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Building the Hangar 9 Ultra Stick 60 ARF
By Bob Kimmerle
8/18/2006 7:06:38 AM
The Ultra Stick 60 is a versatile RC plane that allows 3D performance with docile top wing handling. This article will go through the basic build but mainly address a few steps that were not in the manual. Keep in mind that I am no expert at building these planes, so this is from the perspective of an intermediate pilot and ARF builder. This is my third ARF to build and it went together fairly easily.
I started with simply adding the ailerons to the wings and then joining the wing halves. This went together without any issues. Next the servos were added. The horizontal stabilizer was then glued on. I made sure on this step that there was a good solid adhesion because one of the days that I was out flying, another guy was flying this plane and the horizontal stab came off in mid flight. It ended ugly needless to say.
 Next the vertical stabilizer and rudder were installed as well as a Sullivan wheel assembly.
  The first issue I had was with the fuel tank. The rubber stopper did not fit through the existing whole in the front of the fuse. I simply sanded out the hole until the tank fit.
 After that was installed I added foam as per the directions. I decided to add a crossbar to keep the tank from “backing out” as shown in the image below. This was simply glued in place with 6 minute adhesive.
 The next step was to install the engine. I chose a Saito 100 to go with this plane. It is one of the top recommended engines to go with this Ultra Stick 60. This engine installs on it’s side as shown in this photo and has a 14 x 8 K-Series prop.
 After installing the engine, it was time to install all of the servos and receiver into the fuse. This went together without issue.
The last thing I needed to do was move the battery to the back of the plane as the Saito 100 made the plane very nose heavy.  The battery hatch was simply marked after doing an initial balance for location and then cut out.
 Reinforcement was added with hardwood and was glued into place as shown below.
The battery was then attached with Velcro and then reinforced with a Velcro strap around the battery. The hatch door is simply screwed into the hardwood. Several ounces of additional weight was still needed and adhered in the battery compartment on the side of the fuse. 
 Building of the Hangar 9 Ultra stick 60 is very straight forward. Now I am looking forward to getting it out to the field and into the air. left is the completed Ultra Stick 60.
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Last Updated by: Mike Phillips
1/24/2007 9:36:31 AM
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