CompARF 2.9m MXS / GP176evo

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Throttle servo installed. Savox1270

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The elevator on this is super cool... both elevators are connected with a CF rod through the fuse. There’s a big mechanism in the tail of the fuse that moves this CF rod up/down. 2 servo ganged together at wingtube connect to this mechanism in the tail with another CF rod.

Lightning fast JR8955’s

CF arms are supplied in the kit

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So for the aileron servos, CARF decided to put both servos at the root of each wing to keep as much weight as possible near the center of the plane

JR8944’s x 2 for each aileron ganged together with a massive CF rod and huge 6-32 ball-links.

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where did you get the pushrod clevis ends? I have been looking for those for years. I can not find them smaller than 1/4".

[-Rick-]

Almost reminds me of the old days with kits. A 1/4 by 1/4 balsa stick running to the control horns from the sevro in the center of the fuse.

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where did you get the pushrod clevis ends? I have been looking for those for years. I can not find them smaller than 1/4".

Those locking clevis ends came in the CARF kit hardware bag

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So the Secraft 1.5L fuel tank is installed, everything plumbed, fuel dot and ibec ignition kill installed

I made up plywood bases under the Secraft tank to distribute the load on the tunnel ceiling

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All wired up with Powerbox Maxi wire and thunderbolt multi-connectors

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CompARF includes a really cool 2-level equipment / battery tray that is Hysol’d to the wingtube and tunnel ceiling. The Powerbox Mercury is on the lower level. Hopefully batteries work out on the top

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So because this MXS only has 1 bolt for the canopy, we decided to mount the Powerbox switch / screen on the inside.

I made up a template with balsa and then cut out some CF sheet.

Still need to finish painting the white Hysol fillet better with my airbrush