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Re: SV-11
« Reply #50 on: February 16, 2018, 07:43:49 AM »
I’ve been doing the same thing, except a ball link on each side of the horn. One screw holding both.

Hi Jim
I have done some that way too, it certainly looks better!  However, it results in both the flap and elevator loading up on the same side of the pushrod and ball link from the bellcrank.  A pessimist would argue that side loads can tend to pop the ball link apart.  If you do it like my picture than the loads to the elevator are on the opposite side and sort-of balance out the load from the flaps.  Of course it is not truly a balanced load but it is closer.

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #51 on: February 16, 2018, 01:34:27 PM »
I am purely a sport pilot with no intention of learning nor perfecting a PAMPA pattern

To date None of my 11 planes (I fly for fun) is flapped... I do have a oriental, Nobler, P40, and this SV-11 with flaps

I dearly love the advice and guidance I get from these forums.... to date I have followed a lot of advice and do not have burps, flame outs, or (too many) runaways

I have a RS B&B magnum 52 and all the good stuff from John and Randy to throw this SV-11 ARF together for this spring flying WX...

A bit confused as I seem to read different flapped planes need different Flap to Elevator ratios..... as i have never trimmed a flapped craft I would like to know the successful starting ratio

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #52 on: February 16, 2018, 03:23:46 PM »
Hi Fred....
The SV, as well as the Vector, have been flying for years and the "quirks" are pretty much worked out....
Build the SV like the book says and you'll be delighted.....



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« Reply #53 on: February 16, 2018, 04:30:32 PM »
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #54 on: February 16, 2018, 08:19:11 PM »
I am purely a sport pilot with no intention of learning nor perfecting a PAMPA pattern

To date None of my 11 planes (I fly for fun) is flapped... I do have a oriental, Nobler, P40, and this SV-11 with flaps

I dearly love the advice and guidance I get from these forums.... to date I have followed a lot of advice and do not have burps, flame outs, or (too many) runaways

I have a RS B&B magnum 52 and all the good stuff from John and Randy to throw this SV-11 ARF together for this spring flying WX...

A bit confused as I seem to read different flapped planes need different Flap to Elevator ratios..... as i have never trimmed a flapped craft I would like to know the successful starting ratio

Hi Fred  THE  plane  was designed  to use a  1 to 1  ratio of flap and  elevator,  I setup mine  that way, you would only need  to use  less flap  if you have  an ultralight  plane

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #55 on: February 16, 2018, 09:25:02 PM »
Less than about what weight in the case of the SV-11, Randy?
Thanks in advance.

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #56 on: February 17, 2018, 09:20:34 AM »
Thanks Randy
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #57 on: February 17, 2018, 02:05:35 PM »
Less than about what weight in the case of the SV-11, Randy?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Most  all stunt ships, will need  more flap if heavy, and less flap if built  very light, and most, but not all  , use  and are designed  for a  1 to 1 ratio, even though  many include a slider hoen to change ratios, Exceptions are out there , but  1 to 1 is where you normally start

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #58 on: February 17, 2018, 03:06:35 PM »
Ok, thanks Randy.
What is the sign that shows the ratio isn't optimun?
How do you tell if you need less flap or more flap by the flight characteristics?
Sorry to be a pest, and thanks for your advice in advance.
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #59 on: February 27, 2018, 06:35:03 PM »
Run the pushrod from the bellcrank to the top or outermost hole on the flap horn.
Run the elevator pushrod from the shared outermost hole (per my prior picture) to the outermost hole on the elevator.

This results in a 1:1 ratio.

The Vector and the SV-11 prototypes each got a half round air exit that looked something like this...
Hey Dennis what did you find to be the right amount of wing tip weight?
Directions say to start with 1.5oz.

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #60 on: February 27, 2018, 07:06:38 PM »
I would start  with 1 ounce

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #61 on: February 27, 2018, 07:54:40 PM »
I would start  with 1 ounce
Thanks Randy will do!  Do you think this will cool the Magnum enough?

