E-Mo

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Anyone have a vid of the 60 t___t flying ?
i want to see how this one compares with the 40 on film.

davebart

Hi Guys,

I have a question about the fuel tank. I apparently left mine at home and I am a sno-bird so will not be home til March. Could someone tell me the size of the tank and if anyone replaced it with another went electric, would you like to sell yours???

Thanks, Dave

pilotpete2

Hi Ed,
I just sold my Twist 40 at auction Saturday, with that old G51 and old airtronics radio, it brought in enough to pay for a new Twist 60[8D]
I plan to break in the the Evo .61 I have NIB on it, it's a freebe from RCR (well free if you don't count the pizza bribes) I hope the .61 isn't too disappointing, but then after I break in the EVO I can always go with more cubes.
Best Regards,
Pete

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Pete the 61 will fly the twist but if you are planing on full out 3D start thinking more cubes. good luck have fun

Colyn

I agree the 60 will fly it but you will definatly need more power for 3D type flying I have a Saito 100 and i personally think this is the perfect motor for the plane with a 16X4 APC, Colin.

Mike Baldwin

I no that I haven't been around for a while, new job that really cuts in to my building and flying time, but I finially got around to working on some of my planes the other day. I peiced back together my fuse to my Twist 60. I looks good except for where the rear of the wing meets the fuse. This was real tight before the crash and now ther is about a 1/8 inch gap. The gap is even and looking at the horizonal stab it is level with the wing. The only thing I am worried about is I may have possibly changed the incidence between the stab and wing. I dont have a incidence meter or a refference of what it was before the crash. I might be able to barrow a meter if someone could check what the stab is compared to the wing. All I have left to do is recover it so if I have to make adjustments now is the time.

Colyn

I'll measure mine for ya bud...but I have to tell you I'm selling it now ...I have ordered the Twist 1.50 and an Evoultion Gasser the 26 gt to pull her!!!!! so I won't need my 60 now I only hope the 1.50 flys as easy as my 60, because the 60 I have now is just a sweety to fly I'll try and get around to it tomorrow, Colin.

Mike Baldwin

Thanks Colyn. It will be much appreaciated. Keep us updated on how that gasser goes in the 150.

davebart

I have flown my Twist 60 on three different days and having problems with it being tail heavy. I have the Evo .61 with a 13x4w. I set the CG at 6" as most have suggested here in the forum, but I have had trouble landing it. Not too bad with a half tank of fuel but today I could not get it to stop ballooning on me and then asked a more experienced pilot to land it. He almost didn't get it on the ground and the tank was nearly empty so that weight was gone. Any suggestions???

Colyn

Hi I had the same problems to start with balloning I set mine up to perfection and had a couple of deadstick landings due to empty tanks......having too much fun it did not matter if the tank was full or empty the thing was awesome,. ....I set my C.G to 150 MM measured at the fuse sides from the L.E, I had a 16X4 prop so the same pitch as yours, it flew great, all I can suggest is move the c.g a litle father forward, you will have to add some weight I am sure, but do it a couple of mm at a time till it flys nice then try and arrange the motor, receiver, battery ect instead of adding the weight, you did not mention the all up weight, did you have to add much weight to balance it??? also what is the idle set to on the motor because when I first flew mine I had a 15X8 prop with a new motor with a high idle, the thing used to ballon just breathing on the elevator!!!!, see if you tach the motor and if possible reduce the idle speed with out causing a possible deadstick situation. or better still see if you can kill the motor on final and see if it ballons deadstick in the same manner, if it does not then you know its a power issue... hope this helps Colin.

davebart

Thanks Colyn, I did not weigh the plane, I don't have a scale available. I did add 1oz of weight to the tale but only made an 1/8" (3mm) difference to get it to the 6inch CG. The engine is spot on the specs and the 6V receiver pack is under the shelf where the throttle servo is located. We have been having a bit of trouble setting the EVO .61 engine but when this was happening, the idle was fine. The engine has been another issue. We have been blowing a lot of oil all over and the EVO engine only lets you adjust it so far because of some stops they put on but we did bypass the one on the high end. We did a couple low idle fly-bys to check and idle sounded good. I plan to mount the battery vertical up against the back of the fuel tank. I also will remove the 1oz weight from the back. This should bring my CG to about 5 to 5.5 inches (approx. 130MM). We tached the engine at 10800 with the 13x4w and the 12x6 props which are about the same.

davebart

Here is the latest on my CG issue. I moved the 6V battery to just behind the gas tank and removed the weight from the tail. The CG ended up at 5-3/8 inch (137 mm). I flew it with a full tank down to about 1/2 tank. I landed it several times without a problem. I did not get the tank below 1/2 so not sure how it will handle with an empty tank, but, I will take it. I had a lot of fun with it and look forward to many more good flying. I will probably change the EVO .61 to a larger engine before long. I am still learning so will use this plane for to learn 3D.

delman

It doesn't look that big but the size on the side of the tank is 17 oz / 500 cc - maybe due to its oval shape.

