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  1. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    FUEL TANK INSTALLATION I am using a 1 liter Fuji Water Bottle with fittings I got from Thunderbolt RC. To make it easy to remove the tank quickly I use quick release fixtures for the vent line and the line going to the carb. On the carb quick release I use the one that has an automatic shut...
  2. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    "How do you secure the four wing bolts with hatches on the bottom?" I am not going to use the four wing bolts that go on from the inside. I'll post my solution in a bit. But the idea is used on wings and stabs on a lot of large airplanes.
  3. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    FIREWALL MODIFICATIONS The Valach engine has a somewhat unique design for its carb. The carb is at the back of the engine and placed lower down. This is quite evident in the attached PDF line drawing. Because of this I was forced to cut out the bottom of the firewall so that the engine would...
  4. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    BOTTOM HATCHES As I am going to be putting the Valach 4 stroke engine onto this airframe, I do not have to use the bottom hatches for either a canister or pipes. I also plan on using a much more simplified way to attach the lower wing, so having access to the back hatch is not necessary. I...
  5. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    MAIN LANDING GEAR There are two problems with the landing gear that comes with the kit. It is too weak and the aluminum flexes too much and for my Valach Engine it doesn't offer enough ground clearance for a 30 or 32 inch prop. I found a Carbon Fiber Gear at SDS Hobbies that gives me another 1...
  6. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    No sure what happened with this post. I can't get rid of the number "1."
  7. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    That's a great picture. I'll do as suggested and determine the landing gear height. It looks higher than the one I purchased. See next comments.
  8. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    Earle I sure wish I had seen your idea before I pinned the Elevators with the bamboo rods. I tried on a scrap piece to drill out where the bamboo is located and it just made a mess of the balsa wood. So I'm going to stay with the dual elevators. BUT PLEASE keep coming with the comments, your...
  9. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    ELEVATOR SERVO CONTROL Since I plan on using Solertex and painting this plane, I want to lighten the tail as much as possible. So I stole an idea I saw on Al Walker's big 150cc plane (I think and Extra made in Germany) where he had mounted both elevator servos underneath the canopy. I got...
  10. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    STAB and ELEVATOR I've copied the same attachment system as used by Hanger 9 on the Fin and Rudder. I am using Flat Hinges instead of the fake Robart hinges that were installed by Hanger 9. This is a lot more work BUT it now gives me the flexibility to remove an elevator and do...
  11. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    If you click on the web site a detail picture of the construction pops up. www.sdshobby.com/servo-accessory/servos-accessories/rudder-mounts-sets/carbon-fiber-vertical-rudder-mount-rudder-tray-set-for-20-50cc-airplane.html
  12. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    RUDDER CONTROL I am using an item that I've used in the past on several of my 100cc sized planes. It's a Carbon Fiber Rudder tray from SDS Hobbies. The cost is $20.00. Don't be fooled by the size recommendation, it's much stronger than you might think...
  13. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    FIN & RUDDER On this part of the plane Hanger 9 used flat hinges with a wire that goes thru all of the hinges. This makes it easy to do any repairs in the future, as it is easy to take off the rudder now that it can be separated from the fin. I plan to do the same for all of the other flying...
  14. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    Covering the Beast! I plan on using Yellow Solartex as a covering and then spray painting the additional colours. I picked Solartex because of how well it resists puncture's and when applied it NEVER wrinkles. Trevor spoke highly of his success in using this covering when building his Gee...
  15. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport Beautifying the Beast

    Well now that the cool weather is here, it's time to start my winter build. This year I lost my great Carf Extra 330SC with a Valach 120 4 stroke. I wanted something to replace it as the motor makes such an awesome sound in the air and it came out of the crash undamaged. This years plane had to...
  16. Krazy Kanuk

    Booma RC Intellimatch?

    I have two of them and they worked as indicated in the instructions. My real purpose was to have only 1 output from my receiver for the right (or left) Aerilon and then go to my Gyro. After the signal leaves the gyro it is split for the two servos in the right Aerilon. It did a great job for...
  17. Krazy Kanuk

    Pilot RC Skywolf

    My SKYWOLF is on order from AMR and should ship on Wednesday. I'm putting it on floats and will be using Waterproof Servos on all that are exposed on the outside. That's a total of 8 (2 in the Floats). My goal is to use an EME 60 with an Electric start. But I'll order the motor once I can see...
  18. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport RED DAWG QQ YAK 54

    I added a Gyro to this airplane, (not yet wired in) so I can learn how they work. The Gyro will eventually be going into my 1/3 scale Harvard (AT-6) with a Moki 250. I also went with a all Carbon Fiber Rudder Tray to keep the weight down. The batteries are all the way up front, but are not to...
  19. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport RED DAWG QQ YAK 54

    Other modifications were to a different tail wheel and a Carbon Fiber Landing Gear. I also added an imitation Radial Engine just for better looks. To be different I added 2 pilots, but made it very easy to remove either one if I think the weight issue is too much.
  20. Krazy Kanuk

    Sport RED DAWG QQ YAK 54

    I put a GP88 EVO in the plane after reading how many thought the plane had way to much power. I only fly IMAC (Basic) so I'm not worried that I will run out of energy with this plane. To assist on landing at some of our shorter fields that I fly at I, split the Aerilons and added Flaps. I have...
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