This great-looking scale aircraft is a blast to fly.
UNIQUE FEATURES
As I unloaded the well-packed box, I couldn’t help but notice how nicely the parts were covered. On every piece, the covering was tight and unwrinkled, and the stripes and graphics were perfectly applied. As I unpacked the parts, I ran a covering iron over all the seams and stripes just to make sure they were well sealed. I then took a bottle of thin CA and went over all the wood joints I could reach, especially those in the motor box and forward fuselage.
Assembly starts with the wings, and there are no surprises in the process. Fiberglass control horns are inserted into slots using medium CA and then the flaps and ailerons are hinged with CA hinges. Servo installation is straightforward, following the directions in the manual. I used Hitec HS-7245MH servos all around, for a total of six servos. I found the anodized aluminum servo arms that came with the servos to be perfect for all the control surfaces. The kit-provided ball-link control rods are great, making a strong and tight control linkage.
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