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #62 on: March 03, 2018, 07:10:14 AM »
Well on with the assembly of my electric SV11.  I wondered when I saw the ends already glued into the pushrod.  I'd have preferred to JB weld them in myself and the glue did not look like JB weld.  Then when I was adjusting the elevator ball link the end just failed.  It's now JB welded back in.  I could not get the other end to loosen in fairness so I left that in place as I did not want to damage the pushrod.....  Scary though! 

I did JB weld  a triangular hardwood strengthener to the undercarriage mounting plate where it meets the front former, although it seemed well slotted in place.  I lined the wing seat with 1/8" balsa to give the glue more purchase, when gluing the wing on.   I had to add a hatch to the bottom of the 'cowl' in order to get at my Renecle timer to program it.

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #63 on: March 03, 2018, 07:48:27 AM »
I epoxied buttonhole thread around the ends...

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« Reply #64 on: March 13, 2018, 03:45:30 AM »
Great thread let me jump in here since I'm building an electric arf sv11 too.
I thought it was too  ;D
Did you guys get tubing on your control horns? No Both mine were bare, not sure how to get the hinge points on them. Was thinking to split a piece of tubing length wise then wrap those brass hinge things (not included) around and solder it together. I haven't measured the horn yet, might be metric. I bent my own and just didn't use tubing. My horns weren't perfectly straight so it made for tight controls when all the way up and down. I ditched a lot of hardware except landing gear and cowl screws.

I noticed the ball links that came with it are soft and flexible when I threaded one on the push rod. I'm switching to Dubro and a CF tube. I changed mine to dubro, also made up new pushrods and used reverse thread on one for easy adjustment

Did anyone notice allot of things aren't glued together around the wing root area? I'm definitely getting in there with some medium CA tomorrow.   I used thin CA and went over a lot of things

When I first tried to pull the lead outs back and forth they were really stiff. Lots of kinks and the front crimp kept catching on R2. I trimmed the rib and straightened everything out and it works smooth now. I hope it doesn't want the tether point farther back because you can't get the full range of adjustment. The front lead out drags on a rib out near the tip, can't fix that but it looks like it will be ok where it is.  I noticed that too. Fixed it thought, ripped it all out and replaced it all. I'll have no leadout failures. Double check your nylon adjustable leadout slide.  Mine was drilled horribly crooked.

I did a mock up of the wing joint with the beech logs and it looks good. How do you hold the wing straight while the epoxy is curing. I guess I could stand there and hold it for 20 minutes lol. Its such a tight fit mine held together by itself. However in hind sight I wish I had used 2 incident meters to double check it,  esp with the vector!

Pic is of the Hunt G10 electric mount trimmed to be epoxied on the back of the wooden motor mount. I applied glue then bolted in an old motor casing to clamp it in place. Everything was coated with release agents so hopefully it will come apart tomorrow. 

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #65 on: March 13, 2018, 06:32:56 AM »
On my Vector wing I measured the root thickness and the tip thickness, cut some shims that measured half the difference between those measurements, and put those shims on my bench at the tip rip locations. That takes care of holding the wing at zero dihedral.
Then when I mashed it all together the trailing edge was swept back. I put blocks in a straight line to push the trailing edge against, eyeballed the wing in place, and it looked good.
Then I measured the height of the trailing edge from the bench all along the length of it, bracing and weighing it down as needed until it was consistent.
Once I was happy with the alignment I took it he wing out, pulled the halves apart, slathered the Titebond to it, and put it back in my ‘jig’, tweaking, realigning, and measuring until I was happy with it.
When the glue dried there was a gap at the rear of the wing joint. Epoxy/Microballoons and a strip of fiberglass cloth fixed that up nicely.
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« Reply #66 on: March 13, 2018, 06:38:20 AM »
For the flap horn I used brass flat stock and wrapped it around the wire, squished it with pliers, and cut to length. I drilled a couple of small holes in the brass tag and roughed it up a bit for the glue to grab better.
There’s not much trailing edge wood there, I think it’s a 1/8 or 3/16 strip. The brass tabs don’t need to be very long.
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« Reply #67 on: March 13, 2018, 06:53:48 AM »
I didn’t use the supplied hinges, I use the big DuBro cotter pin type.
I won’t be using the supplied pushrods or ball links.
Here’s a tip for you...
Before you do any sanding or trimming near the canopy, stuff a paper towel in there to keep debris out. I have balsa dust and fine shavings trapped in the narrow areas under the canopy that will not come out. I’ve tried brushing it out with a small paintbrush, that just jams it in tighter. A can of computer air got some out, but wedged the rest in tight. The only solution is to remove the canopy, and as far as I can tell that will cause more problems than it’s worth.
I would have preferred to install the canopy myself after pushrod adjustments and what not were complete.
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #68 on: March 16, 2018, 05:02:21 PM »
I'M just getting started on my SV11 ARF electric in the electric instruction sheet it talks about sliding the ESC through the chin round air intake down underneath into the chamber under the battery box area. There is a solid wall at the front of this chamber when looking at it through the air intake what have you guys done for placement of the ESC. Thanks Walter
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #69 on: April 07, 2018, 12:09:20 AM »
Can you save weight by getting the ARC version and covering it yourself? How much would you save?

