Some great tips from tallflyersd at rcgroups on building a light-weight superslow-28. I think a lot of these are generally applicable, so I'm condensing ere. Check out his youtube channel as well!
- Make fuse out of 9mm, rudder, wings and elevator out of 6mm EPP.
- Use light servos such as Blue Bird 306.
- Cut a little off the motor mount.
- No glue or velcro for radio - cut holes and tape in place.
- Battery pack velcro: 1/4 inch wide, 4 inches long.
- Shorten ESC wires to both battery and motor. Makes it more tidy too!
- Trim any extra parts off of servo and elevator horns.
- Use 250-350 mAh batteries.
- DONT OVERGLUE and OVERPAINT. Airbush will keep it light, keep your designs small.
- Carbon control rods don't save any weight over Dubro 0.37 micro control rods. [Me: is this true?]
- Hinges: 1"x3/4" tape on the top of each wing, tailfeathers 3/4" x 3/4", 3 pieces for rudder, 4 pieces for elevator.
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