Multiplex MiniMag Build log
Cute box
Everything in the box
Glued the spars in the spar joiner
Spars glued in the wing
Extended servo wires with a MPX plug
Servo placed in the wing
Control-horn and linkage in place
Canopy latches glued in place
Canopy latches glued in the canopy
Servo in place in the fuselage, trimmed away some foam for the control-snakes
Linkage in place
Since I’m going to use a steerable tail wheel, I trimmed away the foam tailskid as recommended in the manual
Tailwheel driver wire bent and done
Made it fit in the foam
Wing bolt support glued in place
Fuselage halves glued together
Glued the undercarriage support
I had to dremel away some plastic to get the brushless outrunner to run without rubbing
Another view of the motor
Motor glued in place
I made a “fast connector” for the servos. I got the idea from the Multiplex Blizzard
Servo connector on the wing
I really like not having to hook and unhook two small connectors all the time. Now I simply put on the wing and screw it down and it’s done.
Landing gear in place
Always use Loctite on metal to metal screws
Tail wheel in place
Time to do the floats
Bending some metal
Water rudder is made from 1,3mm steel rod and depron
Rear mounting plate for the floats
Front plastic glued
Back plastic glued
Holders in place
Test fitted. It takes about 5 minutes to switch between wheels and floats
I made a little compartment in which I placed a low voltage LiPo alarm since the flight time will be varying so much
ESC and battery in place
Ready for a maiden flight
Up, up and away!
Time to fly
The MiniMag flies even better than I expected. It has an extremely low stall speed and it’s very gentle flier.
It looks good in the air as well.
Looks awesome with floats as well.
A great plane not only for the beginner.
Motor: KDA20-20L 1053kV
ESC: 20A Hobbyking SS
Battery: 3s 1800mAh 20C LiPo
Servos: 4 x HXT900
Prop: 9*4,7 APC
Power: 13A @ 11.7V @ 9350RPM = 152W @ 67km/h
All up weight: 601 grams (with wheels and battery)
Maiden flight video:
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