NO there is  no  ARC  Electric  SV11

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Re: SV-11
« Reply #70 on: April 23, 2018, 04:41:11 PM »
Totally bummed, finish weight is 69oz. have to use .018" lines.

Are you running 6 cell batt? or 5 cell..

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« Reply #71 on: April 23, 2018, 06:07:55 PM »
What motor are you planning on running?
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« Reply #72 on: April 24, 2018, 08:38:16 AM »
Totally bummed, finish weight is 69oz. have to use .018" lines.

Although not ideal, I don’t see that as a problem.
When I was a teenager we were using .018 lines on Ringmasters, Flite Streaks, pretty much everything with a .35 on it.
.015 lines were for .15 powered planes.
AMA Requirements were different back then, based on displacement.
An SV-11 back then might have needed .021 lines. I never ventured above a .40 size engine, so I don’t know what a .60 would have needed.
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« Reply #73 on: April 24, 2018, 10:03:20 AM »
Totally bummed, finish weight is 69oz. have to use .018" lines.
I was planning on using .018 the whole time. It's a big airplane.
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #74 on: April 24, 2018, 01:15:05 PM »
Here's how I hold the battery in. I put a 4-40 blind nut in a block of basswood and epoxied it to the bottom plywood. The fork keys into the slots in the top plywood. The balsa block holds the battery up on center line. No out board plug needed, I just plug the battery in and close the door.
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #75 on: April 30, 2018, 10:37:05 AM »
Quick question - A friend (who is not on here) is putting together an ARF and asked me what flap /elevator throw ratio to use?

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« Reply #76 on: April 30, 2018, 01:52:48 PM »
Pat...assuming an SV 11 or Vector, 1 to 1 is great, with the bellcrank to flap horn in the slowest (least movement) position. There are a bunch flying and working well...
Other AFRs are different....

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« Reply #77 on: May 01, 2018, 04:52:07 AM »
SV11, same as the thread topic :)

So bellcrank to flap horn in the closest hole on the crank, and to the top of the flap horn?

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« Reply #78 on: May 19, 2018, 09:34:28 AM »
Putting mine together today. I noticed I didn’t get the flap/ elevator horn bearings nor did I get the retainer for the flap pushrod. I was thinking about soldering on a thread coupler so the flap rod would have ball link both ends.
Are the horn bearings a necessity? I could run by the hardware store and buy some sheet brass to make them out of. How thick, .015, .010??

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« Reply #79 on: May 21, 2018, 02:57:37 PM »
Okay, I screwed up! I epoxied the flap horn in upside down. I wasn’t paying attention and forgot that flaps were unequal lengths. I should have marked them R and L but it’s too late now. Suggestions for fixing this? I wondered if I could just resolder the horn part 180 degrees around but not sure how it has been soldered to begin with. If it is true silver, my torches aren’t hot enough. Plus, it appears to have plating on both the wire and the horn part. That could really mess up any attempt to solder it.
I also have been thinking about heating the wire where it goes into the flap to see if heat will soften the epoxy enough to pull it out.

