Cobra289

I found a fairly cheap way to score a decent 4 channel radio and reciever, lipo battery, charger, speed control, brushless motor, and 3 or 4, 9 or 10g mini servos, and a cheap little plane to thrash holes in sky, so you can pull the gear out. for less then 90 bucks.
http://www.bananahobby.com/1034.html
http://www.bananahobby.com/1034.html

Bipe Flyer

The radio looks like a Futaba Skysport 4. It even comes safely packed in foam that's shaped like a plane.

Has the term "3D" simply become synonym for airplane? I mean, look at the stuff they're calling 3D.
http://www.bananahobby.com/1227.html
http://www.bananahobby.com/1071.html

BMatthews

A 3D MIG!?!?!?!?!?

Bipe Flyer

I had one of those Migs, and I can tell you it is definitely not 3D - barely 2D.

Cobra289

LOL i Guess so Bipe, I guess if it can do a roll its 3d.......=-P

Still thought the Decent radio and the micro servos are worth it.. $80,Moth looks fun for a while.. I think im going to buy one.
I could see the Cessna being 2d, but by no mean 3d... THey even state that the Cessna is capable "of mile Aerobatics".

BuzzBomber

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Hey, it moves in 3 dimensions, right?

rainedave

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This is a pretty cool .15 model for $64.

Hey rog, take a look:

http://www.bananahobby.com/gp1028.html

Bipe Flyer

My chair exists in 3 dimensions...

Cobra289

I like that! Anyone think that a 1976 OS.10FSR would power that plane??? Estimated FLight weight of 1 1/2lbs....plus 3 or 4 Futaba standard servos? couldnt be more than 2lbs. My Obese Cub will probably be slightly over 2lbs. This .10 will pull that.
The Cessna Skyline is one of my favorite little 4 passenger planes

longdan

It may move in 3 dimensions, but only 2 dimensions at any one time.

pt40crasher

Haha. Good one.

BMatthews

GOtta admit that $90 for all that is a pretty darned good deal. Not sure what the Rx is or if it's any good and it would likely benifit from a Lipo transplant but it's still a pretty decent price for the rest of the stuff.

Cobra289

Futaba makes darn good stuff. I would put the radio in my planes. Hell, i would even run one of futaba's in my T-maxx... over $800 in mods..

Bipe Flyer

The radio looks like a Skysport 4, but do you think it's a real Futaba? I couldn't find the word Futaba anywhere on the page. I wonder if it is a knockoff.

I like this part of the description:
"Perfect appearance and emulation (Scale appearance, great attention has been given to details)"

Sneasle

Hey, If anyone buys, that Cessna, Please let me know. Looks like it might be an interesting flier if built correctly and light.

Cobra289

Anything would beat what i have for a radio. It isnt a bad radio but doesnt really have some of the features i would like. The system with the Moth isnt anybetter but still, its another radio. It was originaly bought for the Tamiya Ford F-350 Highlift, in December, with ground frequency 75mhz. this is all i have to fly on.


Around the 5th i will end up buying eather the Cessna or the 3d Tigermoth with the radio. when I end up with one of the two i will let ya know. That Cessna yells at me. Just hope a .10 will pull it. I could use the Radio system that comes with the Tigermoth though.

That description is alittle jumbled..I dont think they are a US site. I would think they ship from the US though.

Bipe Flyer

They say that they're in LA, but judging by the grammar on the website...

This is the Futaba model I was thinking of.

build light

This would not be the first time a cheap clone of an already inexpensive product has crept into light!

Another thing is that what you see in the picture is not always what you will see when you open your box when you get yours. Case in point this pretty Pitts:
http://www.raidentech.com/4pisprtfelra.html

As cvan be plainly seen in just about every photo of this model on the website shows that the top and bottom wing have ailerons. This thread discusses the fact that wheb you get it home, only the bottom wing has them and what the seller says about it:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...tts+raidentech.

What you see is often what you get but of course in reality is sometimes not so...

Robert

BuzzBomber

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I was going to say, these models look a lot like the ones sold by raidentech, nitroplanes, ak-model, and a few others. They all look very similar, and seem to have the same lineup of models available.

Don't get me started on the whole 2-D/3-D/4-D thing. Whoever came up with the term 3-D to describe extreme freestyle aerobatics should be horsewhipped. Anytime a plane is flying, unless perfectly straight and level with no change in heading or altitude IT IS 3-D!!! And fitting a variable pitch prop does not make your plane travel through time any differently than without; therefore it is NOT 4-D!

Cobra289

ok, More research before i make a decision..

Bipe Flyer

I totally agree. All flying is 3D except for the Delorean in Back to the Future, which is 4D. What's next, a plane that can fly from side to side like a helicopter and called 5D? Maybe it can go under water - 6D! Maybe "D" doesn't stand for "dimensions".

MJD

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I think "D" stands for "Distorted" advertising claims, with the prefactor indicating how many.

MJD

BMatthews

Aren't the electric guys calling the reversing pitch props that make the model backup tail first 4D?

Bipe Flyer

Yes, that's what we're poking fun at. It makes no sense.

flyinrog

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I bet if you were in a plane, and it started to go backwards you'd be hopeing there WAS a 4D.....Raindave, like the others have pointed out..looks can be deceiving...I have enough stuff to do for awhile....Rog