Sapac L39 test flight and build pictures - Page 53

lslewis · Nov 03, 2009, 08:14 AM

Now that is a manual, what I got was a comic book!

Hurricane Larry

giddyuperic · Nov 03, 2009, 02:44 PM

Hey did you guys just lay the cock pit in side of the canopy and then cut the canopy to match the cockpit? Because I have cut the cockpit and it fit great now I go to cut the canopy and there is no lines

. any help please Thanks and some of these planes on here are looking very sweet. Can't wait to maiden mine.

D.B. Hooper · Nov 03, 2009, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by giddyuperic

Hey did you guys just lay the cock pit in side of the canopy and then cut the canopy to match the cockpit? Because I have cut the cockpit and it fit great now I go to cut the canopy and there is no lines

. any help please Thanks and some of these planes on here are looking very sweet. Can't wait to maiden mine.

Yes thats right but cut it BIG then sand it down with 100 grit sand paper check and re-check! Take your time.

giddyuperic · Nov 03, 2009, 09:59 PM

Thank you. Did you use the magnets in the kit? And if so I can't see where the two side one's go but I am not sure about the tongue part that goes on the front right?

giddyuperic · Nov 03, 2009, 10:38 PM

Okay I got it where they go in the fuselage and the cockpit. but still not sure about the tongue thing????

D.B. Hooper · Nov 03, 2009, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by giddyuperic

Okay I got it where they go in the fuselage and the cockpit. but still not sure about the tongue thing????

Tongue thing looks right. If you have a printer I would highly recommend printing out the online manual. I just printed mine out (thank god for double sided printing!) noticed I put the wrong controll arm on the flaps. It takes the stright horn not the angled ones

O well at least I only had one in

D.B.

giddyuperic · Nov 04, 2009, 12:19 AM

That is whatI did,that is one big book. That how I saw where the magnets went. Can I ask you what servo did you use in the rudder if you did the rudder mod? I can't spend a lot but I don't want a HS-55 or something that will break and then you know the pain in A$$ to get that servo in let alone out when it has been glued in. Thanks for your help and the maual is great. But some things just are not in there. I got the right horns in the right places on the wing.

Brickyard · Nov 05, 2009, 12:56 AM

Think i used a hitec 65mg mounted in the vert stab's base upright. I took pics of my setup & posted them on this thread, but I don't know what page.

D.B. Hooper · Nov 07, 2009, 01:11 PM

Thought I would wipe off some epoxy I got on the wing tip tanks with some denatured acohol BIG MISTAKE! It takes the paint off! now I've ruined the finish on my tanks and will have to repaint them

!!!

tevans55 · Nov 07, 2009, 05:02 PM

91% isopropyl alcohol works fine. I have epoxied several sets of tip tanks and wiped them clean with lots of this alcohol with no ill effects.

D.B. Hooper · Nov 07, 2009, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tevans55

91% isopropyl alcohol works fine. I have epoxied several sets of tip tanks and wiped them clean with lots of this alcohol with no ill effects.

Thanks I'll try that. Maybe i can buff out the damage I did. New tanks are $39.00

I'm not that great at painting.

giddyuperic · Nov 07, 2009, 07:01 PM

Hey guys I use this stuff it is made by Mercury Adhesives and it is the best it is the debonder and it works so good that I put it on a wing I had the had epoxy and CA on it and the epoxy was about a foot and half lomg and had been on the wing for over nine months. So I put this stuff on there and bang works great. I have even got CA hinges out after they were glued in for about a year. Great stuff.

giddyuperic · Nov 07, 2009, 07:08 PM

Back to the plane. I was trying to use the stock wires on the retracts and one of the wires broke. How hard is to bend the wires that came with the retracts?? Or how did some of you guys do it? I just can't see laying down another $140 bucks for the struts. I can pay that . I already have alot on $$$$$ into this EDF as it is.

MFALLON · Nov 07, 2009, 07:30 PM

Scheme for viper shipping next week

world wide shipping available

D.B. Hooper · Nov 07, 2009, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by giddyuperic

Back to the plane. I was trying to use the stock wires on the retracts and one of the wires broke. How hard is to bend the wires that came with the retracts?? Or how did some of you guys do it? I just can't see laying down another $140 bucks for the struts. I can pay that . I already have alot on $$$$$ into this EDF as it is.