What do you think are my best options?

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« Reply #80 on: May 21, 2018, 05:06:40 PM »
Heat up the wire. Normal epoxy will get soft at fairly low temps.
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« Reply #81 on: May 21, 2018, 05:08:30 PM »
Okay, I screwed up! I epoxied the flap horn in upside down. I wasn’t paying attention and forgot that flaps were unequal lengths. I should have marked them R and L but it’s too late now. Suggestions for fixing this? I wondered if I could just resolder the horn part 180 degrees around but not sure how it has been soldered to begin with. If it is true silver, my torches aren’t hot enough. Plus, it appears to have plating on both the wire and the horn part. That could really mess up any attempt to solder it.
I also have been thinking about heating the wire where it goes into the flap to see if heat will soften the epoxy enough to pull it out.

What do you think are my best options?

Matt

Matt   I would try  to heat the  horn wire  and see if the epoxy gets soft enough  to pull them out

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« Reply #82 on: May 22, 2018, 07:32:49 PM »
Heat worked perfect for fixing my screw up! After pulling the horn out of the flaps, I thought I better double check the elevators too. The elevator horn was also upside down. Both are now corrected and will start hinging my next session.

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« Reply #83 on: May 23, 2018, 11:36:35 AM »
And I thought I was the only one at doing things like this.    Just yesterday evening I cut ply pieces for the elevator on new project and then proceeded to CA in place backwards. HB~>
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« Reply #84 on: June 02, 2018, 06:05:21 PM »
I finished up all the woodwork on my SV11 yesterday. I’ve assembled a buttload of RC arfs. Damn few compare to the way things fitted together on this one. The wing to fuse joint only needed a little sanding to get a near perfect fit same with the joints on the stab and over-fairing. Cockpit section also had a great fit.
I screwed up and got ahead of myself. I realized after epoxying the wing on that I didn’t add any extra gussets to the landing gear plate. I did glue in some 1/8” fuse doublers in the wing and stab mounting areas.
My current concern is mounting the motor. It seems like there is something keeping the motor from going up against the firewall. I wonder if the original motor it was designed for was a smaller diameter motor and the currently recommended motor is larger diameter. I’ll try to get into it a bit more tomorrow.

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« Reply #85 on: June 04, 2018, 07:49:48 AM »
I finished up all the woodwork on my SV11 yesterday. I’ve assembled a buttload of RC arfs. Damn few compare to the way things fitted together on this one. The wing to fuse joint only needed a little sanding to get a near perfect fit same with the joints on the stab and over-fairing. Cockpit section also had a great fit.
I screwed up and got ahead of myself. I realized after epoxying the wing on that I didn’t add any extra gussets to the landing gear plate. I did glue in some 1/8” fuse doublers in the wing and stab mounting areas.
My current concern is mounting the motor. It seems like there is something keeping the motor from going up against the firewall. I wonder if the original motor it was designed for was a smaller diameter motor and the currently recommended motor is larger diameter. I’ll try to get into it a bit more tomorrow.

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Hi Matt, Just finished up my SV11 arf electric here are some tips for your issues. On the landing gear plate there are good size round holes all along the fuselage bottom I opened up three of them for more cooling just aft of the gear plate you can sneak in triangle stock no problem with some 5 minute epoxy through those holes. Motor mounting I used the suggested Brodak motor which does not sit flat due to the wires at 6 oclock they will flex/bend a little as you snug down the mounting bolts be sure not to use to long of bolts as to not contact the windings. Walter
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« Reply #86 on: June 04, 2018, 08:01:06 AM »
Hi Matt, Just finished up my SV11 arf electric here are some tips for your issues. On the landing gear plate there are good size round holes all along the fuselage bottom I opened up three of them for more cooling just aft of the gear plate you can sneak in triangle stock no problem with some 5 minute epoxy through those holes. Motor mounting I used the suggested Brodak motor which does not sit flat due to the wires at 6 oclock they will flex/bend a little as you snug down the mounting bolts be sure not to use to long of bolts as to not contact the windings. Walter

