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  1. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Just to let everyone know, I am very much on schedule with the Laser and will resume with the Dalotel shortly
  2. Forgues-Research

    Giant Vickers VC10 with 4 micro turbine jet engines

    beautiful , but could use the help of auto stabilize
  3. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Here are a few of the Laser, as you can see, the broken fuse, , I was able to recoupe some parts, making this build a lot faster and easier
  4. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    I did say no pictures until the instrument panel is finished but I broke down , here is one But also right now the fuselage of the Laser is taking shape quite fast so am happy with that
  5. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    I have stored the Dalotel Fuselage in the trailer for probably a month, so I could clear the table . still one wing in the shop which is nearly ready to go back in storage and bring the other wing. but the main reason is I can work on 3 things at a time . The other wing, the instrument panel...
  6. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    so now that I have the instrument panel contour, 3D printed I am redoing the actual instrument panel here the model and full size
  7. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    did some work on the instrument panel, but the panel itself will need to be redone, in the meantime, you will notice the ignition key, well, its the exact size needed and guess what It works with my receiver arming since I use a failsafe electronic switch. also you will notice on the right of...
  8. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    you guys are way too kind , but I do appreciate it. You know when you build something this large, you simply can't find anything worthwhile in hobby shops and you simply have to roll up your sleeves and make the dam things. And where I live, closest hobby shop is 30 km away, and they cater...
  9. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Thanks everyone, for all your kind words, It is really a passion, every morning I wake up I have new ideas that could work but let me tell you not all ideas do work LOL but then you try something else
  10. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Yes , but the fiber optic is not going in there as it doesn't have to . It will be more localized to simply opto isolate everything for safety
  11. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Yes its a 15 pin plug... as I need 11 wires going to each wing
  12. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    getting all the wiring manageable, the soldered wires on the multi pin plug has all been gooped to protect them and not relying on the solder to hold them
  13. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    tiny fuse holder caps 3D printed
  14. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    this quick clip is with everything installed , you will notice a bit of jerkiness, its because of the weight of the elevator, , also I slowed down the servos by 0.1 second but I might slow it down further
  15. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    the elevator servo setup is done, just need to trim the screws no big deal and install in the airplane , very happy with it
  16. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Thanks for such a nice reply, so here is the scoop about Hans Kolm which is not a secret. He sold the Kolm engines to his partner, they had a falling out. Now with this , he is now employed by Airbus aircraft company, in charge of all training on CNC, metal 3D printing etc etc, with one of the...
  17. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    hahahaha , well it would be great to see you guys there, and by the way you have a bit of time I think I did mention I postponed 2018 to 2019, still too much work to do and as you already know, we are developing a 50% scale continental O 200 engine. and will need some testing time. Oh by the...
  18. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    Its quite simple actually, I drill a hole the proper dept, but slightly smaller then the spline, then I press fit the proper spline from a donor servo. which being hard steel, into aluminum it goes in then I pull it off, and with the slit along , it goes on the servo , then tighten both screws...
  19. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    No worries, the more questions you guys ask, the more it keeps me on my toes. So yes to your question, escept that it will not be double nut for clearance since I made this as part of the screw bushing in brass. Nearly finished two servo arms all tapped to 3 mm The only thing left to do is...
  20. Forgues-Research

    Scale 50% Dalotel 165

    installing the bushings , working with small stuff but not to hard to do
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