rc airplane nut

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The reason for me wanting a .90-1.20 is I want to get my first gasser some time but the 50cc is alittle bigger than what I want. Also, the 50cc uses 2 servos per aileron so that would be $50 dollars more at the least. And, any less cost would be better for me because I'm 14 and only get around $500 a year with my spring job, money that people give me at the holidays, and payment for building planes for a friend.

Have you flown your 50cc yet, Jeff?

wyo69cowboy

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Yes, my 50 flew very nice. Lost it on the third flight due to battery failure. Not the plane's fault; I forgot to check the batteries. Had done my engine breakin and those three flights all on the same charge, and it browned out the receiver and lost control. I was being careful about everything else: landed and checked bolts, servo connections, linkages, etc, but forgot the batteries. Stupid me! I'm back to saving for a while; hope to replace it this spring. Just need the airframe; will be able to salvage everything else.

rc airplane nut

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I bet that made you sick. I can afford another gallon of fuel if its fixable...lol My birthday is coming up so I might be able to get servos soon. I can't wait to fly it. I sent Great Planes an E-mail today for the updated landing gear. I couldn't straighten out the landing gear you gave me.

ro347

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Ok lets do it guys.....go to the gp site and suggest the .90-1.20 reactor. Even if in the end we dont intend to get it, or have moved on to other types of plane....lets see if they really are listening to us.

rc airplane nut

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I already did.

LIFlyer

Hi guys-

Some great info in this thread!!

I'll be getting a Reactor in short time, and was wondering what the general consensus was on equipping the plane, more specifically engine and electronics?

It seems as if a few members are happy with the OS81 engine. Will an 80 size 4 stroke give pretty much unlimited performance?

As far as electronics go, I'm using an old Futaba 7UAP, and hope that the radio is sufficient for the requirements of this plane.

As afar as servos are concerned, I've seen some mention of Futaba 9650 being used. Are these servos that are to be used on all the control surfaces or just certain ones?

Sorry about the somewhat ignorant and possible duplicate post. I'm just returning to the hobby after being away for some 15 years, and I'm having a BLAST after building a runway in my back yard.

Thanks for any help!!!

John

GarySS

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At your altitude I wonder if you need a bigger engine such as a Saito 100. I fly mine with an .82 at 1,860 ft altitude with adequate power. The Saito .80 is an older design and not as powerful as the .82.

LIFlyer

Yes, altitude might be a concern.

I'm at ~4600'

rc airplane nut

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wyo69cowboy gave me my reactor and his altitude is about 5000' and he said that the Saito FA .82 was pretty good verticle. Where I fly is about 3800' and I havent flown it yet but wyo69cowboy flew it here and it looked pretty good. I got a Saito FA .82 and I'm gonna get Hitec HS225MG servoes for the ailerons and elevator, a micro servo (I already had it and I'm not sure what it is) and a HS5485HB for the rudder. Your radio should be enough, I'm using a 6 channel JR radio.

wyo69cowboy

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There were some reports earlier in this thread that a few guys on 72mhz had some interference issues; the plane has an internal tube for a 72mhz antennae, but the dual elevator and rudder servo leads run parallel under it, so that may have been part of the issue. 2.4 flyers haven't had any issues; 72mhz might need to experiment with antenna routing.

ameyam

Coming back to the setup issue, I noted that the 75AX which some were suggesting me to use weighed 27oz while the 55AX 20oz, the 81A weighed 20oz while the 91SII (which I already have spare) weighs 22oz. The 91SII is rated at about the same bhp as the 81a and is not much heavier. I had trouble with running inverting the 75AX and the 55AX will have to be mounted at 45 deg angle to the vertical which doesnt give me too much confidence. So am considering the 91SII. For servos, I will be using Futaba standard 3010 servos. Radio, I have an old 9CAP with the 2.4GHZ module and have bought a 6008HS receiver.

Ameyam

rc airplane nut

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I just got an E-mail from GP telling me that my new landing gear is on its way. Here are your pics Jeff.

wyo69cowboy

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That looks like it went back together nice! Hope your Saito works better for you than mine! I deadsticked my new profile a couple of weeks ago and did some damage; I'm gettin' pretty frustrated with glow! bout to convert to all electric...

rc airplane nut

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I tried rebuilding the other tail but there were too many pieces missing. Also, how did you have your antenna? I hope my engine works better too. It took alittle sanding but It went together pretty easy.

rc airplane nut

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Jeff, How did you fuel my Reactor when it was yours? Also where did you have your battery?

wyo69cowboy

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I used this [link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXWDG9&P=ML]dubro ez filler[/link] to fuel; I had 2.4 so the antenna was just inside the fuse. I think the tube running to the tail works for 72 mhz; just make sure to do a range check for any interference before you fly. My battery was near the rear of the bay inside; strapped in with velcro and foam.

rc airplane nut

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Thanks, Jeff.

rc airplane nut

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I'm using a hitec HS5485HB digital servo on the rudder. my question is, will I need a heavy duty servo extension or will a regular one work?

RogerWilson

I recovered my glow soaked reactor fuse and converted the .46 FX to a turnigy 40-60 580kv electric on 6 cell 3000 mah setup and WOW!!! Much more powerfull and lightweight. I'll post pics when I get a chance.

ro347

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What did you use to get the oil out of the balsa?

LIFlyer

Well, I just pulled the trigger on the Reactor. Tower Hobbies had a $25 rebate on orders over $150, so it brought it down to $185 shipped.

I'm still trying to figure out if the Saito .82 will be sufficient at my elevation (4977') or if I should step up to something bigger.

Unfortunately, I really won't be able to "play" with it till sometime in January as I'm going to Italy for a month beginning December 7th.

Thanks everyone for all the great info in this thread.

ro347

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Has GP corrected the issues with the Covering and landing gear on this model?

RogerWilson

I got the oil out of the balsa by using a hot iron and paper towels on it. I put a piece of clean paper towel over the area in question (the whole bottom of the fuse on this darn thing). I leave the heat/paper towel on the area for 4-5 seconds then move the paper towel over to another clean part then heat that up for 4-5 seconds. It doesn't get all of it out but works really well. I still had to use some CA around the hatch area to get the new covering to stick down.

ro347

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Thanks!

ro347

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Does anyone actually have experience with both the reactor and showtime 50? How do they compare? I have a showtime 50 with Saito 91 now that I love. Its starting to show signs of glow getting into the fuse. At some point I will need to rebuild/recover or replace...possibly with Reactor.