ECOMRC Miss Elaine

[bicyclemonkey]

I just got this in the other day and there's pretty much nothing online about it. I started a thread over at RCGroups but it's not getting any love . It comes equipped for glow or electric power so there is a battery/fuel tank hatch. It calls for a .52 thru .70 4c glow so I have an ASP .65 four stroke I plan on using. this will be my first glow plane btw. I'll get some more photos up of the contents as I unbox it.

http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/items...ELA-73AAF.html. Not a bad deal, $159 for a 73" plane.

[earthsciteach]

That is a nice looking airplane. The cowl looks like a Fairchild, but from there back, it looks like nothing I've seen before. If this isn't modeled after a full sized plane, someone should build it.

[bicyclemonkey]

It arrived undamaged!

[colorex]

Nice! Maiden date?

[bicyclemonkey]

Nice! Maiden date?

I'm hoping to build this one pretty quick. The instruction manual is pretty short.

The parts are individually packed very well.



I'm glad the covering is a nice retro cream color instead of white like on the stock photos. I love the shape of that wing!

[colorex]

I love the complex shape of the wings :P

[bicyclemonkey]

I got the ailerons hinged and the servo attached to each wing and now I've run into the first hitch.



This is the control horn provided for the ailerons. To me they seem too tall and they don't line up with the hinge line.

[colorex]

You can't tell about the length of the horns - maybe you need that increased torque or reduced throw? But yes the holes must line up with the hingeline.

[bicyclemonkey]

I'm thinking of this as a possibility.

[colorex]

Go for it!