood holes with thin CA, then re-install the bracket. This will harden the mounting holes up and keep the screws from pulling out easily.
You can use some thin CA to mount the guide in place now. Tailwheel assembly is finished.
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We're on the home stretch now!!!
Grab your left and right wing panels as well as your left and right ailerons and both wing root extensions. Also grab 10 CA hinges.
Working with one wing panel at a time, mark the center of your CA hinges and slip them into the pre-cut slots in the wing.
Run your Xacto blade through the pre-cut slots on the aileron to ensure the slots are open and free of any junk.
Slip the aileron onto the CA hinges and then get your thin CA. Saturate the hinges with the thin CA on both sides and then hold the aileron and wing panel together to allow the CA to cure.
Flex your hinges back and forth several times to free them up, then repeat the process for the second wing panel.
Now we will install the wing root extensions. Working with one wing panel at a time, test fit the extensions to ensure it fits properly. If it does not then lightly sand the parts until the fit together snug.
Using medium CA, apply a bead to the plywood plate on the wing root and slide the assembly together against the wing. Center them up and hold them together to allow the CA to fully cure.
When the CA has cured, use thin CA to saturate the exposed plywood parts to ensure they are sufficiently bonded together.
Repeat this process for the second wing panel.
Grab your left and right wing panels as well as your left and right ailerons and both wing root extensions. Also grab 10 CA hinges.
Working with one wing panel at a time, mark the center of your CA hinges and slip them into the pre-cut slots in the wing.
Run your Xacto blade through the pre-cut slots on the aileron to ensure the slots are open and free of any junk.
Slip the aileron onto the CA hinges and then get your thin CA. Saturate the hinges with the thin CA on both sides and then hold the aileron and wing panel together to allow the CA to cure.
Flex your hinges back and forth several times to free them up, then repeat the process for the second wing panel.
Now we will install the wing root extensions. Working with one wing panel at a time, test fit the extensions to ensure it fits properly. If it does not then lightly sand the parts until the fit together snug.
Using medium CA, apply a bead to the plywood plate on the wing root and slide the assembly together against the wing. Center them up and hold them together to allow the CA to fully cure.
When the CA has cured, use thin CA to saturate the exposed plywood parts to ensure they are sufficiently bonded together.
Repeat this process for the second wing panel.
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Last steps for the airplane assemblies is to glue the firewall in place. This is fairly straightforward so no need to worry.
The firewall only fits in one way, the carbon struts will be on the bottom of the firewall when installed. Slip the assembly onto the airplane, the struts have their own slots cutout for them to slide in through.
Apply some medium CA to the top of the firewall where it meets the fuselage and then press the firewall firmly against the fuselage. Hold it here for 1-2 minutes so the CA can cure. Once it's in, apply beads of medium CA down both sides of the firewall against the fuselage as well as long the bottom. You can lightly mist some kicker over these beads if you would like but make sure you press the firewall firmly against the fuselage.
Make sure you soak the carbon struts in medium CA their entire length to ensure they are fully bonded to the plywood structure.
Lastly, soak all of the joints in thin CA, both inside the motor box and on the outside as well to ensure everything is completely bonded together.
At this point, you've done all of the hard work to the airplane.
The firewall only fits in one way, the carbon struts will be on the bottom of the firewall when installed. Slip the assembly onto the airplane, the struts have their own slots cutout for them to slide in through.
Apply some medium CA to the top of the firewall where it meets the fuselage and then press the firewall firmly against the fuselage. Hold it here for 1-2 minutes so the CA can cure. Once it's in, apply beads of medium CA down both sides of the firewall against the fuselage as well as long the bottom. You can lightly mist some kicker over these beads if you would like but make sure you press the firewall firmly against the fuselage.
Make sure you soak the carbon struts in medium CA their entire length to ensure they are fully bonded to the plywood structure.
Lastly, soak all of the joints in thin CA, both inside the motor box and on the outside as well to ensure everything is completely bonded together.
At this point, you've done all of the hard work to the airplane.