*** Andy Steere's Hobby-Lobby Yak-55 Assembly Images ***

These are pictures of the assembly process of a Yak55 Foamy from Hobby-Lobby. Here is the equipment I used:

Esskay 400XT Brushless Motor.
800ma 3s "Twenty" lithium polymer battery.
Castle Creations Thunderbird-9 9amp Brushless Speed controller.
Berg 4*DSP-II Receiver (an older good one).
E-Flite S75 Servo (on the ailerons).
Hitec HS-55 Servos (on the elevator and rudder).
APC 9x3.8 Slow-Fly propeller and MPI 3mm prop adapter.

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2272 / 1024 / 640 - glued wing halfs together.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - install CF rod.
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2272 / 1024 / 640 - glue was Foam-safe, but not paint.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - double-beveled control surfaces.
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2272 / 1024 / 640 - Robart 1/2A hinge-points
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Gorilla Glue wing to fuse.
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2272 / 1024 / 640 - Glue bottom part of fuse.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - dry fit front part.

2272 / 1024 / 640 - glue it on.
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2272 / 1024 / 640 - Beveled tail surfaces too.

2272 / 1024 / 640 - Factory hardware on rudder.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - elevator
2272 / 1024 / 640 - ailerons.

2272 / 1024 / 640 - 106.7grams (3.76oz) airframe.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - S75 servo centered on aileron
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Install motor.

2272 / 1024 / 640 - Hitec HS-55's in the tail.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - used heatshrink on pushrods.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - dubro mini-ez-connectors

2272 / 1024 / 640 - added CF strip to elevator joiner
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Berg 4*DSPII RX installed.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - ESC and battery installed.

2272 / 1024 / 640 - All ready to fly!
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2272 / 1024 / 640 - Tetherite landing gear.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - CF tailskid from 3Dfoamy.
2272 / 1024 / 640 - Ready for some indoor action!

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Last modified on 12/15/2005

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