I have the ones that came with my sapac retracts I could send you one as I bought the scale struts. PM me if you want.

Side note: This is quite an expensive plane for me with all the other planes I bought this year. Last Nov 2008 an illegal alien (with insurence) ran into the back of my car giving me whip lash. Just a few weeks ago I ended up with $7800.00 for my injuries and pain and suffering so most of this unexpected $ went right into my RC fund!

Hence the L-39

Nov 03, 2009, 02:44 PM	#782
giddyuperic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Riverside ,ca Posts: 243	canopy Hey did you guys just lay the cock pit in side of the canopy and then cut the canopy to match the cockpit? Because I have cut the cockpit and it fit great now I go to cut the canopy and there is no lines. any help please Thanks and some of these planes on here are looking very sweet. Can't wait to maiden mine.

Nov 03, 2009, 09:59 PM	#784
giddyuperic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Riverside ,ca Posts: 243	thanks Thank you. Did you use the magnets in the kit? And if so I can't see where the two side one's go but I am not sure about the tongue part that goes on the front right? Attached Thumbnails 133.7 KB · Views: 142 91.7 KB · Views: 132 93.6 KB · Views: 132 93.0 KB · Views: 133 94.6 KB · Views: 127 94.7 KB · Views: 136

Nov 07, 2009, 01:11 PM	#789
D.B. Hooper Master of RC Disaster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madison, Boone County W.V. Posts: 759	Thought I would wipe off some epoxy I got on the wing tip tanks with some denatured acohol BIG MISTAKE! It takes the paint off! now I've ruined the finish on my tanks and will have to repaint them!!!

Nov 07, 2009, 07:01 PM	#792
giddyuperic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Riverside ,ca Posts: 243	Mercury Hey guys I use this stuff it is made by Mercury Adhesives and it is the best it is the debonder and it works so good that I put it on a wing I had the had epoxy and CA on it and the epoxy was about a foot and half lomg and had been on the wing for over nine months. So I put this stuff on there and bang works great. I have even got CA hinges out after they were glued in for about a year. Great stuff. Attached Thumbnails 94.6 KB · Views: 110 95.5 KB · Views: 105 94.8 KB · Views: 111 95.9 KB · Views: 114

Nov 07, 2009, 07:30 PM	#794
MFALLON www.SapacAmerica.com Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sapac Fl. Posts: 585	Viper shipping Scheme for viper shipping next week world wide shipping available Attached Thumbnails PICK YOUR SCHEME PREORDER GET FIRST PICK WE WILL BE EMAILING AND CALLING NEXT WEEK 101.3 KB · Views: 144

Nov 03, 2009, 08:14 AM	#781
lslewis Summer is Here Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,627	Now that is a manual, what I got was a comic book! Hurricane Larry

Nov 03, 2009, 10:38 PM	#785
giddyuperic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Riverside ,ca Posts: 243	Okay I got it where they go in the fuselage and the cockpit. but still not sure about the tongue thing????

Nov 04, 2009, 12:19 AM	#787
giddyuperic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Riverside ,ca Posts: 243	That is whatI did,that is one big book. That how I saw where the magnets went. Can I ask you what servo did you use in the rudder if you did the rudder mod? I can't spend a lot but I don't want a HS-55 or something that will break and then you know the pain in A$$ to get that servo in let alone out when it has been glued in. Thanks for your help and the maual is great. But some things just are not in there. I got the right horns in the right places on the wing.

Nov 05, 2009, 12:56 AM	#788
Brickyard Callsign blocked Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 45	Think i used a hitec 65mg mounted in the vert stab's base upright. I took pics of my setup & posted them on this thread, but I don't know what page.

Nov 07, 2009, 05:02 PM	#790
tevans55 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 9	91% isopropyl alcohol works fine. I have epoxied several sets of tip tanks and wiped them clean with lots of this alcohol with no ill effects.

Nov 07, 2009, 07:08 PM	#793
giddyuperic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Riverside ,ca Posts: 243	Back to the plane. I was trying to use the stock wires on the retracts and one of the wires broke. How hard is to bend the wires that came with the retracts?? Or how did some of you guys do it? I just can't see laying down another $140 bucks for the struts. I can pay that . I already have alot on $$$$$ into this EDF as it is.

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