*** Andy Steere's QQ E-YAK-54 Assembly Images ***

Assembly went fairly well. Quique's larger Yak's have white trim on the wing and fuselage... which really makes the colorscheme "pop". So, I added it to mine... regular ultracote white. The rest of the covering is probably "China-Kote". The yellow transparent is thicker than Ultracote-lite... and thicker than the covering that is on my EF Yak (same chinese factory made both planes). This yellow also seems to have memory... removing twists result in the twists returning in a couple days. The yellow also doesn't seem to want other covering sticking to it. When I installed the white trim, I noticed the blue and red trim was loose (not attached well) in several places. So, I went over all the trim with the iron on about 195F. Not enough to shrink it, but plenty to seemingly activate the adhesive. However, in a few days the trim was loose again. I recommend trim sealent.

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2272 / 1024 / 640 - Clear acted as tracing paper.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - CF reinforcement added down fuse.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - White covering cut from clear overlay.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Applied one side, wing slot cut.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Other side, then do rudder.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Fuse trim work completed.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Trace paper from wing.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Left plenty to wrap wing LE.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Added some blue trim on wing.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Looks pretty good.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - not exact match to the big ones,	2272 / 1024 / 640 - but overall scheme not exact either.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - CF landing gear from 3Dfoamy.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Used covering from wing slot.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - 4 grams heavier than stock gear.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Side shot.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Shold look good on the Yak.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Added some extra wood to bottom.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - 2" Wheels included with ARF.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Holes drilled for zipties.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Follow this link" for more info.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - RX and Aileron servo.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Homemade antenna spool. Range's fine.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Rudder and Elevator servos.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Elevator pushrod and servo.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Bend to line up with horn.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Rudder pushrod and servo.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Rudder horn too long, fixed that.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - CC25 installed on velcro.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Hidden under wing.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Motor and gearbox installed.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Battery holder installed.	2272 / 1024 / 640 - Added some extra wood under.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Ready to fly! Front view.	2272 / 1024 / 640 -	2272 / 1024 / 640 -

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Last modified on 09/16/2005