Funtana ordered. What else is required?
10-10-2011, 06:43 AM
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RE: Funtana ordered. What else is required?
ORIGINAL: mbritt
Got the funtana back in the air this weekend for about 7 flights. since I couldnt get the darn thing to balance very well without adding 2 ounces of lead to the nose I ended up going with a 7s setup(3s & 4s zippy 5000 in series) and a xoar 18x8 on it. Also moved rudder out of the tail and made it a pull-pull. Im getting around 2200 watts using the logging in the ICE 100 to measure.
Components:
~ Hacker A50-12L
~ 10 amp castle BEC @6.5v
~ RX AR7000
~ Rudder & Ailerons 7775MG & 5245MG on elevator (53 degrees throw)
~ Castle ICE 100 (Settings are at Med timing advance (5)(default) and 12khz for the pwm.)
~ Xoar 18x8 (Now I think it would do much better with a 18x10 but I couldnt find one so I will have to order. )
~ 7s setup (3s & 4s zippy 5000 in series 20c)
~ 85 amps at WOT - 2200 watts
~ weight 9.6lb
Now that I have a position where it will fly neutral maybe I can get a 6s setup back in it to cut that 4oz of extra weight. Overall the plane did really descent 3D. I am going to go ahead and grab thecarbon fiber LG. I would also like to find a source for some good nylon bolts for the LG and SFGs etc. So if anyone knows where to get 3 & 4 mm nylon bolts I would love to know. (socket head prefered but not really holding my breath).
Got the funtana back in the air this weekend for about 7 flights. since I couldnt get the darn thing to balance very well without adding 2 ounces of lead to the nose I ended up going with a 7s setup(3s & 4s zippy 5000 in series) and a xoar 18x8 on it. Also moved rudder out of the tail and made it a pull-pull. Im getting around 2200 watts using the logging in the ICE 100 to measure.
Components:
~ Hacker A50-12L
~ 10 amp castle BEC @6.5v
~ RX AR7000
~ Rudder & Ailerons 7775MG & 5245MG on elevator (53 degrees throw)
~ Castle ICE 100 (Settings are at Med timing advance (5)(default) and 12khz for the pwm.)
~ Xoar 18x8 (Now I think it would do much better with a 18x10 but I couldnt find one so I will have to order. )
~ 7s setup (3s & 4s zippy 5000 in series 20c)
~ 85 amps at WOT - 2200 watts
~ weight 9.6lb
Now that I have a position where it will fly neutral maybe I can get a 6s setup back in it to cut that 4oz of extra weight. Overall the plane did really descent 3D. I am going to go ahead and grab thecarbon fiber LG. I would also like to find a source for some good nylon bolts for the LG and SFGs etc. So if anyone knows where to get 3 & 4 mm nylon bolts I would love to know. (socket head prefered but not really holding my breath).
My local hardward store (Ace Hardward) handles a good selection of 1/4-20 nylon bolts. Very nice and very cheap. Sometimes the obvious choices get overlooked.Thanks
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10-12-2011, 07:47 PM
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RE: Funtana ordered. What else is required?
I would also like to find a source for some good nylon bolts for the LG and SFGs etc. So if anyone knows where to get 3 & 4 mm nylon bolts I would love to know. (socket head prefered but not really holding my breath).
<hr />All you need to do is Tap the landing gear block for the size of nylon bolt you want to use. Works Good. Capt,n 1/4x20 is easy to do.
<hr />All you need to do is Tap the landing gear block for the size of nylon bolt you want to use. Works Good. Capt,n 1/4x20 is easy to do.
11-29-2011, 07:00 PM
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RE: Funtana ordered. What else is required?
ORIGINAL: mbritt
I will check them out thanks
I will check them out thanks
12-02-2011, 04:10 PM
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RE: Funtana ordered. What else is required?
Some photos of my Funtana 100x I took today 12/2/2011. It was cold and there was a slight amount of snow on the grass this early am. Capt,n
12-03-2011, 08:03 AM
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RE: Funtana ordered. What else is required?
I think it is the stock landing gear that came with it. I bought the airplane used (crash victim) and done lots of repairs. I will call the Guy I bought it from and ask. They seem like nice landing gears. So in all I got a airplane cheap...had to do lots of repair...and it is a nice flying airplane, but has to be handeled carefully and landed smooth. I do like it for now....but there is far betterI am sure. Capt,n
12-04-2011, 12:36 PM
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RE: Funtana ordered. What else is required?
I havent found any the right size here although I did take a small bit of rubber and use it between the LG and fuselage, I also switched over to the carbon Fiber LG to get that bigger prop on it. So far no troubles
12-04-2011, 12:38 PM
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RE: Funtana ordered. What else is required?
ORIGINAL: captinjohn
I would also like to find a source for some good nylon bolts for the LG and SFGs etc. So if anyone knows where to get 3 & 4 mm nylon bolts I would love to know. (socket head prefered but not really holding my breath).
<hr />All you need to do is Tap the landing gear block for the size of nylon bolt you want to use. Works Good. Capt,n 1/4x20 is easy to do.
I would also like to find a source for some good nylon bolts for the LG and SFGs etc. So if anyone knows where to get 3 & 4 mm nylon bolts I would love to know. (socket head prefered but not really holding my breath).
<hr />All you need to do is Tap the landing gear block for the size of nylon bolt you want to use. Works Good. Capt,n 1/4x20 is easy to do.
12-04-2011, 12:41 PM
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RE: Funtana ordered. What else is required?
FYI: finally got a little more weight of this plane before the season ended and man the lighter I get this thing the better it 3Ds. I am finally starting to really enjoy the plane. I did have to move the rudder servo out of the tail to get it to balance but it wasnt too hard.
Components:
~ Hacker A50-12L
~ 10 amp castle BEC @6.5v
~ RX AR7000
~ Rudder & Ailerons 7775MG & 5245MG on elevator (53 degrees throw)
~ Castle ICE 100 (Settings are at Med timing advance (5)(default) and 12khz for the pwm.)
~ Xoar 19/10 /20x10
~ 6s setup(2 x3s zippy 5000 in series 20c)[/i]
~ weight 9.4lb
Components:
~ Hacker A50-12L
~ 10 amp castle BEC @6.5v
~ RX AR7000
~ Rudder & Ailerons 7775MG & 5245MG on elevator (53 degrees throw)
~ Castle ICE 100 (Settings are at Med timing advance (5)(default) and 12khz for the pwm.)
~ Xoar 19/10 /20x10
~ 6s setup(2 x3s zippy 5000 in series 20c)[/i]
~ weight 9.4lb
