The completed airframe almost ready for the cadets to cover. We settled on a Canadian scheme which was pretty easy being only one color with some added vinyl graphics.
The built up hatch removed shows the generous interior. A 2100 mah three cell lipo and 20 amp speed controller fit easily here on a balsa plate glued along the lower fuselage just high enough to allow the wing to be attached. Velcro on this plate and on the lipo fasten things for flight.
The hatch is inverted here to show the built up construction. A 1/18th skewer pushes into the top nose block and the rear is fastened with a 4/40 bolt and blind nut. Batteries can be installed easily and quickly for flight
The fuselage underside is shown here to illustrate servo installation. I sheeted the fuse bottom in our example leaving an area of balsa over the servos unglued and fastened with clear tape after the covering was done. Simply removing the tape allows the balsa "hatch" to be removed for access to the radio gear. The receiver was installed in the cavity immediately in front of the servos.
This setup leaves the complete front fuselage clear and empty for battery placement. And there is enough room to move the battery for and aft several inches for perfect airframe balancing
The e-flite 370 outrunner is shown mounted in the nose. Note the scrap balsa stiffener behind the firewall on the fuselage bottom. Also note the 1/8th liteply landing gear mount in front of the wing and the two 1/8th skewers used for the front wing alignment. A single 4/40 bolt and blind nut hold the wing rear.
