skyfox1 Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Hi Phil l am wait for the wind to stop so l can take it outside and rig the wings so l can make the jury struts .It was blowing that hard here l had a chook lay the same egg twice , what do you have on your ends of your control cables to attach to rudder and elevator and peddles l had some thin flat aluminium plates only 20thou the plans call for 40 thou l have bought some stainless shackles' rated at 1500 kgs wasn't happy with they had on it . cheers Geoff.. 1
Phillip King Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Hi Geoff Sorry for the slow reply,I have stainless d shackles with bolt and nut and cotter pins on all the control cables. Had to alter my cowl for the exhaust not happy but all done,next job is to drill and tap mounts for throttle and choke cables,made up exhaust brackets and need to order the bolts for the prop. Where do you buy your prop bolts from and what size battery do you think i need for my 582? Cheers Phil
Phillip King Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 HI Marty How is your build going?What part of Tassie are you based? I was in Hobart last week for 4 days.Great spot.
derekliston Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Help required! What are you all doing to seal the slots for the nosewheel steering rods. I had an idea but it didn't work out. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
rankamateur Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Derek some savannahs use soft silicon boots on steering rods and throttle rods to stop fumes entering the cabin. They are like steering rack boots but softer.
skyfox1 Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Hi Derek l am using some Cv boots of a car l bought made a ring out of aluminium to suit put some tabs on in riveted to the fire wall and put clamps around them buy them from any auto shop cut the rings off the boots to suit the size your after. cheers Geoff.
skyfox1 Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 And if the centre hole is to large put some fuel line on to take up the gap on the steering rods . cheers again Geoff
skyfox1 Posted October 11, 2013 Posted October 11, 2013 Hi Phil l got the prop bolts from BJ bearings where l live they are just high tensile cap bolts . not sure on battery size depends on who much room you have and the weight because you can use it to change your Cof G when its time to balance the plane . cheers Geoff.
derekliston Posted October 12, 2013 Posted October 12, 2013 And if the centre hole is to large put some fuel line on to take up the gap on the steering rods .cheers again Geoff Thanks for the suggestions, have to do something soon!
derekliston Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 I do believe I'm getting closer![ATTACH]23784[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]23784[/ATTACH] Don't know why that pic loaded twice and no idea where the video went!
skyfox1 Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 Looks good Derek not far to go now . cheers Geoff
Phillip King Posted October 13, 2013 Posted October 13, 2013 Hi Geoff Thanks for the info will chase up some bolts this week. Hi Derek You 701 is looking great.What prop pitch have you put on your plane? will be interesting see how it goes. Cheers Phil
derekliston Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 Hi GeoffThanks for the info will chase up some bolts this week. Hi Derek You 701 is looking great.What prop pitch have you put on your plane? will be interesting see how it goes. Cheers Phil 60in dia x 38in pitch. Jabiru prop, their recommended size for the 701, I too will be interested to see how it goes!
Phillip King Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Hi Geoff, Has been a bit windy down here, missing a few chooks, haven't seen them down your way have you? p.s they're brown ones
skyfox1 Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 Hi Phil As matter fact l did see three brown ones going past at a rate of knots l was waiting for their departure call heading north.
Phillip King Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Hi Geoff, What have you been up to? Have tried a few times to ring but it went to message bank. Give me a phantom if you are about. Cheers, Phil.
derekliston Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Personal history being made! Only need to paint the wings now, room in the shed to work now the fuselage is out! 2
Guest Maj Millard Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Since I'm on the site here can anyone offer any advice . We have a new Zenith 701 in the area (ex-Kilcoy ), it has the slats removed, standard leading edge with VGs. The flap lever is placarded 'don't use ' !!.......it was flown up here so obviously it flys, but what's with the no use of the flaps..Is the VG installation offically approved for this model, are there any 'danger' areas we should be aware of with the no use of the flaps ??????,........ any info appreciated................Maj.....
eightyknots Posted October 28, 2013 Author Posted October 28, 2013 Since I'm on the site here can anyone offer any advice . We have a new Zenith 701 in the area (ex-Kilcoy ), it has the slats removed, standard leading edge with VGs. The flap lever is placarded 'don't use ' !!.......it was flown up here so obviously it flys, but what's with the no use of the flaps..Is the VG installation offically approved for this model, are there any 'danger' areas we should be aware of with the no use of the flaps ??????,........any info appreciated................Maj..... Was this Hans's Zenith? (it has a Savannah-style empennage, I think)
skyfox1 Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Hi Maj Mine had Vgs when l purchased it and the flaps were in use all the information on the Zenith web site that others have put Vgs on all still have flaps in use cant see any reason why they wouldn't be able to be used ,they prefer flaps on to get the stol effect ,l am putting the slats back on mine . cheers Geoff.
JG3 Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Since I'm on the site here can anyone offer any advice . We have a new Zenith 701 in the area (ex-Kilcoy ), it has the slats removed, standard leading edge with VGs. The flap lever is placarded 'don't use ' !!.......it was flown up here so obviously it flys, but what's with the no use of the flaps..Is the VG installation offically approved for this model, are there any 'danger' areas we should be aware of with the no use of the flaps ??????,........any info appreciated................Maj.....
JG3 Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 That was Phil's 701. He flew it a lot, every Sunday for some years, around and around in circuit, many hundreds of nice landings. He didn't use flaps, and it flew really well just like that. It was an early model that had the provision for 30 degree flaps, which Zenith later deleted. With 30* you can get a flaperon stall and wing drop with a sudden aileron application. The 30* doesn't give all that much more STOL anyhow, so he didn't use flaps at all, and still did excellent STOL performance. JG
Guest Maj Millard Posted October 28, 2013 Posted October 28, 2013 Thanks JG....going bush now but will get back to you in a day or so, thanks for the info........... Cheers, Ross
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