On 7/22/01 10:01 AM, "Patrick Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Last week I was fortunate enough to fly a Mini-Ellipse. After doing so I
> immediately purchased one.
I agree, great airplane.
> The workmanship is great. The manual is not. In fact, it did not come with
> one. No construction tips. No suggestions.
Where did you buy it?? I got mine from Sean Plummer at Aero-Models. It came
with a manual. Badly translated, but workable. If you like I can scan it and
email it to you as a Acrobat PDF file.
> If anyone on this list has any feedback about getting the Mini-Ellipse
> airworthy I would greatly appreciate any info/helpful hints, etc.
I built mine basically stock I used 2 JR 241 servos for the tail and 2 Volz
Micro-Maxx servos in the wings. I have a Hitec 555 RX and a 2-cell (6 volt)
Duralite pack in it. All up ready to fly weight is 21.5 ounces.
I suggest building a small tray from 1/8 ply to mount the servos and extend
it into the nose to act as a brace for the nose. This will reinforce the
nose for less than graceful arrivals. I used GOOP to glue in the tray and to
glues the tail on. I used wire for the pushrods.
Mine took about 4 hours total work to get ready, including fooling with the
tray I made.
GliderKing has a good review and some photos of his. Go here:
http://www.gliderking.com/gliders/miniellipse/miniellipse.html
He built his with one servo, I used two.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Bill Malvey
Ladera Ranch, California
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