ShankRC (AviationStation.net)

Custom Built R/C Aircraft and Laser Cutting Service

Yak 54 work progresses…

Put a few more hours into the Yak 54 ARF build…Be aware of the position of the rudder horn when you are installing it as I’ve found that it interferes with the elevator if mounted per the instructions. I had the horn mounted and glued in place before realizing the problem. I was going to fix the problem and move on but I didn’t see much sense in having a hacked up rudder on a brand new airplane so I placed a call to Great Planes tech support. They said that this plane has been on the market for 4 years and they have never had a complaint about the rudder horn but you can clearly see in the pictures that there is interference. They were nice enough to send me a new rudder so I won’t complain too much about it.

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Elevator halves joined and hinged.

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Test fitting the cowling and getting the prop clearance set.



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