ElectraJet Project

Well my new ElectraJet arrived from UPS today and I just couldn't wait to get started on the assembly.

I build RC planes all the time in fact it's rare if I don't have one in the works. So I had all the required supplies to build this one readily available.

Take note: This is just my experience with assembling an ElectraJet and I left a lot of the small tasks out. So if you have doubts about something then by all means research it and make sure it's correct before you make a mistake. Better to be safe then sorry, I promise you there is nothing worse then gluing something really good and wrong ! Remember take your time this is part of the fun.

The unique thing about this plane to me, it's a JET !!! So some of this stuff is new to me as well, with electric planes you have some unique electronics compared to glow fuel planes. One is the electronic speed controller (ESC) it controls the electric motor just like a carburetor does a glow engine. And this plane also uses delta mixing which is also a new one to me. Delta mixing basically in a nut shell is making a single servo control two axis. The ElectraJets aileron is also the elevator.

Anyway enough about that lets get to going on building this plane !

In starting this kit I realized it is a really nice kit and would be nice for someone to document the building process. Maybe help others along in their assembly. I bet they sell a lot of these.

The factory packing is well organized and individually bagged. 

So lets move on with the construction of the RC plane. I had a couple days of surfing before the plane arrived so I already had a pretty good Idea of the task ahead. I also read about a few of the weaknesses that were being brought up. So I decided to make a few modifications as I assemble it. Figure a little extra time now could save me big from having to make an ugly repair later.

The equipment I will be using is a:

Hitec Flash 5X computer radio. ( A standard analog 4 channel stick radio will work fine I just had this one on hand to use)

Hitec 555 ultra light receiver

2 Hitec HS55 micro servos

Isn't the internet wonderful, where else could one get a head start on a project like this but here !

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