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1/4 scale Jet ranger

Chapter 4 of 4

General update

Apr 14, 2025

Chugging along, I cut the cheek windows out, made a fiberglass luggage door, removed the old door. I also received the nylon printed hinges and door handles, and printed the landing light assembly. I also found that I had a misaligned tail drive output. I originally was going to mount the mechanics at 5 degrees incline and planed my output accordingly. Later I ended up mounting them flat on the included woodwork. This resulted in a mismatch of 1.5”. I was able to flip the tail gear box upside down and drive the tail from the bottom of the mechanics ( i printed a proof of concept to make sure i got it correct, new parts are white on picture). Kinda proves to me that the mechanic is very flexible and will be able to accommodate just about any project. I also could not order the motor KV I wanted so I was able to switch out some gears and accommodate a different KV motor, can’t wait to test fly.
I have a personal goal to put her primer over the Easter weekend and start panels and rivets.

Ps also finished my installation plan for electronics and systems, feel free to let me know if I forgot something

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