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Viko 1/2A Test flown,,,,,
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Paul Smith:
And it wasn't a total success. I didn't damage the thing, but I had a tankful of chaos before it mercifully ran out. The TeeDee will be enough power once it gets balanced out.
I assembled it with the stock metal engine mounts and a TeeDee .049. Obviously, the creator had a heavier engine in mind.
But relief is on the way. An old school maple & plywood engine mount is in the shop. As the weigh check shows, it's both longer and heavier.
Another point:
This fine model came with leadout tubes much too tight to the wires. I had to replace them with loose-fitting eyelets.
Robert Bolton:
try moving the pushrod to the top of the elevator horn to decrease the sensitivity?? also what handle were you using?? You only want 3 fingers gap for these models..
Robert Bolton
Paul Smith:
The fix is done and the next training day is May 14th. The weight is "up" to 8.2.
A little CNC work on some 6061 and the mission is (hopefully) accomplished. If this isn't enough of an extension, at least I have a longer lever to hang the lead on.
The controls were already dumbed-down so much there was hardly any left to steer the plane. I wish I could get Viko to us 3" (or bigger) bellcranks in their products.
Just kidding about the CNC 6061. It's wood with silver HobbyPoxy.
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