[NSRCA-dist8] Issues (Who Me?)

[J N Hiller]

Yes I have airplane issues also, occasionally.
I've got a little aileron movement beyond gear train clearance.
Someone at the Redmond contest, I don't remember who, asked what hinges I
use. I use 5 CA hinges in ailerons and 3 in each elevator and 4 pin hinges
in the rudder, due to the high degree of movement.
I now have a broken inboard aileron hinge and this is on a relatively smooth
running 2 stroke (Option-160). I guess I need to double up on them on the
inboard end, go back to pin hinges or figure out how to balance the flying
surfaces.
Conclusion:
I may contribute to my own problem fitting them with no gap forcing the
hinge plastic to flex in near "0" length. It may be beneficial to cut a
little relief where the hinges enter the center of the aileron leading edge
'V' to allow some length for a 'bending radius'. I use to do this removing
the MonoKote before gluing but it looked hokey. Now I cut the overlapping
MonoKote away before ironing it down. In the future I will sand a .010 to
.015 flat from the front of the 'V' where the hinge slots are, maintaining a
neat sanitary uniform appearance. (It's a Hiller thing)
Yes there probably is a source / quality issue but I don't know who's hinges
are better.
E-Power is looking better all the time:
Jim