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SteveMMidwest Products Aero-Star .40Build14-Jun-08 20:41
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Testing the motor on the fuselage with 15x10 prop. I only got 380 watts but Motocalc estimated 540 watts. With the 14x10 I got 325 W and Motocalc said 420 W. The 14" barely clears and the 15" hits the floor so I may have to swap wheels.
SteveMMidwest Products Aero-Star .40Build06-Jun-08 20:32
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The power train is nearly finished. The battery packs are 3S2P of 2300 mAh A123 cells with a CC BEC across just one of the packs. Only problem is even with the disconnect removed the pack on the left is powering the ESC by way of the BEC somehow.
SteveMMidwest Products Aero-Star .40Build05-Jun-08 00:35
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View of the right wing before the sheeting goes on. The spars are 1/4" sq. spruce but everything else is balsa. It's almost embarrassing to admit this, but other than trimming a few of the webs and one sheet to fit, I haven't had to sand or cut anything.
SteveMMidwest Products Aero-Star .40Build03-Jun-08 03:21
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The left wing is nearly finished. At just under 5 ounces it is lighter than I thought it would be. Very little of what you see required any cutting or sanding, it's a lot easier than what I am used to a "kit" being.
SteveMMidwest Products Aero-Star .40Build02-Jun-08 17:39
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Today's mail brought the rest of the Aero-Star power plant minus the prop. E-Flite Power 90, CC HV-85, CC BEC, and 2300 mAh A123 cells to be made into two 3S2P packs.
SteveMMidwest Products Aero-Star .40Build16-May-08 04:01
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The little Tyro groans under the weight of the Aero-Star fuse. Tape is about all that is holding it together, tomorrow I will finish gluing it. Now I can start to measure and plan where to put the battery pack and how to get easy access to it.
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SteveMMidwest Products Aero-Star .40Build15-May-08 02:26
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Rudder and vertical stabilizer (dorsal fin) assembled and edges sanded to shape. Up next is the large fuselage. I think of it as the point of no return as I can't just put it back in the box and must find a place to keep it.
SteveMMidwest Products Aero-Star .40Build13-May-08 02:28
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The stabilizer and elevator are built and sanded to shape. They weigh 2.9 ounces and are more than half the 36" wingspan of the Tyro. I used to think I had a big building board.
SteveMMidwest Products Aero-Star .40Build29-Apr-08 12:59
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Some crazy generous guy in AZ sent me this kit, the box is 4' long. I have been pondering the merits of glow vrs. electric. The glow is cheaper to build but the cost of fuel makes it more expensive in the long run, even over $100+ batteries.
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