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| The split flaps were a cinch to build. The
only moderately difficult part was attaching the 3 seperate pieces with the
joiner wire. It took a bit of adjustment to make all of
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Mounting the flap servos (one on each end of the
main flap) was a challenge since I really didn't want any linkages to be
protruding out the bottom of the wing. According to the
directions, I am to mount the servo as shown, but have the control arm
protrude out the bottom of the wing and link to the a control horn on the bottom
of the flap. All of that would be visible from the bottom of the
wing. What I have done is the exact same concept but
reversed it. Now, everything is pointing up instead of down.
Since the hinge point of the flap is very near the bottom of the wing
surface, I was able to mount the control horn on the inside of the flap
(pointing up) and still will have the clearance to cover it
with sheeting. Therefore completely concealing all of the
linkage. It took a bit of work, but I
am happy with the fact that there won't be any linkage sticking out the bottom
of the wing to detract from the scale look. Now what to do about the
ailerons... the same concept won't work for them, I may just have to have the
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I
have now installed most of the electronics. It all goes in the
wing. In the fuselage there is only 2 servos, that is
it. Everything else is crammed into the wing. I'm not sure
why that is since the fuse has so much space in it, all wasted!
I have sheeted the top of the outer wing panels. I am not
going to sheet the center section before I get the engines.
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I
want to install the engines and be sure that the carb linkage connects
to the servo easily. Once the engines are installed, I will be
able to sheet the center section and finish the wing. I did
quite a bit of research on engine selection for this kit and decided on
OS 4 stroke 40s. According to everything I found online, the 40
will be plenty of power for scale flying and this is all I am looking
for on this plane. I ordered the engines last week and am
expecting them to be here in a few days.
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| The wing is really going together quicker than
I thought it would. I have glanced forward in the book and I still
have a long way to go, but the "Gooney Bird" is really starting to take
shape. I am getting to the point that I am going to have
to start thinking about how I am going to finish it. I know I plan on
using fiberglass and epoxy, but don't know how I want to paint it. My
Grandpa did the haze gray Trans World Airlines color scheme. I don't think
I want to do that because I remember that it was almost impossible to tell its
orientation during flight. Any ideas???
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