Build Story
CH-53
Chapter 3 of 3
Ready for mechanics???
Feb 19, 2025
I believe I’m ready for mechanics.
All wooden ribs are in.
Adding some carbon fiber @ vertical wood joints and top mechanics mount.
Metal rods align with ribs n mounts.
Retract’s working good with ease.
Will paint when it warms up enough.
not sure where to put electronics…
No doors or access panels.
Could use some ideas.
I believe the paint job is for not because I will have to glue together with tail piece.
Also, I will have to add the lights in.
Then patch and paint, of course.
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My experience with this kit would suggest that you route the kero tube that goes to the gearbox through a hole in the canopy and away from the turbine. My tube was mounted inside and developed a micro hole which sprayed kero onto the hot turbine. This, in turn, caused the thing to burst in flames as soon as I landed and no more air was flowing over the turbine.
Good to know
Well started to get the ribs ready and put them in but they should’ve been done first now the whole bottom wood section that the rods go through is off by at least a quarter inch at each end, which makes the helicopter fly crooked. I don’t think I can undo it.
I added pictures to this, but they are not there and there is no edit button. I’m not very good with computers.