I cut out that lip beneath the motor so the wires don’t get in a bind. I was planning to use a Castle Edge 75A esc but it’s too big to fit in. Searching for an alternative. I have several others that would work but no programming cards to set up governor mode. Probably going to order a Castle Talon 60 today or I’ll try the old Phoenix 45 I have in stock. Not sure how much current capacity I really need for this plane.
I considered opening up a couple of those holes for cooling air even though the manual didn’t mention it. Gaining access to brace the gear plate guarantees I’ll open at least one up!

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« Reply #87 on: June 04, 2018, 09:30:17 AM »
I cut out that lip beneath the motor so the wires don’t get in a bind. I was planning to use a Castle Edge 75A esc but it’s too big to fit in. Searching for an alternative. I have several others that would work but no programming cards to set up governor mode. Probably going to order a Castle Talon 60 today or I’ll try the old Phoenix 45 I have in stock. Not sure how much current capacity I really need for this plane.
I considered opening up a couple of those holes for cooling air even though the manual didn’t mention it. Gaining access to brace the gear plate guarantees I’ll open at least one up!

Matt
On ESC and timer I went again with what was recommended a Brodak Hornet 60 amp esc and the Hornet hubin timer also their 3500 mah 4s lipo a little pricey but light and compact.
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #88 on: June 05, 2018, 05:06:49 PM »
I've got a few flights on my SV-11. It's turning tight outsides compared to insides, hoping a pushrod adjustment helps this out.

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« Reply #90 on: June 05, 2018, 07:27:34 PM »
Mine has the exact same problem, tighter outsides. A push rod adjustment didn't fix mine. I believe it's got down thrust built in from the factory. I've shimmed the motor for more up thrust with .025" washers but I think .015" washers would be enough. It's been too windy to fly for me to find out.

Edit: I just watched your video, yours makes a different sound. I guess we don't have the same motor so maybe the problem common to both is the stab? I just glued the wing and stab in the slots without checking so I think I'll go take some measurements.

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Well yours is electric and mines not.  I did use incidence meters on mine.  I'll still give the pushrod a try.  But the incidence meters may have been a waist of time then.
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #91 on: June 06, 2018, 02:44:59 AM »
Are you going to shorten the push rod? I shortened mine so with the elevator is neutral the flaps are hanging down about 3/16" and it still turns tighter on outsides. That's why I'm thinking it's thrust line or the stab.
First thing I'll try is lengthen the push rod from the flaps to elevator pushrod. And hope it still flys straight and level. I guess my last resort will be decrease line spacing on the down line only. I had the same problem on a green box nobler and never did fix it.

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« Reply #92 on: June 07, 2018, 01:49:42 AM »
I just took a couple of trim flights and the up thrust fixed  the turning problem and it doesn't hunt anymore.
Did yours hunt from the beginning?  Mine don't hunt.
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« Reply #93 on: June 07, 2018, 12:39:35 PM »
It almost sounds like Chris's problem is that the bellcrank wasn't neutral when the flaps are. I doubt that he would miss that, but it would account for more authority one way than the other.

Does the same handle deflection give the same flap and elevator deflection?
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #94 on: June 07, 2018, 01:21:30 PM »
It almost sounds like Chris's problem is that the bellcrank wasn't neutral when the flaps are. I doubt that he would miss that, but it would account for more authority one way than the other.

Does the same handle deflection give the same flap and elevator deflection?
The relationship of the bellcrank doesn't matter where it is. Well I suppose it would of the bellcrank was at the end of its throw it would start being different but you would have to have to really off for that.
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« Reply #95 on: June 07, 2018, 02:33:55 PM »
I would think that the less your total bellcrank travel, full up to full down, the more a little offset would matter, but I'm no expert.
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« Reply #96 on: June 07, 2018, 05:23:26 PM »
I would think that the less your total bellcrank travel, full up to full down, the more a little offset would matter, but I'm no expert.
I don't know, I usually set them up pretty square to get the same travel up and down. Anywho when I get back to messing with it I'll let you guys know what happens.

