This is a good lookin' plane

[19000rpm]

I unboxed the R3 to check it out. It's a beauty.

I noticed right away the, glued on, aileron horns kent mentioned. They used a lot of glue. I think if tried to remove them it would tear up the foam. I'll just add screws with a backing plate.

I'm surprised any of those companies had a BBB accredidation to begin with.

I'm an all electric flyer, but I have to admit, that big Pitts just didn't seem right with electric. That plane should definitely be gas.

[Doozer]

PICS PICs PIcs Pics pics

[19000rpm]

It wrapped for christmas now. But, I'll be shooting some pics soon after.

[Evan]

man this christmas wrapping stuff. ive got a few gallons of fuel wrapped under the tree and am about to run out so i think im going to open one early.

these planes are all awesome, ive been eyeing the carbon z for awhile. but wont do it for awhile i need a dx7 more then i want the z

[19000rpm]

There's a new contender in town.

The Su-35 made by Freewing. Freewing makes some great EDF's. I have their F-16.

42" wing span, 64" in length, TV and twin 70mm fans. Excuse me while I wipe the drool of my face.



www.bananahobby.com/2249.html

[Gabe]

Whaaaaaaaaat???

[dditch66]

I've always wanted a Gee Bee R2 because they look like they can't fly.
this vid shows this guy can fly it just fine.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=krRpwUBjdAQ

[19000rpm]

R2: Just the biggest engine they could stuff into an airframe with minimal lifting and control surfaces. Too much torque on take off and required lots of speed to land. Anything less than 3/4 throttle and it wants to fall out of the air. A walk in the park.

You might want to try the new Eflite UMX. With a 3 axis gyro even mortals can fly it. ;D

[dditch66]

Gyros, LOL! only whimps need gyros....
Just kidding. Heck, I preech about gyros for stability if you did not know:
www.mycoolrc.com/gyro/indexnew.html

The R2 is exactly the platform I am looking for to showcase how gyros help on scale planes.

[19000rpm]

Initially I wasn't a big gyro fan for planks, but I have moved from ignorance to enlightenment. At least a little. I still think they are mostly superfluous for the average plane, but some airframes like the R2, 3D EDF's, etc, really benefit from the gyros.

I'm going to put a single axis gyro, or maybe modify Eflite's AX3, on one of my Mig 29's just for the fun of it. Harriers, high alpha, hovering. He, he, he. ;D

[Gabe]

Yup - RC Powers has opened my eyes to the incredible use of gyros. Come to find out, f-22's are actually tail heavy in real life and are stabilized by gyros.

[19000rpm]

Yep, rcpowers was a pioneer in this. He was using single axis gyros, cheap ones at that, and did some amazing stuff.

With the new 3 axis gyros the sky is no longer the limit. ;D

[dditch66]

I think RC Powers brought what was done out into the open. I'll credit him with that. He was able to design some things that NEEDED the gyro and allowed it to be more aerobatic.
But he confused so many people with how he described things (calling a rate mode gyro autopilot and such) which is what prompted me to write the stuff up myself (sometimes I confuse people too though). Then later, simplified it and did some more How To pages on it.

I don't recall which was the first military jet to rely on gyros, but I know the F-16 can't fly without it. I think it may have been the first mainstream tail heavy fly by wire jet.

BTW, if you did not notice it, I have a page on 2 axis 2 gyro elevon setup too.
www.mycoolrc.com/gyro/elevongyroinstall.html

The 2 elevon planes I had (funjet and an EDF) did not really need stabilization cause the darn things flew fast, but that flying dog house on that page is a PIG! It was so unstable to fly, that after my first airshow, I was determined to get gyros on it. Someone emailed me the info on offsetting 2 gyros and not using an onboard mixer and I was impressed at how much easier it was to fly.

I don't have gyros on every plane, but a select few I have them on just makes them more enjoyable to fly. my Airfoilz foamie profile with 3 gyros, I can fly in winds that makes people pack up and leave.

[19000rpm]

RC Powers was a little confused himself as he was learning as he developed these systems.

Thanks for the link. I believe you are correct about the F-16. A friend of mine flies one in the guard. Following close behihd was the mirage I believe.

I'd like to hear more from you on this. I'm planning to put at least a single axis gyro, but preferrably 3 axis on some of my TV EDFS.

[Doozer]

www.troybuiltmodels.com/items/GWULTIM-050V1CAF.html