Assembly: EF 110" Yak-54 V2

[Joe Hunt]

I did the standard thin CA soak all the joints... I went through a new 1oz bottle of ZAP thin CA on the fuse.

 

[Joe Hunt]

Since the fuel tank is over the wingtube (and therefore over the CG) the tank resides partly up inside the hatch. So, you can see quite a bit of the inside of the plane. I bought my plane at www.northwestrc.com and @SupaTim was nice enough to use this blue carbon fiber plywood so it would look nice. He says he'll do it for anyone that asks. Just kidding! I got some blue CF vinyl and put it on... just wanted to be a little fancy, you know. hehe

 

[Joe Hunt]

The manual was correct! There is a 3rd hole right under where I placed that servo... hmmm. haha

 

[Joe Hunt]

The length of the pushrods will be much better here than on my Pilot RC planes, but the control horn location is still not exactly where I'd like to see it. What surprises me is that after all these years (a dozen in fact since I showed it improved in a review) the slots for the control horns are still not wide enough for a conical on each side of the ball joint.

 

[Joe Hunt]

The hinges are not glued in which makes me very happy. I'd prefer all ARFs came this way. One it allows me to add hinges to each end of each aileron, etc. And, two it allows me to glue them in solidly with good glue.

 

[Joe Hunt]

About the control horns, I could always use DUBRO bolts like I did on my Pilot RC 122". Then I can put them where I like them and fine tune the height for perfect synchronization throughout the range of travel. But, I'm going to give it a go stock and see how it works out on the protractors.

 

[dhal22]

I'll follow this!

 

[Joe Hunt]

I'll follow this!

haha

I need to get going on this one... but this year I just fly and fly and fly... and no build.

This afternoon my friend surprised me, showing up with a brand new Pilot RC Extra 330SC w/ brand new 60cc DA engine on it. He asked me if I wanted to maiden it. I tried to be nice but just ended up rifle rolling it up and down the runway full throttle for 8 minutes. Anyway, I just think these Pilot RC Extras, in all the various sizes, are the best planes going... for me.

 

[Xpress]

Joe you shouldn't need 3 servos on each aileron, they're not big enough to mandate. 2 9380's should actually be overkill which is perfect, I'm using 2 7955's on each aileron on my oversized aileron 107" Yak and they don't have any problem pushing those ailerons out to full with HV power on the fastest of rifle rolls

I am firmly confident that 2 9380's will get the job done, plus those EF airframes are stupid strong anyways so there shouldn't be much flex in the ailerons. I'm slightly envious of you now because I want to get one of those in that color

Do you wind up sealing the hinge gaps on your airplanes?

 

[Notorious B.E.N.]

Another Joe Hunt build thread!