NEARC

VENUS 40 PROJECT

My first Venus 40 was put in the air in Sept. 04 and it flew probably several hundred flights before falling victim to a dumb thumb while doing a knife edge circle to low. I liked that plane so much I had to have another one. This Great Plains ARF is a very easy build. I used all the hardware they supplied and it goes together very easy. Although spread out over 2 months, the actual build time was about 15 hrs. I am a slow builder so most could do it in much less time.


Everything came out of the box looking good.	CA hinges in ailerons and pinned in the middle.	CA hinges inserted in wing and ready to glue.


Aileron servo ready to install.	Aileron servos, control horns, and pushrods all installed.	Wing halves and joiner ready to epoxy together.


Completed wing.	Belly pan taped and glued to wing.	Horizontal stabilizer centered.


Horizontal stabilizer leveled with bottle of super glue.	Landing gear ready for rudder.	Dowels make good holders for blind nuts.


Motor mount blind nuts glued in place.	Engine installed.	Fuel tank in place.


Servo tray with elevator, rudder and throtle servos in place.	Rudder and elevator rods.	Elevator halves centered for connecting rods to horns.


Control surface connections complete.	Switch/Charging jack installed. I have no picture but the battery and receiver lay in the space under the switch in this picture.	Volt watch in cockpit


The cowl was the most time consuming part of this plane.	Landing gear, cowl, canopy, and pilot installed.	This is the first plane I have ever built that balanced exactly where they recommend without moving anything.

		I was worried that this plane wouldn't fly like the first one I had but the one flight I got in alleviated that worry. It was straight and steady in level flight and in knife edge. I love this plane and would recommend it to anyone wanting a great flying plane whether interested in pattern or not.
Completed plane with decals in place and control surfaces sealed.	At the field ready for its maiden flight.	This plane went together about as easy as an ARF can.

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