FlyFly Hawker Hunter

[Michael]

I keep bashing the nose on the ceiling, when I lift it up to work on the center section!

I often bang mine up walking through doorways. 

[Papa]

Short doors eh!

Jack.

[Wingnutz]

So I started on the nose wheel installation today - the bit I was dreading the most!  And, as soon as I'd started, I realised that I was going to have to cut out the stock mount! 

Anyway, I cut a new ply plate, epoxied it in, and re-mounted the E-Flite retract.  It looks good, so now I just have to figure out how to connect the steering servo to the nose-leg.  Any suggestions?

Plus, I was very happy with my wing-gap fillets.  I've assembled the model, for photos, and will post in a sec.

Now, just need to finish the retracts, wire up the fan & ESC, and then get Greg C to touch-up a few places and weather it! 

Did you solve connecting the steering servo to the nose leg? If your retract is like the e-flite I have, a short threaded pushrod with clevis at the retract end and z-bend at the servo end will work.
Your Hunter wing specs have me scratching my head...ws 1112mm, wing area 52 dm2...compared to the FlyFly F-86 wing specs at 1420mm ws but only 37 dm2...is the chord that different?

[Gregor77]

Simon was over at the house and brought over the Hunter... Wow what a beautiful and "Big" plane!  Can't wait to see that thing in the air!  Nice to know it still fits in the Protege5!

[sihinch]

Greg's airbursh mastery was at work again last night.  Only this time, for the most part, I hope you can't see what he's done!  He was blending the paint for me, where I'd messed the stock paintwork up.  Thanks Greg!

The chord at the wing root is quite large in this model, Bill.  I am guessing about 18" maybe even more.  In fact, if the fuse wasn't so long, with a tail, it could almost look like a delta.  So even though my wingspan is smaller, I'm not surprised about wing area.

Perhaps you can see in these photos?

[Michael]

Very nice.

(Greg's triplane in the background is no slouch either!)

[Gregor77]

Yes, but Greg is working two jobs right now as everyone keeps leaving the office.. So no time for the Fokker!

[Michael]

So no time for the Fokker!

So sorry to hear that.

[sihinch]

So I just wired up the esc and motor and am very underwhelmed by the quick static test that I did. I used a  Storage charged 6S lipo but only got 50A and about 1050watts input.

I was expecting more like.  70-80A and 1500-1700 watts.

Can anyone make me feel better?

[Wingnutz]

Simon, if it makes you feel any better, the recent bench test of the EDF in my FlyFly was similarly underwhelming. Ed suggested I should try again after I warm up the batteries (also 6S) but my basement is still pretty frosty and I'm not sure my wife would like a 90mm EDF at full song anywhere upstairs. Best part was the paper storm the test run created...I have model plans pinned up in my workshop and they ended up everywhere but on the wall!
If we can't improve, we'll have to putt around TEMAC and tell everyone the models look like they're flying slowly because of their size.

[Michael]

In my opinion, those numbers should translate into scale-like takeoffs and flight.

In my opinion, once in the air, you will likely enjoy flying those big models at about 60% to 70% throttle.

[sihinch]

 

That's better! 

Fully charged battery, quick static test:

77A
1700+ watts

[sihinch]

Decals added - just need to sort the retracts out now.

[flying saucer]

Simon, if it makes you feel any better, the recent bench test of the EDF in my FlyFly was similarly underwhelming. Ed suggested I should try again after I warm up the batteries (also 6S) but my basement is still pretty frosty and I'm not sure my wife would like a 90mm EDF at full song anywhere upstairs. Best part was the paper storm the test run created...I have model plans pinned up in my workshop and they ended up everywhere but on the wall!
If we can't improve, we'll have to putt around TEMAC and tell everyone the models look like they're flying slowly because of their size.

Warm up the batteries upstairs and do the test downstairs??

At any rate with good, high-discharge lipos you should get exactly the specs Lander promises.

PS check with Lander, you may also be able to play with the ESC timing to get more/less power.

[sihinch]

Undercarriage sorted and wing tanks added.

Now I just need to tidy the wiring and add the battery fastener and she's ready to maiden.