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BTE Reaction 54 User Manual
BTE Reaction 54 User Guide
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  • BTE Reaction 54, 78 inches 1453 sq. inches 24 inches 15.5 inches 19.7 inches 25% - 30% BTE 13.8% thick BTE 13.4% thick 1/2º 3/8 inch Constant 80 inches 31.4 inches 361 sq. inches 161 sq. inches 12-14 lb Turbines 6.5º nose up All Wood Retractable Tricycle 17 pounds BRUCE THARPE ENGINEERING 8622 E EVANS CREEK ROAD, ROGUE RIVER, OR 97537 541-582-1708 www.btemodels.com Designed by Bruce Tharpe Wingspan Wing Area Root Chord Tip Chord Mean Aero. Chord CG Range at MAC Root Airfoil Tip Airfoil Washout LE Radius Overa

  • BTE Reaction 54, Once these time-consuming tasks are done, you'll be ready to fly through the assembly of the wing panels with minimal delay. Let's roll...  Optional - If you plan on building your R54 with open rib bays, skip to the next step. If you plan on sheeting your entire wing, you need to trim the W-13 wing ribs as shown on the plan. Later, capstrip material will be added to the recessed edges to provide extra gluing area where the center sheeting meets the wingtip sheeting.  Glue a W-6D doubler to each side of both W-6 wing ribs. When dry, cut away the exposed

  • BTE Reaction 54,  Carve and sand the wingtip to a pleasing round shape. You can protect the surrounding sheeting by masking off a portion of your sanding block with paper and tape.  The wing hatches that you cut out earlier need to be stiffened with a balsa doubler. Use some scrap 3/32" balsa cut slightly smaller than the hatch opening which is already drawn on the hatch. Make sure the grain of the doubler runs fore and aft, perpendicular to the hatch grain. Glue the doubler to the hatch.  Lightly sand the edges of the hatch, just enough to provide some clearance

  • BTE Reaction 54,  Separate the lite-ply wheel well floors from the wheel well frames using a scroll saw or hobby knife to cut at the dotted lines shown in the photo at left.  The lite-ply shear web at the wing root is also used as a dihedral gauge during wing construction. To avoid any confusion, mark the shear web as shown in the diagram.  A 1" x 3" x 4" chunk of balsa is provided as material for the wing bolt support blocks. Use the shear web from the previous step as a template to mark the proper shape of the support block as shown i

  • BTE Reaction 54, Robart Electric Retract Package – Includes everything you need to install retracts in your R54: Robart 500-series retract units (two main, one nose), special-bent 3/16” wire struts designed exclusively for the R54, electronic controller, two 12” extensions with locking connectors, retract mounting hardware, complete nose wheel pull-pull steering linkage as shown on the kit plans. B

  • BTE Reaction 54, Sport Wheels - A low-speed model like this doesn't need special, high-priced "jet" wheels. The 3" diameter Sullivan and Hangar 9 sport wheels that I use handle rough terrain with no problem and the tires have never rolled off the rim even after some bad landings with high side loads. And they are cheap to replace if necessary. Electric Nose Wheel Brake - AMA requires brakes on turbine models. Again, considering the low-speed nature of the R54, brakes aren't really necessary. The Kavan electromagnetic brake meets the AMA requirement, is relatively inexpensive, is easy to install, and adds a little weight to the nose which you need anyw

  • BTE Reaction 54,  Block sand any irregularities off the bottom of the wing, then pin it upside-down to the building board. Pin it firmly at the trailing edge so the TE sheeting is flat against the building board. The front portion of the wing needs to be supported near the main spar. I suggest using two pieces of 1/4" balsa sheet (provided in the kit). Stack the sheets then slide them rearward until they contact the balsa LE sheeting. The idea is to support the wing without causing any twists or distortions. Pin the supports in place so they won't shift around later.  Use thick CA to glue the wing dowel support assembly in place.  Add LE sheeting, wingtip sheet

  • BTE Reaction 54, Recommended Engine List The Reaction 54 is designed to accommodate tubines in what is commonly known as the "60N Class" (“N” is for Newton, a measure of force). Most of these engines are based on a design pioneered by the Wren company in England which used a 54mm diameter compressor wheel. In fact, Wren supplied the critical turbine wheel for many of the early engines in this class. The chart shown here is a list of turbines that are suitable for the R54. Most of the information is taken from the websites of each company. Th

  •  Cut the boat tail jig into two pieces, again using a knife. Tape the pieces back together. Eventually, the rear piece will be glued permanently into the structure, and the front piece will be removed.  Prepare your lite-ply receiver shelf to suit your planned radio installation, which may differ from what is shown here. I like to put the cup hooks in place now, because clearan