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« Reply #97 on: June 15, 2018, 11:09:05 AM »
I finally got to fly my SV11 yesterday. I set my timer for about 2 1/2 minutes so I was able to get in 4 short trim flights with my two batteries. First flight was smoking fast and pulling like a freight train. I thought I had set the governor to 9800 which should have given me laps around 5.4 seconds but it was more in the 4.2 time frame. Second flight I turned down the motor a bit and got in a few loops to see how it felt. It was still in the 5.0 range though. Turned it down again and ended up about 5.2/lap. A few more maneuvers that all felt fairly decent. Last flight I forgot to turn down the motor any more. Flew the remaining pattern maneuvers I hadn’t yet tried and it went pretty good. I put the batteries on charge and flew my Twister for a while.
I turned down the motor a little bit more and set the flight time to about 5 1/2 minutes. I was able to put in two complete somewhat respectable patterns on the next two flights. Granted, I’ve still flown less than 20 complete patterns as I’m still learning it. The SV11 is much better and easier to fly than my current Twister. Really have to work to get a decent attempt out of the Twister whereas the SV11 is much easier. Squares and the hourglass are kicking my butt, but there is a glimmer of hope for them now.

As far as the assembly of the plane, there are several areas that could stand improvement. First and foremost in my mind is the motor mounting. While the ply isn’t lite-ply, it is a long way from the good aircraft plywood we are used to. Bolting the motor in on the bench, I could feel the wood crushing way too easily. Not only that, but putting a washer on the mounting bolts caused interference with the prop drive collet. I ended up machining a piece of 2.5mm carbon plate to cover the whole mounting area. The downside is, my plate has blocked all airflow through the motor and it comes down hotter than I’d like. If I cut air passages similar to what is in the ply mounts, I’ll lose the load spreading properties I gained by adding the carbon plate. A 4mm carbon motor mounting plate built into the nose rather than the ply would have been awesome.
I knew of two guys that had their flap to elevator pushrods fail during construction so I stress tested mine fairly well. It survived so I used it as is.
It would be nice to have some extra covering to cover the seams where the canopy section attaches and where the piece goes on over the stab. Those seams just really stick out to me.
The instructions showed sliding the ESC in from the front and going under the battery tray. The former at the front of the tray had no holes in it where wires nor an ESC could enter. Not sure what was planned there.
I ended up putting my timer on the battery door with Velcro. It was the only place I could figure out where I had access to adjust it.
Maybe if I need a replacement, I’ll go for the ARC and do a little more modding in the nose section to alleviate some of the issues I found.
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Re: SV-11
« Reply #98 on: July 06, 2018, 07:21:43 PM »
So I’m heading to Muncie early Sunday morning to fly Intermediate. Only real issue I’m having is it gets stupid light on the lines after the second corner of the hourglass. It pretty much guarantees a very low score on that maneuver. I don’t care as much about the score as I worry about how ugly the maneuver is.

FWIW, I used CA hinges on mine. They are a bit stiff but so far I can’t feel any downside while flying.

Wish me luck!
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« Reply #99 on: July 06, 2018, 08:13:37 PM »
Ok, so I pulled out all the hinge pins and replaced them with .025" music wire. Didn't really get much better. I hope it's not the tubing on the flap horn because that would be fairly impossible to fix. Then I cut into the wing tip and removed the lead out slider. Good thing because it was almost cracked in half. While it was out the controls were a little better  but still too sticky. Made a new slider out of nylon. Next step take off the canopy and cut out the cockpit to get to the flap horn. After I disconnect that it will tell me if it's still flaps or something on the bellcrank. This is getting to be like a hobby.

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Hi, MM-
Is this a new sv11 arf that you assembled, or one bought rtf preassembled from someone else? It sounds like you didn't assemble it because if you did, I'd assume that you'd make sure everything worked right at each assembly step. And then you'd know if something was sticky or binding, i would think.
Hope you find the issue with it.
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