Eric R’s SkyMaster F14 - Loaded to the Hilt!!!

[RC_MAN]

Trevor what do you use to grease the air cylinder o rings?

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Trevor what do you use to grease the air cylinder o rings?

Hey Peter. Once I have sealed the nipples with Hysol and installed Festo tubing I inject a bit of this BVM oil into both ends. Amazing stuff - it swells the orings a bit. You can also use white lithium grease but not as effective as this stuff. I’ve had good luck with lithium grease if the oring is scuffed or damaged a bit and you can’t get replacements.

[Bgelok]

Steering servo is a Savox 2270. From other F14’s, go mega torque!... steering needs it.

Used a metal Secraft arm drilled with 1/8 bit with a plastic nyrod insert for the clevis.

HOLY, monster torque.

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With all the cylinders rebuilt, I will now start at the rear and work my way towards the front

Elevator night!!

JR8911bls servos. 900oz-in should be enough

Took an evening of messing around to make spacers so that the triple-bearing arms just clear the fuse so that the arms fit between the fuse-elevator gap without binding.

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Quick video of the elevator operation!

[flyloose]

Looks like finicky work getting those stab servos lined up perfectly, nice job 👍

Love how those 8911 brushless don’t buzz....what a nice change when you’re working around a plane 🙂

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Ya! Seriously considering doing a mix of JR8911 and JR8944 on my upcoming Rogue. These servos are so smooth, no buzzing, insanely powerful and soft start.

[JDaly]

Hey Trev are there ball bearings or just bushings on the tube that the flying stabs rotate around.

Those are some Killer Servos.

Beauty plane Eric!

I FEEL the NEED.... The NEED for SPEED!

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So Eric went all out with lighting package on this beast!!

But I need to make up functioning lenses. Mainly red and green.

Just made up a couple big blocks of West System epoxy with a bit of red and green food colouring!! Once cured I will carve lenses out of these blocks!!

[flyloose]

That jello is making me hungry