  • BTE Reaction 54, Clear your bench! You need some room to maneuver when you join these big wing panels. The center wing joint is obviously a critical part of the structure. Take your time and use plenty of epoxy.  Cut away the slots for the dihedral braces in ribs W-1, W-2, and W-3. Make a rough cut with an X-Acto knife and smooth up the edges of the slots with a thin sanding stick.  Trial fit the dihedral braces in each wing panel. You will need to sand the bottom edge of the front brace and both the top and bottom edges of the rear brace to match the angles of the spars. You

  • It is hard to describe the feeling you get, standing at the edge of the runway, listening to your turbine spool up and watching your jet begin to accelerate for its maiden flight. I won't try. For many builders, the R54 will be their first experience with a turbine. All I can say is take it all in because it's a feeling you won't forget for a long, long time. I

  • Thank you for selecting the Reaction 54 kit from BTE! The R54 is an entry-level R/C turbine model utilizing traditional wood construction. A lot of effort has gone into the engineering of this kit to make it an enjoyable and satisfying project from the first drop of glue to the first landing. It has always been a goal of BTE to produce kits that are just as ple

  • BTE Reaction 54,  Carefully separate the two hatches from the sanded fuselage by cutting through the glue spots with a razor blade.  Glue a lite-ply hatch tongue and two 1/4" x 3/8" basswood rails to the rear hatch as shown on the plans. Add cup hooks to the rails and matching cup hooks inside the fuselage. Also add two small scraps of wood under the top sheeting on either side of the tongue to keep the hatch centered on the fuselage.  Finish off the rear hatch by imbedding the little 1/32" plywood tab. Use a sanding drum in a Dremel tool or a F

  • BTE Reaction 54, The tail feathers are simple, all-sheet surfaces that build fast and easy. You can build these parts any time during construction. They will come in handy during fuselage construction when you are routing the pushrods, so let's get them done now and set them aside for later.  Let's start with the vertical stabilizer (fin). I recommend yellow glue (aliphatic resin) for all of the sheet balsa tail surfaces because it's easier to sand smooth. CA tends to leave hard ridges at the glue joints that are difficult to make "invisible". Pin and glue

  • BTE Reaction 54,  Glue in the root rib, W-1, this time using the 87º corner of the shear web/dihedral gauge. Slide the dihedral gauge back and forth as you glue to make sure the W-1 rib is angled properly along its entire length.  Add the top main spar assembly, the top stub spar, and the top rear spar to the ribs. Be sure to check the angle of W-1 to make sure it hasn't shifted.  Glue the quarter-round balsa leading edge to all the ribs. Once again, use the dihedral gauge to check W-1. 

  • BTE Reaction 54,  Select one of the leading edge sheets you assembled earlier, and trim it to fit. Start at the wingtip end, cutting away a wedge that matches the angle of W-14. Now, hold the rear edge of the sheet flush with the rear edge of the spar, mark the sheet at each end where it contacts the LE, and make the cut using the marks as a guide. Finally, trim the rear edge of the sheet so it will overlap halfway (1/4") onto the main spar. Glue the LE sheeting in place and allow to dry (see sidebar for details on a good method).  Optional: If you

  • BTE Reaction 54, This will be a brief overview of the turbine installation on the Reaction 54. You really need to consult the instructions that came with your turbine for detailed information on hooking up your turbine. Turbine Mount - BTE offers several types of aluminum mounting brackets for this model. The RAM-style bracket is the smallest and lightest, but requires a set of straps and tabs like the ones shown in the photo below (straps and tabs available from DreamworksRC.com). The PST-style bracket was designed specifically for the PST J600R turbine and the mounting straps that are normally provided with that turbine. The

  • BTE Reaction 54,  Add the fin to the top of the stab with the rudder taped in place. Temporarily tape the rudder control horn to the rudder in the position shown on the plans (see Sheet 5). The angled orientation of the horn is required to match the angle of the pushrod as it emerges from the stabilizer.  This might be the trickiest step in the whole building process. You need to drill a hole through the stabilizer and stab mount at a low angle for the rudder pushrod. Use a long drill bit that is undersize, say 3/32". When viewed from the side, the drill is ob

  • BTE Reaction 54, REACTION 54 PARTS LIST - CONTINUED MACHINED BALSA FUSELAGE PARTS HARDWARE 2 1/4 x 4 x 36 Balsa SIDE-1 (notched, left and right) 12 #2 x 3/8 Truss Head Steel Sheet Metal Screw (wing hatches) 2 1/4 x 1 x 10 Balsa SIDE-2 4 #2 x1/2 Pan Head Steel Sheet Metal Screw (rudder control horn) 2 1/4 x 4 x 36 Balsa SIDE-3 20 #2 x 3/4 Pan Head Steel Sheet Metal Screw (all other control horns) 2 1/4 x 2 x 19 Balsa SIDE-4 2 #4 x 3/4 Flat Head Steel Sheet Metal Screw (wire rack) 2 1/4 x 4 x 27 Balsa Hatch Side/SIDE-5 4 #6 x 1 Pan Head St Steel Sheet Metal Screw (turbine mount) 1 1/4 x 3 x 13-1

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