Construction (Page 1)

While I was down in Toledo this year, I was looking at some various ARF's. I had this intention to find myself perhaps a 50cc size arf that I could fly for fun. I wanted something that would be very 3D capable, and basically an airplane that I could just horse around with. I was looking at a few, but when I saw QuiQue's new Python 100cc version arf, I said to myself that I needed to get one of these. Even more appealing was the fact that he had modified it to also fly with a DA-85. The reason I liked that option is with that lighter motor combination, the wing loading would just be phenomenal. Needless to say, I got one, and here are a few pics of how it went together.

Engine installation and modification:
The Python was originally designed for the DA-100 and for that matter, the motor box, cowl, etc, had to all be modified in order to accept a DA-85. Here are a few pics of the installation. You will notice that I had to re-drill the firewall, and carve out some of the motor box to get everything to fit.
       

Throttle Servo:

Here is a pic of the final motor installation:


Gluing in the tail planes:
This process was pretty straight forward, and went off with no complications. I glued the hinges in with Zap hinge glue.