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**BryanB** · 01-23-2019, 04:04 PM

Finished fabricating my new CG machine so I got a chance to try it out on the ASH31. Worked like I had hope and was very stable.
Straight sailplane (no motor), fully flight configured it needed 34.4oz (2.15lbs.) to get it to balance right in the middle of the published CG range.

**Sinkhappens86** · 01-31-2019, 12:19 AM

31 is very close to being done now. I started off finishing off the wiring and harnesses for the fuse. Got everything situated, then trimmed and installed the cockpit tub, fits perfectly over my radio setup! I had some of the velvet left over from one of my 20's that never got a cockpit, so I used that to dress up the tub a bit.

Then it was time to finally put the wings on! This is about as big a sailplane as I can fit in my shop. Got all the control surfaces, flight modes and throws set up. Still have some setup to do with the AS3000, but the radio is basically ready now.

Got the vinyl done on the fuse. I learned to fly full size sailplanes at Harris Hill. so I'm basing the N number and contest number on "If HHSC had a 31". The dark blue really looks good with the orange! Bottom of the wings still to go and need to get something to cover up the painted on German flag.

While it was all assembled I got it up on the balance stand. Used lead in the cockpit tub to simulate the Tailored Pilot that is on order. It took 28oz to balance at 75mm, which is in the middle of the suggested range. I put 20 oz of lead shot mixed with epoxy into the nose and will keep the other 8 as removable to dial it in.

So close to finished... too bad its -5 outside!

**gunny11** · 01-31-2019, 01:24 AM

Very nice Kevin. Looks great!

**French1** · 02-09-2019, 02:13 AM

Here is my mods on the electric LG

Just in case you would flip the wrong switch at the wrong time and destroy the electrical mechanism. Here is my way to convert the electric landing gear that has a great mechanism to a servo operated LG.
I used a 1x1in aluminum angle, a programmable servo and 0.04 music wire for the spring.

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

**Swiss1** · 02-11-2019, 12:49 PM

Nice Stephane

Will probably do the same on Michael's!

Jeremy
SCC

AAA TT TN

**lenb** · 02-11-2019, 05:40 PM

Nice Stephane,
Looks like the one we made in Windy Ridge. Works really well.

**mtnbiker63** · 02-19-2019, 10:31 PM

Stephane, where did you get the "G10 Arm"?

**mtnbiker63** · 02-20-2019, 12:41 PM

Stephane, thank you for the info. I now have another question. I bought a 180 degree servo and I can get it to move 180 on the servo tester in extended mode. Yet when I plug it into the receiver and try to move it with the TX, I only get 60 degrees of movement. The travel is set to 150%. Any idea of what I should do?

**mtnbiker63** · 02-20-2019, 04:24 PM

The servo is a robotic servo, it's a Hobbypark digital 180. I called Horizon about my iX12 to see if there was something I could do different. But doesn't look that way. I just purchased the "Servo Stretcher". It makes any servo swing 180 degrees.

**French1** · 02-23-2019, 08:42 PM

As I am waiting the snow to melt, I changed the elevator connection to use a Sullivan Ball connector, and it is much easier to connect the stab to the servo. Clearance is just what is needed...

Stock linkage vs mods

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

Just enough room...

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

Introduction of the linkage from the rear

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

With the angle, no problem for the linkage room

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

The magic no slop linkage

Sans titre by steffruelle, sur Flickr

**mtnbiker63** · 02-24-2019, 12:33 AM

CG smack dab in the middle of the 60-85mm marks. Landing gear waiting on Fedx to arrive with linkage. Then it will be ready to maiden.

**BryanB** · 03-31-2019, 08:50 PM

After a few flights on either wet or somewhat freshly mowed grass I found way too much spray and stuff not only on the inside of the fuselage but it made an awful mess on the inside of the canopy as well.

I started to make a vacuum form mold for a slip over of the entire gear like I did for the ASW20 like the one shown here:

Here's the start for the ASH 31:

But I was afraid on wet grass the moisture would collect around the gear motor and who knows...

So, I made a foam fender plug and after thinking sometime on how it would attach to the gear, glassed and waxed... spacer rods on the ASH31 gear are 5/16" diameter so I sliced a brass tube that had 5/16" ID for plug attachment points.

Built a box around it and filled with some old MPK 1125 silicone mold material I had laying around. Should have mixed it better as the silicone had settled really bad and left soft spots in the final mold. Stuffs a bit expensive otherwise would have bought more and made a new mold. Anyway...

The mold was half decent so applied a layer of gel coat then laid up a few layers of 6oz. glass.

The soft spots in the mold left a couple of bumps and imperfections on the final product but they were easily sanded smooth. I tinted the gel coat for a gray color. The good part was the attachment area turned out perfect with sharp, accurate reproduction..

I epoxied a small piece of aluminum on the inside as a nut backing plate.