Hmm, my new wings arrived just now, for my new but not correctly assembled product.....

I guess I did not realize I would need to swap servos, linkages and horns in order to get this new product flying... I still love HH customer service, however I had not thought about having to do this already, nor was it mentioned, nor any instructions how to do this. I am guessing the servos are glued in?

I am not sure why the plane itself is all packaged into foam and a box, but yet these new wings are in a plastic bag... in a bottom of a cardboard box... with packing paper stuffed on top of them. They appear OK, but wow am surprised, as the box came smashed, by none other than UPS.

Guys, what's everyone using as a reference point for neutral on the elevator? Mine is tough to eyeball because of the bevel and a slight offset to the stabilizer. Nice they molded ticks into the fuselage for the ailerons, but nothing at the tail end...

Thanks,
sg

Originally Posted by kuczy

So.... The HURC motor isn't the same size as the Hextronic and its not a drop in fit.

I take it you got yours today? Not what I was hoping to hear. Anybody have any links to the hextronic motor that fits?

Originally Posted by kuczy

So.... The HURC motor isn't the same size as the Hextronic and its not a drop in fit.

What?!?! You'll be able to make it work right?

Originally Posted by ScottGridley

Guys, what's everyone using as a reference point for neutral on the elevator? Mine is tough to eyeball because of the bevel and a slight offset to the stabilizer. Nice they molded ticks into the fuselage for the ailerons, but nothing at the tail end...

Thanks,
sg

I dont think those "ticks" were molded there... they were made from the aileron contacting the fuse when you installed the wings ?

Originally Posted by PropsnWings

I dont think those "ticks" were molded there... they were made from the aileron contacting the fuse when you installed the wings ?

I'm pretty sure they were molded there. They're on my plane as well(sounds like they must be on yours as well) and were there before i installed the wings. I really don't mind any of the cosmetic defects that the plane might have. My tail wheel did fall off and that bothers me but other than that i got this thing to bash around in the yard or at lunch not for the looks. I understand some people want a perfect product but this thing flies great, i'm very pleased with the performance(hopefully the motor holds up)


It's foam, just have fun with it. When it's zipping by you're not looking at the nail marks or whatever may bother you anyway.

Originally Posted by hone1er

Sucks that your motor burned up. Mine makes a weird noise when i do a KE pass, i don't think my motor will last long. I was also thinking an 8'' prop would be pretty sweet on this thing. Hopefully you can make it work out with the bigger prop.

That noise might actually be normal for this motor surprisingly. My zero that has a 300 motor has done that exact thing your describing from day one. And I now have many many flights on it still going strong. :-)

I'll get in touch with Terry from www.smallpartscnc.com and see if he can fab a billet aluminum motor mount that fits the park 300 and 340 and possibly other motors.

Originally Posted by hone1er

I'm pretty sure they were molded there. They're on my plane as well(sounds like they must be on yours as well) and were there before i installed the wings. I really don't mind any of the cosmetic defects that the plane might have. My tail wheel did fall off and that bothers me but other than that i got this thing to bash around in the yard or at lunch not for the looks. I understand some people want a perfect product but this thing flies great, i'm very pleased with the performance(hopefully the motor holds up)


It's foam, just have fun with it. When it's zipping by you're not looking at the nail marks or whatever may bother you anyway.

I am quite pleased with mine as well..

I only mentioned the tick marks, as only one side of mine has it, the side I had the trouble of getting the wing to lineup.

Originally Posted by PropsnWings

I dont think those "ticks" were molded there... they were made from the aileron contacting the fuse when you installed the wings ?

Ahem:

Originally Posted by tracknoob

Ahem:

Gotchya.. I was referring to the mark my right wing aileron made when having trouble installing... I was wrongly assuming he was speaking of the same mark.

Since when do we need "tick" marks to center a control surface? Its a nice feature, but I think we would be better off, finding the center ourselves, as with my elevator, its not hinged on center, it sits slight above center, so I just use a straight edge on the side to determine if its centered.

Same can be done on the wings.. they are two "halves" glued together, so you have a "center line" to guide you.

Originally Posted by FlyWW1

What?!?! You'll be able to make it work right?

Absolutely.... I'll be able to make it work. It's just not a drop in to the 280 mount.

..looks fine with the wooden Zinger prop but I assume this prop will be too heavy in weight and blade size- did you also changed the ESC ?
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as asked in the past and not have feedback up to now-once again- do you have motor axle play while you pull the spinner cone ? Maybe these few milimeters would be responsible for the mystic sound during flight (grinding sound). After remove that axle play my sound is quieter and constant also in hard aerobatic maneuvers.
Pls try it !

On some planes, sometimes the sound you hear in violent maneuvers is the prop cavitating -- just caught my 1000mm crunchy Sbach342 doing that today on video.

Not sure what sounds are at work here on the Green Machine, haven't caught my motor sounding odd yet.

I talked to Terry, he is going to fab a billet mount. I'm just gathering info at the moment to make something that will fit a variety of motors.