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HobbyKing BD-5B
12 June 2012
This will be my first attempt at a build blog. I recently purchased the HobbyKing version of the BD-5B. Here's a link to the product page...
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=17137
From what I am finding out, this kit is a knock off copy of the Aero-Works BD-5, and it is the evolution (I think) of a kit once available from Cermark. There are several reviews and build logs of those kits elsewhere in the forums as follows:
I received my kit last week and it is beautiful right out of the box. So far, I have assembled the wings, and I have installed the wing servo. One thing I discovered assembling the wings was that the dihedral block was a tad too long. I test fit it in both wings; however, I forgot to make sure the wings would butt together with it installed before I mixed the epoxy. Good thing I used 15-minute epoxy as I was able to quickly unmate the wings, trim about a 1/16" off of the dihedral block, and quickly reassemble the wing. The wing servo took a little bit of Dremel...Continue Reading
This will be my first attempt at a build blog. I recently purchased the HobbyKing version of the BD-5B. Here's a link to the product page...
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=17137
From what I am finding out, this kit is a knock off copy of the Aero-Works BD-5, and it is the evolution (I think) of a kit once available from Cermark. There are several reviews and build logs of those kits elsewhere in the forums as follows:
- "HobbyKing BD-5 build / first report" by rafe_b at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1521315
- Discussion, "Cermark BD-5" started by lovo in 2006 at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=468757
- Comparison of Aero-Works and HobbyKing BD-5 kits on WattFlyer at http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65519
- RCUniverse Review: "AeroWorks BD-5B" at http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=925
I received my kit last week and it is beautiful right out of the box. So far, I have assembled the wings, and I have installed the wing servo. One thing I discovered assembling the wings was that the dihedral block was a tad too long. I test fit it in both wings; however, I forgot to make sure the wings would butt together with it installed before I mixed the epoxy. Good thing I used 15-minute epoxy as I was able to quickly unmate the wings, trim about a 1/16" off of the dihedral block, and quickly reassemble the wing. The wing servo took a little bit of Dremel...Continue Reading
