THE U2 JET Gets a TURBINE ENGINE and TAIL - Hispano Aviation Ultimatum 2.0

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[@gregmcgee4430]

The clevis and rodeye set up as a turn buckle is a great idea.

[@gregmcgee4430]

8 years tool and die maker @ Lebus Mfg. Longview,Tx. Was a machinst @ Lebus International wire line spooling.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Greg. HA provides some sweet hardware!

[@mdemed]

Jon, very perceptive on the rudder servo screws. LOL. Love your build videos!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Lol. Thanks!😊

[@stevemorgan5684]

Love that scheme! That plane will be a rocket. Better have some loose thumbs for that one!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Yea no kidding!!!

[@FlyinTomcat]

Thank you so much for the great walk through on how to line up the turbine and the exhaust tube. This will save me from pulling out my hair on the next one! LOL!

[@thelightersideofrc]

😉 no problem! Thanks for watching!

[@remicallant8756]

What a nice build, and aircraft, so good made, that will be a awesome aircraft for your customer, greetings from Remi 🥰

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thank you very much Remi!

[@WalterMitty1966]

Hi Jon , Great vid , as always!! You're really motoring through this one , mate !! Cheers Phil

[@thelightersideofrc]

Many thanks Phil! The complicated stuffs coming up!

[@davidsoufer116]

Another excellent video... good move changing to "Button" head bolts.. I made note to point it out to you.. good catch. putting in the horizontal stab carbon spare could be a bit tricky.. need to push down on pipe a bit to get it across.. all in all Excellent progress..

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks David 😊

[@gregmcgee4430]

Ellipse on the tail. Round afterburner light ring. Duct tape a bailing wire will fix it!

[@gregmcgee4430]

Ellipse the light ring.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Little bit of hot glue! She’s good!

[@gregmcgee4430]

I'm half hillbilly,J! Love your work,brother!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Awesome! Thank you Greg!

[@gregmcgee4430]

In the machine shop I use Trig solver for any angle for programming.

[@thelightersideofrc]

🫣I’m not that smart

[@olddogg60]

Loving your videos as usual Jon. 👍

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks 👍

[@coule2406]

The tiptime should be brought this time bij trusty bend ruler.. 😁😁

[@thelightersideofrc]

Haha!

[@Sluf7]

Man that thing looks like it,s doing Mach just sitting there. A pretty thorough vid of it all. Funny looks like there,s not a lot of room in there but she has plenty. Great idea to aid in not sucking up clumps off grass as most sport jets now have the intakes underneath. Had a great score this last week scored a JHH Panther which are around $1000 U.S still I managed to get the kit for $150 NZ. Really looking forward to getting that started. Unsure whether E or T yet. Anyway looking forward to the next U 2 vid. Bell now. ;0)

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Nick! She's a real beauty!

[@bertgarrison8317]

Great Vid Jon! I am impressed with the hardware in that kit! Hispano Aviation does a good job! BTW, are we going to see some maiden flights in April? Maybe?

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Bert! Yes great all around package for sure. Maidens. Well, at this rate. Maybe September 😂😂. Kidding of course. We are getting into spring weather now so thinks are melting at a steady rate. Hopefully by mid April things will be dry enough fingers crossed 🤞

[@jamesvaliensi7706]

The powerbox connectors and wire is the least heat resistant wiring materials you can buy. You should use TEZEL wiring and mini-PV connectors.

[@thelightersideofrc]

I'll have to look it up. Thanks James.

[@NotoriousBGK64]

Bro…if I ever get a turbine model I’m going to hire you to build it! I may fly you in to fly it so it doesn’t get wrecked😏

[@thelightersideofrc]

Lol. Thanks and Done! 😎

[@victorrcjets7660]

Nice work as always. I wish to add some Afterburners to my turbine jets too. 😮

[@thelightersideofrc]

Pretty easy addition for most. Unilight give lots of options.

[@victorrcjets7660]

@@thelightersideofrc yes I will ask the airboss hehehe

[@RcpsychoRen]

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[@theflyer4916]

Are those preset percentages for the surface travel limits in the manual or was that through visual analysis? Great video as always!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Havent set the travel yet of the surfaces. At this point it is limiting the Max travel so the surface or arm can't over travel and damage the surface. I will do the travel adjustments as a final step.

[@ronailer3012]

Been searching for turbine #2 and have seen hinges described as standard, skin and live. I think I got the first two but "live" not sure. Is it just another way of describing a skin hinge? First jet is a Boomerang so I've never owned a composite plane. Also wondering about durability of skin hinges after flexing hundreds of times.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Hey Ron. Yes, different way of describing skin hinge. Basically they are good indefinitely as long as you don't have a major impact. Lots of aircraft out there like an ultra flash that is all skin hinges, hundred of high speed and high G flights.

[@sheldoncampbell538]

Hello, which snakeskin do you use? Thanks!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Hey Sheldon. I use black stuff from princess auto/harbour freight and grey stuff from Dreamworks in florida