Just bought a. Bo-105

[Adrian]

Just been and bought a graupner BO-105 with uniexpert mechs and os61 rx engine.

Im going to have a go at painting it as well and get some graphics sorted to try and replicate the old devon and somerset air ambulance as in my avatar pic....just got a 200 mile round trip to pick it up now!

[euan galloway]

Bo 105

Adrian,
would that be the one on flea bay? i have an unstarted kit and a set of mechanics that i was going to electrify <when i get time> please let us know how you get on,
cheers Euan.

[Adrian]

no euan not from the bay. private sale, the guy has started it and its 60% done .
However ive got to sort some servos for it get it all up together and running,then strip it all down and spray it hopfully.

[Disc]

remember to add some pictures!

[Adrian]

remember to add some pictures!

Will do, wont be back home with it till about 9/10 tomorow night but will add some in the week

[Adrian]

a few pics as it is at the mo,got a fair bit of work left ti do.
Hopfully ill get the mechs out and trial fit the elecs,then i have to make up a control rod from the tail servo to the tail rotor mech.

[Janek]

How about fitting a servo somewhere at the rear end for the tail control ?, rather than a long control rod, with a huge kink in it ?

Just thinking "out of the box", might be a crap idea

[Adrian]

due to the carbon rods that fit the fins on at the back (not there yet) it wouldent be viable and it would throw the c/g out.
The servos fine in the frame and the rod would just miss the drive rod thats in the pic as this to has to be eppoxyed into the tail section
Edit there wont be a kink in it its straight pic soon

[moonmanflyer]

Go and see Rich, they have the air ambulane scale model, might be able to get some ideas from it

[Adrian]

Heres a pic janek as you see the rod will be straight.

[Boggy]

looks good Adrian.make sure you have it in the van at the weekend

[Adrian]

looks good Adrian.make sure you have it in the van at the weekend

Wont be ready this weekend ron i want to try and get it running by neext weekend for some test flights then i can take apart and spry it over a couple of weeks

[trillian]

a few pics as it is at the mo,got a fair bit of work left ti do.
Hopfully ill get the mechs out and trial fit the elecs,then i have to make up a control rod from the tail servo to the tail rotor mech.

It looks really good. I'm probably going to get a 450 size Eurocopter or something to partially get my scale 'fix', but I'd love to have a big BO105 with 4 blade head.

[Adrian]

Well got the electrics sorted as where to go now and have just test fitted them and made the exit for the exhaust and fuel filler valve.
Hopfully have a test fun tomorow ,then strip it all down ready for rubbing down ,fitting the tail stabaliser and paint.
going to get some graphics done at a sign writing company that done my van as well.

[moonmanflyer]

Did you get the gyro and limits sorted Adrian, or do you need a hand later?