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Permalink Reply by Andrew Van Der Plaats on December 27, 2010 at 5:35am

Eric,

 Looking forward to your build thread link.

 

Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Van Der Plaats on January 6, 2011 at 8:26am

Here's a series of photos whic have just been posted by another Nitro-003 kit builder on

Facebook.  I see he's relocated the two servos onto the fiberglass tube and also plans to

add some other changes as well, including retracts and a tail wheel.  For a look at what

he's doing click this link;  

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=19053&id=100001887472480&...  If you're

not signed up to Facebook, let me know and I'll be glad to post his pictures here.

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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 6, 2011 at 9:34am

He has A good idea moving the servos there ,

but the the servo horn on elevator is still indanger of getting broke off on landing , I plan on moving the servos into the elevator and into the rudder , Smae goes for the downward facing camera unless he plans to create some sort of landing skid the camera lense going to be damaged.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Van Der Plaats on January 6, 2011 at 10:12am

He mentioned adding 'retracts' and a tail wheel.  It would also be easy to

make 'flex mount' for down facing camera, in order to adjust where it points,

but I'd like to see footage before I'd consider mounting a camera there. 

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Permalink Reply by Johann Van Niekerk on January 6, 2011 at 10:49am

Well a downward facing camera is nice but no use really for video more still images, and for all UAV purposes I think a P/T system is a must for video , Im going to install a still camera facing down but built into the body with a normal sony HAD video camera on my own single pivot P/T system in the nose cone

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Permalink Reply by evilmacaw on January 6, 2011 at 11:24am

 Andrew Van Der Plaats ,

 Please post the pics from Facebook   . I bought 2 of these and am looking at  redoing the wing and tail surfaces with composite materials over the film covering  or potentially redoing the rudder so servos can b mounted in it like the original .

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Van Der Plaats on January 6, 2011 at 12:42pm

Attachments:

• 3_8ths clearence to front of horiz stab.jpg, 27 KB
• belly cam.jpg, 28 KB
• Camera Bay Cover.jpg, 34 KB

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Van Der Plaats on January 6, 2011 at 12:43pm

Attachments:

• horizontal stab pinch bolt.jpg, 18 KB
• Installing Camera Bay Cover.jpg, 27 KB
• Rudder Elevator Servos installed.jpg, 20 KB

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Permalink Reply by evilmacaw on January 6, 2011 at 1:10pm

Andrew ,

Thank you sir  excellent !!!

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Van Der Plaats on January 8, 2011 at 5:09pm

Here's some additional photos which may be of interest to anyone

looking to build this model.  Note, it also appears the builder has

more than one version under construction, including one with a

landing gear and steerable tail wheel.

 

Attachments:

• Ready for wing.jpg, 37 KB
• landing gear.jpg, 38 KB
• Interior view.jpg, 29 KB

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Van Der Plaats on January 8, 2011 at 5:11pm

Attachments:

• Another version w_orward facing camera.jpg, 37 KB
• Body view.jpg, 29 KB
• Camera Bay Attachment.jpg, 27 KB

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Van Der Plaats on January 8, 2011 at 5:13pm

Attachments:

• Transmitters.jpg, 27 KB
• speed controller.bmp, 675 KB

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