OK, one gear door completed. I screwed in the servo and started playing with a length of push rod that was an approximation. I used tape to hold the hinge in place. After settling on a location for the horn on the door, I finalized the push rod and it was done. The cool part is that I do not have to use any end points... this means that that any other thing on this channel (like the landing light, perhaps), gets its full travel as well. So far in this build, I've managed to mechanically design each part this way so I do not have to program much in the radio.
I then took a little time to program the radio... first I had to test-fit the wing in order to plug everything in... Another first. I had to trim the opening hole in the fuselage. That obstruction you see in the hole is the resonating balsa from the sound system.
Once I knew the wing would fit, I slipped in the aluminum spar and began fishing all 6 of the servo lines up the printed guide tube. Let me tell you... this part works AMAZINGLY well. It was easy. Like, REALLY easy. So after I got the wing roughly in place I started testing the landing gear first, and then the door separately, so I could get the sequence programmed in the radio. Then I got them both working together and adjusted the timing of the inner door. This setup works like butter. I'm super happy with it. I also grabbed a shot of the wires snaked through the printed guide. Plenty of room for the two more lines I will need in this wing.
I then took a little time to program the radio... first I had to test-fit the wing in order to plug everything in... Another first. I had to trim the opening hole in the fuselage. That obstruction you see in the hole is the resonating balsa from the sound system.
Once I knew the wing would fit, I slipped in the aluminum spar and began fishing all 6 of the servo lines up the printed guide tube. Let me tell you... this part works AMAZINGLY well. It was easy. Like, REALLY easy. So after I got the wing roughly in place I started testing the landing gear first, and then the door separately, so I could get the sequence programmed in the radio. Then I got them both working together and adjusted the timing of the inner door. This setup works like butter. I'm super happy with it. I also grabbed a shot of the wires snaked through the printed guide. Plenty of room for the two more lines I will need in this wing.