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wyo69cowboy,  how did you set up your elevators and how did fix your gear?

kochj

Did anyone else drop there jaw when you saw this one!!!YEAHHHHhh...

THis means that they will complete the line with a 1.60 sized reactor bipe!!!! I can't wait........

I might just drop the one Ihave and sell it ....Pick up this one....

flymhi

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Giovanni,

Be careful with the Saito brand of the right angle adapter. It is not CNC machined but made from a cast. There are reports of it breaking with minimal use. Ihave it but chose to order the machined one for extra strength.

I'm running a 13x8 currently but might change it.

Happy flying!

Shane

wyo69cowboy

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rc nut, I started a year ago using an old Futaba 72mhz FM with no mixing, so I used a reversing y-harness for the elevator servos. I crashed it due to interference, and switched to 2.4ghz Futaba 7C. I'm using the mixing function for the ailerons on that, but just used the reversing y on the elevators since I already had it. I wrecked the damm thing again recently, from apparent glitching on 2.4. Was really scratching my head on that one, as there was no one else in the air, and the 2.4 supposedly cures that. However, I did have a jittery Hitec225MG aileron servo, which I had noticed before, and don't know if that contributed or not. I switched that servo out, and will be flying it again this weekend at the fly-in in Riverton.

wyo69cowboy

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I also have used the Graphtech carbon gear, and am on my second set of those. I'm really feelin' kinda amateurish in my flying lately, cuz I keep having issues with a variety of things, from flameout deadsticks to the interference stuff. My Reactor is on it's 4th fuse and 3rd set of wings! I keep rebuilding it because I really like it and don't have a lot of other planes to throw in the air right now. I like the Graphtech gear, as it is lighter, looks better, and eliminates the sweepback. I have broken them twice at the root; first pair ruined, second pair only stressed/de-laminated, so I ran some thin CA into them. We'll see if they hold up. I also ran a pair of the stock gear reversed, and that works pretty good too.

kochj

I made my own out of fiberglass, I will let you know how they hold up.

It can be quite frustrating to have things like that happen....
I can get on a sim and bust out anything wiht ease, but real flying, there are soooo many different obsticles that you
have to overcome to be successfull at keeping it in the air...
Miss any one thing and it can ruin your week.............

FlyNick

OS 81FS-a with stock muffler with inside and ouside OS manifolds



JR DS3421 Mini Digital MG and ball links with carbon rods

TruBlu02

Flynick,
Your Plane looks great! Let us know hw it flies with the OS on it. I have been curious how that particular engine stacks up against the Saito 82. What size prop are you using?

rc airplane nut

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Is there a review of the Reacter anywhere on the internet?

Zippi

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http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=751668[

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Is there a review of the Reacter anywhere on the internet?

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rc airplane nut

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Thanks for the link Zippi!

rathmn

I was out having a great time with the reactor today. I am also running the OS FS 81a. I found the prop I am going to use. The APC 15X4W works great. I get about 9300 RPM static with that prop. I am flying at 4000' and It has out of sight vertical. I was using a zinger 14x6 and it did not even compare. I love this engine.

The only bad news for the day was that I was doing some high speed blenders and I stripped the gears out of my right aileron servo. It isa futaba 9650. I will have to check to see if they make metal replacement gears!

wyo69cowboy

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rathmn, I have found the same thing with my Saito .82. I tried both a 14x4w APC and a Xoar 14x6, and then went to the 15x4wAPC. What a difference! I'm at about 5000' here, and get about 9100 on the 15x4w. I can get a thousand more with the 14x4w (10,100-10,300) but the 15x4w pulls much harder! How's your idle and reliability with the inverted OS? I'm still having troubles keeping mine consistent; don't know if it's the idiot operator or what, but I did just order an onboard glow setup I'll be trying...

rathmn

Idle was great right out of the box. I had tolean the low end outafter the first fewflights but it hasbeen super reliable. I have only run about 1 1/2 gal through the engine and it starts and runs like a dream. The OS FSwasexpensive but I have had so few problems with OS I just keep going back.

rathmn

Here are a few pictures of the set up. I just ran the exhaust out the side. I looked at the adaptors but did not want to add the extra weight. I have to takeexhause off to get the cowl off butits not to much of a problem.

The other picture is of my first fuselage. I had a right wing low touch down and it ripped the right side of the fuse out when the gear bent back. That sucked! I beefed up the new fuse and so far so good!

rc airplane nut

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Would an MDS .48 2-stroke be enough power for it at about 4,200 ft.?

rathmn

I think  a .48 anything would be under powered.  There is no way you could do 3d.  I'm sure it would get it off the ground and might do alright as a sport flyer. 

FlyNick

I have some great flying yesterday with my Reactor and the OS 81 FS-a runs great.

I got the low needle leaned and I have a very nice idle at around 2,100 RPMs.

I still run the high needle rich for another 1/2 a gallon before lean it more and get some temperature readings with the cowl on. I get arounf 10,200 RPMs on full throtle. I am still running 16x8 APC and later on I will put on the 15x4W.

rc airplane nut

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That is all Ineed it for (at least for a few years) It will be my second plane Hopfully

FlyNick

Created a second hatch behind the original hatch to install the battery and regulator so the plane balances perfectly and the recommended point.




... and the engine

zxxflyer

Looks good!!

Nice touch on the added hatch!

FlyNick

Thanks zxxflyer.

It is definitely a great plane to work on; it looks great and flies even better.

flymhi

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FlyNick,

Looks really good. Iwould cut out some additional space on the cowl for added airflow. Ineed to cut additional on mine as well.

Good luck with her...she's a beauty!

Flymhi

rathmn

That opening in flynick'scowl looks good to me. You want the opening in the front to be only 1/3 the size of the exit in the back or you won't get the pressure differential required to move the air through efficiently. To big ofopening in the front and the air just won't move through as well. Just take a look at a real airplanes cowl.

wyo69cowboy

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Did a little flyin' at the Billings Flying Mustangs flyin over the weekend; good time and lucky to come home with my plane in one piece! See the attached pic: one half of the elevator hinges tore off. I had done a blender and a couple other pretty violent maneuvers, and then noticed somethin' flapping in the wind. Thought it was covering and came down a little closer and saw the elevator hanging. Was a little hairy, but got it lined up with the runway and basically harriered it in the grass next to the runway. Thank god for two elevator servos!