Plastic Fin and Rudder tips.

[Lyndon]

Gday. I have primed and about to assemble. Fitting the plastic tips on the fin and rudder. No pre drilled holes. Any tips. I would rather learn by other people's mistakes as I'm sure I will do something wrong.

 

Thanks Lyndon

 

 

[old man emu]

Measure three times. Go have a cuppa and come back an measure again.

 

OME

 

 

[Lyndon]

I've got the Billy on

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Have a look through my build thread you will find the pictures and explanations you seek there

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/another-new-savannah-xl-on-its-way.10493/

 

I see it is up to 45 pages now and 68,000 views wow thats a lot. Never thought it would be read so much when I started it

 

 

[Lyndon]

Ta will take a look

 

Thanks Lyndon

 

 

[Lyndon]

I've had a look. Don't guess you know roughly what page. Lot of information on your build.

 

Lyndon

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/another-new-savannah-xl-on-its-way.10493/page-3

 

http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/another-new-savannah-xl-on-its-way.10493/page-8

 

I used scrap alu strips I cut and slid them between the skins and the ribs it was easy then I could rivet the tips on anywhere I wanted although I used rivnuts as well for some of the tips like around the servo so you can remove the tip when servicing. The slotted strips you get in the kit are fitted a little differently but it makes it hard to line up the holes this way using the sheet it doesnt matter you drill your own holes

 

Mark

 

 

[Lyndon]

Mark great info. I too just found my counter sunk rivets for my fin. Three a4 ones. The four a3 rivets that fit the retainers in the same spot I take it are just normal a3 rivets.

 

Lyndon

 

 

[Lyndon]

I will now replace these three rivets

 

 

 

[Lyndon]

Before I button it up. Have I thread the correct end through it. It can go in either end

 

Lyndon

 

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

from memory the elevator was the same loop on both ends the main issue is getting the correct rudder cables in the fuselage on the correct sides they are actually a left and right side cable...I got mine wrong and had to take them out and put them in the correct sides it was a real pain. The countersunk rivets need to be only on the area that the base of the fin fits flush up against the tail post all the rest of the rivets are just standard ones.

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

There is a top and bottom on the tailplane it has to do with what side the hinging pins on the end ribs of the fixed tailplane so just make sure you have that right before you skin it...the XL elevator and trim arrangement is a little different to the VG though

 

 

[Lyndon]

Thanks Mark. Your going to be a busy man over the next 6 months.

 

 

[Lyndon]

It's says use the middle block. There is three of these. Mine has four. Pretty sure it's right

 

 

[Lyndon]

Block in

 

 

 

[Lyndon]

I have two identical blocks left. One on either side of the nose skin or is one used somewhere else. The cable is installed so the adjuster will be up the front of the plane as this makes sense to me.

 

Lyndon

 

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

The adjuster goes up the front as it will be inline with the access panel under the fuselage so it will be the correct way around then

 

 

[Lyndon]

Perfect. I have one block left. I take it that will be used later some where else

 

 

[Lyndon]

Spare black block

 

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

I dont recall having any spare blocks on the cable....for some reason I think there were 2 blocks used in the tailplane but it was 3 years or more ago when I did mine. I would have to have a look at mine to remember...I may have some pictures I took at home I will look this arvo when I get home

 

 

[Lyndon]

Thanks

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Just looked at one of the pics on the pages I sent you and I think there is a block on the top and bottom skin on the tailplane...

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Looks like there is a block on the underside of the main tailplane at the front skin and the other one must be at the back of the mainplane on the top skin

 

 

[eightyknots]

http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/another-new-savannah-xl-on-its-way.10493/I see it is up to 45 pages now and 68,000 views wow thats a lot. Never thought it would be read so much when I started it

It is almost the definitive build thread on this Forum and it is really worth going through no matter what model Savannah someone intends to build. There is lots of for the tricky parts of the build.

 

Thanks again, Mark, for setting up this very informative thread!