NEW BEAST 60
 

See it here...I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT BEING OFFERED IN A GLOW VERSION TOO!!! oh well... i guess the market is changed for us ole traditional glow guys... no engine guys.. considering the nice new gas powerplants too I guess it's time to get some batteries *grin* this looks like a winner.

. http://www.horizonhobby.com/products/beast-60e-arf-EFL9000?cm_mmc=email-_-130628AirNewsletterJuneB-_-Image1-_-EFL9000&amp;utm_source=bronto&amp;utm_medium=email &amp;utm_term=Image+-+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonhobby.com%2Fproducts%2Fbe ast-60e-arf-EFL9000%3Fcm_mmc%3Demail-_-130628AirNewsletterJuneB-_-Image1-_-EFL9000&amp;utm_content=Tear+Up+the+Sky+with+the+E-flite+Beast+60e+ARF&amp;utm_campaign=062813_HH_Air _NL_June_B# <br type="_moz" />

RE: NEW BEAST 60
 

It is a surprize.

RE: NEW BEAST 60
 

Nice surprise

RE: NEW BEAST 60
 

Great looking airplane for sure!

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Here is my Beast. Just waiting on servos and motor.

RE: NEW BEAST 60
 

Straight of of the box here.

RE: NEW BEAST 60
 

What do you have on the front of the cowl to simulate a radial engine?

RE: NEW BEAST 60
 

There is a decal that comes in the kit.

RE: NEW BEAST 60
 

Is there any way to put a small gas engine in this airframe?

RE: NEW BEAST 60
 

This plane is designed for electric power only. If you were to install a glow or gas engine i think the vibration would shake it to bits in no time.

You would have to do quite a bit of strengthening and reinforcing which would add a significant amount of weight. Even then you can't get inside the wings etc. which may not be strong enough to cope.

I'm hoping they will release an IC version in this size.

RE: NEW BEAST 60
 

I too thought it looked like it was strictly designed for electric, but I have a friend that was inquiring about it.
It would be nice to have an IC version.

anyone flying one of these yet?

Hello All,

The Beast are trickling in and should be out by the end of the month.

We have found an incompatibility between the production Power 60 470Kv motors with the 80 Amp ESC. Due to this we have changed the recommendation of the ESC for the Power 60 470Kv to the Castle Phoenix Edge 100. Please see the notice attached.

Thanks David



http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=1910314

just enjoy the clean cut cow and clean running electric power 60 ? why would you want to slime up this airframe , I am happy they are not showing this in nitro ..

I have my Beast almost ready to go. as you can see i have fitted the Power 90. i will try a APC 19x8 on 6s and see how it goes. i'm at work for 8 days so hopefully if the weather is ok, the test flight will be next week.

Hmm How will this do with a Hacker C50?

QUOTE=acdii;11597191]Hmm How will this do with a Hacker C50?[/QUOTE]

It looks like the recommended prop for this is a 21". I think clearance would be an issue. When the plane is level, there is about 1" clearance.

Dave - Thanks for the update. This plane had cause me to try electric. You guys keep up the good work.

Why not use a 3 blade prop? Will look better too. Interested in how it turns out if you go that way.

It looks like the recommended prop for this is a 21". I think clearance would be an issue. When the plane is level, there is about 1" clearance.[/QUOTE]

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Looks like the prop on the Funtana is 22" so guess its too big. I still dont know what I am going to do with it, maybe stick it on the wall as art.

Electric powered planes cannot replicate the experience of an internal combustion engine. Local lhs has two of these planes in stock. Looked at them Friday night. Was hoping I could mod them for IC power. Too much work. Horizon just lost a sale. It is a sharp plane for sure though.

If it can take a gas engine though, no need to fuel proof, but the frame would need some reinforcing.

I have putt a DLE 35RA on one of my BEAST 60e .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFVQ1YqCeNQ


http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showp...postcount=2422

I dont know enough about electric to know why the C50 wont work with the recommended prop for this plane.

Are you looking at something like this ? Hacker Brushless Motor C50-14L 6.7:1