Air Hogs Titan Conversion Aileron Questions
07-31-2011, 02:51 AM
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Air Hogs Titan Conversion Aileron Questions
Hi all,
I just finished my first conversion of an air hogs titan to and EDF style foamy. I'm fairly new to RC, I've been flying for a couple years now. My conversion is Throttle/Elevator/Aileron and I'm seeing that my ailerons don't give me enough control. They're located on the inner wing, and I would like to either extend them, or put another small set of ailerons on the outside of the wing. How can I do this without putting servos further out on my wings? Should I get some long pushrods, or try and extend the current ailerons? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
-Colby
I just finished my first conversion of an air hogs titan to and EDF style foamy. I'm fairly new to RC, I've been flying for a couple years now. My conversion is Throttle/Elevator/Aileron and I'm seeing that my ailerons don't give me enough control. They're located on the inner wing, and I would like to either extend them, or put another small set of ailerons on the outside of the wing. How can I do this without putting servos further out on my wings? Should I get some long pushrods, or try and extend the current ailerons? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
-Colby
07-31-2011, 03:14 AM
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I'd do one of a few things...
Remove the current ailerons, extend the cut to the ends of the wings, and replace with a firmer material, like balsa, or coroplast.
You could use foam, but I'd use a dowel at the leading edge of the aileron, so that it doesn't twist on you.
You could use the control rods to extend down the length of the wing to have more authority on the ailerons.
Remove the current ailerons, extend the cut to the ends of the wings, and replace with a firmer material, like balsa, or coroplast.
You could use foam, but I'd use a dowel at the leading edge of the aileron, so that it doesn't twist on you.
You could use the control rods to extend down the length of the wing to have more authority on the ailerons.
07-31-2011, 03:18 AM
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Okay thanks for the advice. I think I'll probably stick to foam, because I have it in abundance around the house. Would a wooden dowel do or should I switch to carbon fiber or something of that sort?
07-31-2011, 09:49 PM
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same here... son saw it friday and did some minor re-engineering last night...
this is its final right know, like a trainer or cargo plane.
55mm brushed edf froma diablo.
1250-1600mah 3 cell
nose is magneticall held on. fins are the rudder cut in half.
this is its final right know, like a trainer or cargo plane.
55mm brushed edf froma diablo.
1250-1600mah 3 cell
nose is magneticall held on. fins are the rudder cut in half.
08-01-2011, 01:46 AM
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I've been trying to get creative with the mixing actually, I've got a DX6i. I haven't quite got it perfected but I'm close, and I think that would solve my problem without any need for reconstruction. Thanks for the suggestion!
