diamondave

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the music wasnt bad, its the kind you hear in a club with all kinds of hotties dancing around

Slow and Steady

I thought Chris would like it. Ha HA!!! Fantastic plane and video. Need more!!!!!! Great Blog!!!

xtraflyr

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HMMM-Maybe someone(Joe) is looking for an EF sponsorship? HA-haha!

Frank

Thomas Luttrell

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Just finished buying five Hitec HS-7954SH servos for $79.95 each and all servo arms, need to decide on what servo to use for the throtle would like a standard Hign volt servo for it of just might use a JR DS 821 with in line voltage reg. Now I just need to buy tuned pipe, have a Slimeline pits I could use but want the power and less noise. Anyone want to but a Slimeline pits mufler for a DA50?

JoeAirPort

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Yeah I wish I had that kind of life style. Too commited to work, family, and girlfriend.....and flying as much as possible.

JoeAirPort

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I prefer to use beefy throttle servos so I don't have flame outs down low. So I have been using the Hitec 5985 and have not had one single issue (running 6.6 volt A123's). I'd just get another high voltage beefy servo for the throttle. Many people here use the big servos on the throttle. The vibrations, not the torque, are what we worry about. By the time you add the servo and regulator you're there.

ArcherIIDriver

Well, it's no Joe Airport Production ...but here are a few clips of my Yak from Monday. The camera is a bit shaky and I suck at editing, but it was fun anyway. Hope y'all enjoy.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoB2a7_xNS8[/youtube]

JoeAirPort

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Hey Jeff that was awesome. Tell you the truth I had no idea mine was going to be a production. I never saw my friend Paul's work. I was expecting a video just like yours. I like just the flying videos, so that was great. Nice flying. Your plane is almost the same exact weight as mine. There's lots of cool videos and pictures on this thread lately. I say we keep it going.

House2twist

Hey joe, if you don't want that EF sponsorship, I'll take it!!!!!!

diamondave

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looks good jeff

Slow and Steady

Great video! Like the close ups of each menuver. If I can learn to do half of thiem before the plane is planted, I willl be happy. Can you tell me your batter and receiver set up. I am curious about the weight. Are you using a Smart Fly system, dual batteries, etc. Thanks for sharing.

ArcherIIDriver

Thanks. I run a single 2300mah A123 through a Fromeco Kodiak switch to power the rx (AR9000) and a 4.8v NiMH (~2000mah) on the ignition. No regs, PE's, etc. Just the basics. I do run an optical ignition kill.

Other light weight goodies include:
Kevan tires (the cheap ones)
Titanium axles
CF spinner
No spats or gear cuffs/fairings

diamondave

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i know jeff didnt photo shop those pics of his, cause his camera took these too, great camera, so powerful it made mine look like an edge

JoeAirPort

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Yep our setups are very close. I have the Kavan expensive tires, no titanium axles, no gear fairings but I do have wheel spats. We're within an ounce of each other.

Slow and Steady

Thank youi for the heads up on your set ups.

Slow and Steady

Archer, Can you tell me approximately How much flight time you get per charge on the A123/2300?

JoeAirPort

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I get 5-6 10 minute flights on a 2300 A123. So an hour total. 7955's and a 5845 on throttle.

cjcyclesrc

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My plane normally uses 300-325 mahs in a 10 min flight.

My Yak has
AR9100
2300 mah. A123 on RX
Pin/Flag hooked to the AR9100
2- 5985's Ailerons
3- 5955's Elevators and Rudder
1- 5625 Throttle
Smart-Fly Ign Kill
1100 mah. A123 on IGN
Graphtec Carbon Gear
Kavan Air tires with PSP hubs and Axles

My Edge has
R921
2300 mah. A123 on RX
Pin/Flag hooked to custom Fromeco Switch
5- 7955's
1- 6985 Throttle
RcExl Ign. Kill from WrongWayRC
1100 mah. A123 on IGN

cjcyclesrc

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Cool Video!!

JoeAirPort

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Thanks Charles. This thread has really had a lot of cool pic's and videos recently. Keep them coming.

cjcyclesrc

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I'm working on a Video of the Edge now. It was shot by "Tankd" up at Tyler the day after the maiden. Your friend did an awesome job editing that video.

Slow and Steady

Thanks for the battery info.

Slow and Steady

Charles, Just wanted you to know, I contacted ES Composites and they noted what you said, 2 inches additional header length required for the ES55, with a total of 14 inches required. Thanks again for the great advise. Do you think the 2 inches can be added via the silicone connector tube or do I need a longer header?

cjcyclesrc

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I wasn't saying you needed 2 extra inches with the ES55. I was just saying the baffle moved back 1" in the large part of the pipe would be equal to more than 1" difference in the header. I would buy the E55 and try it without adding any length to the header. If you got the 50cc version you might have to add to the header for the extra cc's. The ES55 already has the baffle moved back.

Slow and Steady

I apologize for the confusion. ES, the pipe manufacturer said the baffle in the ES55 pipe is 1" further back and would require 2 additional inches of header i.e. 14 inch header for a 23 10 or 24 8 prop.