Airworld Hawk 1:4.5

Right.... I've had this chap now for nearly a year, it's about time I cracked on and got it ready to fly.
I had to wait until April to purchase the turbine (Wren160K) and have been accumulating all the various bits and bobs needed for the model's slight refurb.

The following needed doing:

• Reinstall the nose gear doors and install new arms and associated servos (DONE). The doors also need respraying as previous owner landed nose wheel up on Tarmac.
• make and hinge new third nose door (DONE)
• source and install nose light to run off 11.1v (DONE)
• reinstallation of all electronics
• source pilot (DONE - homemade)
• find an easy way to hinge and operate third outer main gear door (DONE)
• source (DONE) and fit real strobe units
• replace all wing servo extensions as previous owner had soldered multiple extensions (DONE)
• replace tail and main gear door servos servos (DONE)
• respray centreline pod
• fit Powerbox SRS
• decide on gyro (cortex or igyro
• remove all traces of silicone! And make cockpit tub removable (DONE)
• source pitot tube (DONE)
• find suitable site for (re)maiden flight

Whilst I appreciate not all these points are necessary to flight, I would like it all sorted before hand.
I now have the Hawk stored back at my parents. Space has been cleared in the workshop (suk/sbach stored on wall brackets allowing room to work in this beasty)
I'm now happy to report that when time allows, I am pushing on an progressing with the above list! Photos to follow.......

Few more..

Good work so far Dave, definitely worth redoing the electronics install, looks like the proverbial nest for rats!!

Can't help thinking you should keep the pilot like this. Naked moustached man, very you

JonTappin wrote: Naked moustached man

:lol:

JonTappin wrote: Good work so far Dave, definitely worth redoing the electronics install, looks like the proverbial nest for rats!!

I was thinking the same! :lol: Now! Which wire goes where? Image 6, that the old Hawk to compare with the newbie?

So your excuses will be: staying home to work on Hawk?

A bit of a biggy project you've took on there. Still, should keep you out of trouble for some time!

Really nice Dave

Looks good Dave, is this a candidate for a flight from Cashmoor or is it tarmac runway only?

I would ideally like to do the first flights from Tarmac but no, this one will be fine from Cashmoor

When do you reckon Dave?