(Vol. IV)
Control Systems
In Project Extra Volume IV, it’s time to power up the beast. Here we’ll install the components that will move your control surfaces, power the aircraft, and power the electronics in the plane. For those of you not building the airplane, there is a lot of useful information about servo and control set-up and geometry that can help any modeler build a better control system.
Installation of critical flight-control components, hardware, and power systems will give your aircraft life. What kind of life will depend on the components that you choose and the care with which you install them. This is a place where many modelers try to skimp to save a few coins, but believe me when I tell you that this is no place to go cheap! In fact, on an aircraft of this size and power, I don’t believe that there is a place to try to be frugal.
Costs for this project can add up fast. This airplane needs to have a level of hardware and equipment that makes it reliable and safe. A model this size can be dangerous so I don’t recommend building this aircraft on a budget. Servos, linkages, hardware, prop, spinner, etc., all have to be of the best quality. Going with anything less is, in my opinion, irresponsible.
I like to think of my airplanes as having a very generic set-up that does not involve a lot of complicated connections or procedures. But understand, to properly set up an aircraft of this size and type is not a simple matter and will be much more involved than your basic sport airplane.
Please note: Many of the photos that accompany each section are large files. They may take several minutes to download.
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The
Electronics (71K) Photos
Servo
Arm Geometry (141K)
Installing
the Dowels (120K)
Control
Hardware (129K)
Pull-Pull
(228K)
Wing
Fasteners (83K)
Mount
the Engine (112K)
Throttle
and Choke (74K)
Fitting
the Fiberglass (159K) Manufacturers List (76K) |
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