Tricopter build: Mounting the motors
The base is cut from 1/4" ply and the arms are 12mm x 12mm Tas oak about 20" long. Excuse my interchanging metric and imperial units but thats what you get building from forums in the US. I'm using a method described on the mongrelgear.com.au site for mounting the motors which is simply cable ties and a bit of glue. I found with the spacing of the motor mount holes and the bend radius of the ties, I needed to insert some carbon fiber rods to take up the slack on the cable tie. By the time it's all finished, the motors are mounted securely, quickly and easily.
eHawk 1500 build
What a good week last week. The birth of my second daughter the day before my own birthday on which I get to unwrap my present, a Thunder Tiger eHawk 1500 electric glider. Reading up on the forums suggests a few modifications might be worthwhile, like putting the aileron servos in the wing and maybe even some flaps. With the default setup (1 aileron in the wing) I reckon having to connect the aileron pushrods every time would become tedious and probably lead to weakening the connector. I've seen photos of PC connectors being used in the wing and fuse to mate the aileron servo leads upon mounting the wing each time.
