September 25, 2023

Killer Kaos restomod part 3

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The finished radio bay in the fuselage

My favourite part of any build is the pushrod mechanicals, the electronics and engine installation and so I take my time getting it as perfect as I can. I ground out a huge cutout for the Tettra 400cc tank in the fuselage former. The tank would fit in front in the tank bay, but I wanted it further back in order to not have the CG shift in flight due to the tank being emptied.

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The Tettra 400 cc Crank Tank fitted. 

The servos were moved forward from their original position and the battery sits behind them, in order to fix a CG issue that the plane had back in the day. Because of that, the pushrods had to be lengthened. I wanted to stick with the original Carbon Dubro pushrods that were already in there, so I simply added a longer threaded rod that extends a bit into the pushrod inner and outer tubes. It adds a little bit of weight, but it adds it behind the CG where I need that weight, and as a bonus it stiffens everything up a little more. BLS451 servos were bought very cheap from a chopper guy switching to HV gear. They are great servos, so I get them whenever I see them up for sale. The throttleservo is a Dymond metal gear digital midi.

To top everything off, I fuel proofed everything using flat black enamel paint, which also looks cool. I’m very happy with how the interior bits and pieces turned out.

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The radio bay. Note Tettra switch mount bracket

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The aileron linkages. I used a pair of trusty old 9154s that have over 400 flights but are still pretty solid. I added plywood inserts to the ailerons so that the screws have something to bite in. I shortened some Futaba servo screws to fit, as I didn’t want anything visible on the upper side of the ailerons.

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The O.S .61 SF engine was fitted in order to get the throttle linkage hooked up. The intake is finished. It’s a lot of motor for so small a nose. 

 

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