Sorry didn't realize your question was a month ago.

Colyn

get yourself some more horse power and fly the wings off it, it really is a blast to fly and easy to 3d.glad you are now enjoying it
Colin.

aa2dd

Hi guys ..........

I have the Twist 60. This is my 2nd one. the first lasted 3 flights! (don't ask) Anyhow, have set the cg at 6". engine is Saito 100 with 16x4w apc. When landing, it ballons so badly that i have to force it down with the elevator (big time down). Just gave it a touch more down thrust on engine, but have not had a chance to test yet. it is a bit unpleasant when you flare for touch-down to have the plane point its nose upwards like you are doing a harrier, and then float across the field, slowly climbing, till it slows down enough to just fall out of the air. this is the only plane that i have ever had that will ballon like this. seeing other people speak of it seems to tell me it is a built in flaw or something. has anyone found the reason and cure for this lil habit?

Bruce

AA2DD

davebart

Bruce, I just went through that same problem. See above comments on this page. Apparently not all Twist 60's are created equal. You will need to play with the CG. I had to move mine down to 5-3/8 inches....Dave

sortie

AA2DD
You described exactly how my first flights at the field were last season. Waiting for the weather to improve for the start of this year before flying again, but I am expecting the same thing for flight characteristics.
The Twist 60 reminded me of flying a kite on a string... it just will not come down.
One flight I killed the engine to see what a deadstick was going to be like, talk about losing airspeed, even as i kept the nose pointed down the plane stalled all the way to touchdown.
Hoping to get a hover out of it this year
WDH

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there were to many things about this plane that were strange. great for some wild 3D but the floting is a little extreem, i got to the point I was adding down trim to land.I ended up changing to the SHOWTIME 4-D 90 put the twist to back up status .

may change the twist to electric

aa2dd

Thanks for the comments guys. My first Twist 60 size (RIP) did not have any strange traits. It flew great and was easy to land... This one has a few strange "quirks". I will move the cg up, make her a touch nose heavy, and see what happens.

Bruce

AA2DD

Brendon

Hey guys been reading the thread, I've got the 60 as well with a Saito 120 on it, cg is at 6-14" a little balloning but not to bad, originally had cg at 6-1/2" had to move it up. Wan to talk power whooaa!!
Buy the way good thread guys.

BANJOAIRPLANE

I am a Twist 40 fan,been flying it for a few months now.I had an Evolution 1.00NX that needed a home so I bought the 60 Twist.I can't believe how well built and complete this thing is!I am ready for a maiden.I balanced at 6" with no extra weight by placing a 1000 Mah pak all the way back by the tailfeathers.Filled the void in front of the battery pak with foam.Looks like it is going to be a hoot to fly.Someone was asking the fuel tank size.BIG![X(]

rclement

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Well, after reading this thread from beginning to end I'm itching to get one..... All I have is a Saito 91 one though and didn't see anyone using one on this plane. [] Any suggestions?

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I had a saito 91 on a u can do 60 wasn't bad . try it if it isn't to your likeing the soito 100 bolts up the same you can change any time

rclement

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Is anyone still flying this plane? I don't see much written about it lately. ? Have people given up on this plane?

GPutt33

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Heck yes - I'm still flying mine, just waiting for this winters snow to clear off the runway[8D]. I went out about 3 weeks ago and you couldn't even tell where all of the picnic tables were [>:]. Actually, we have turned the corner in the last couple of weeks, and last Sunday I took the Twist3D out and flew it (also with a new Spectrum Rx in it). Had to carry the planes over the snow banks to get them to the runway, but at least most of the runway is clear now. I installed a Spectrum Rx in the Twist 60 this winter as well, so I am just waiting for a day to get out to the field and try that out. I flew the dog snot out of it last year and really liked it once I got the CG where I needed it. Upped the throws on everything to get it to react as fast as the Twist3D, and it's close. Running an OS 91 in the nose of it.