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NEW QUEST - 1/4/2005 10:36:41 PM   
Eric.Henderson



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Status: offline 		I had a chance to look at the new ULTRA-RC QUEST today. I had gone to pick up a new cowl for my old Quest, (mine had been modified for several different engines and was getting worse than Swiss cheese!).

The first news is that if you have a Quest already and you need spares, they have a contingent of cowls, canopies, U/C, and major parts etc. they even have the colors of the covering available.

I have built two Quests and was eager to see what was different. This is what I found:-

1. The fuselage has a new front end. Much more more conventional with a firewall and a bay/hatch for a fuel tank behind the engine id so desired

2. No more beam mounts. Regular mounts included

3. The parts are laser cut this time.

4. The Wing is shorter to improve the snaps. 68.5" vs 72".

5. The whole plane is lighter.

I did not see it but I think the stab has moved a tad for better down lines.

Lots of "red" ones available this time.

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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/4/2005 10:39:49 PM   
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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/4/2005 10:53:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		Eric,

They look great. Do you by any chance know the new spec for the wing, like the wing area? In addition, could you advise what is the engine mount included in the kit?

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Kevin

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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/4/2005 10:53:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		The old QUEST pictured below was very good on a YS .91 or a 1.10. This lighter version looks to be another good match for the YS 1.10 of 2-c .91's.

Oh! I almost forgot the price is $249.99. See ULTRA-RC.com

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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/4/2005 11:37:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		Eric, Is the cowl huge or is there another piece to cover the tank hatch? Could you show the acces. pack that comes with it?
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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/5/2005 12:24:49 AM   
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First, thanks for posting this information. When I built my Quest I referred to your earlier build thread a number of times.

Do you feel the fuel tank/hatch compartment is strong enough on the new one as shipped. I remember on the other one you added some reinforcement. Does the firewall on the new version have right thrust built in?

Thanks,

Larry

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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/5/2005 5:32:23 AM   
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Eric,

First, thanks for posting this information. When I built my Quest I referred to your earlier build thread a number of times.

Do you feel the fuel tank/hatch compartment is strong enough on the new one as shipped. I remember on the other one you added some reinforcement. Does the firewall on the new version have right thrust built in?

Thanks,

Larry


Hi Larry,
It looks OK. I would need to get my hands on one to be sure. It would not do any harm to slip in some lite-ply to be sure. I would always put an extra plate of some 1/8" marine-ply on an ARF where the blind nuts go for the UC, just for good measure. [It stops them pulling through the original ply]

It uses regular radial "T" type engine mounts. I always fit a Hydemount, so I would probably move the firewall back my customary 1". I saw (no pun intended) that the side-thrust etc. is already there. I also forgot that it comes with a CF elevator joiner.

Even with a bit of kit-tuning a $250 91-120 4-c plane is a good deal. A bunch of folks used their older 1.20 YS's. FZ's and AC's and even some YS 1.40's (I plead the fifth on the last one). You can still put the rudder servo @ teh back if you go heavy on the nose-noise-maker :-)

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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/5/2005 4:38:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		One thing they didn't do on the new ones (I've got one) is mark the centerpoint of where the mount is supposed to go. It's not in the instructions, and it's not marked on the firewall. They were going to call China and get back to me, but I haven't heard back yet.

I used an ST 90 with a Macs pipe/Mueller wrap around header on my last one (met an untimely end), and I intend to do the same this time. Used a Hyde mount. Didn't have to move the firewall for the 2 stroke.

I saw the FRP elevator joiner. Better than the wire one they used before, but I think I will go with two of the JR mini digitals again, one on each elevator half. The elevators are awfully big for a joiner.

Jon Lowe

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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/5/2005 5:43:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Jon,
Please let me know how you get on with the mark-2 version. I am sorely tempted to get one for my aged but still hot YS 91, just so I could fly it against the original.

I fitted Bolly gear to mine BTW. It was lighter and just lying around my shop already finished off from another project. I usually paint the canopy and relieve some of the tank into the cockpit area.


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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/5/2005 9:06:07 PM   
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I'm building a Zafiro and have a new ST90 and thinking of doing the same thing you did (wrap around header and a mac pipe, it would all fit in fuse of a Zafiro). What kind of prop and RPM's were you getting from your piped set up?
Jeff

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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/5/2005 10:33:35 PM   
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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/6/2005 2:59:27 PM   
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Unfortunately, the plane met its end before I measured things. The last props I ran were a 16x6 and 16x7 APC. 16x6 gave very good vertical, but would go supersonic very easily in the air. 16x7 gave good, but not great vertical, and did not go supersonic, but it also speed the Quest up more than I'd like. Maybe a 17x5 or 6 would have been better? This was with a ST 90, wraparound header, Mac's Quiet pipe, 15% Mach7/Morgans fuel, with a Perry pump. I used the header at stock length directly into the pipe. Worked well, and JUST fit in the Quest without lengthening the tunnel. By the way, this is an old ST 90 SK, not the G, but they are basically the same.

Hope this helps.

Jon Lowe
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Jon,
I'm building a Zafiro and have a new ST90 and thinking of doing the same thing you did (wrap around header and a mac pipe, it would all fit in fuse of a Zafiro). What kind of prop and RPM's were you getting from your piped set up?
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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/13/2005 5:07:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well, I tried hard.... I ate "bad-for-me" candy, I drank a coke-a-cola or two, I even watched HBO specials and the Wings channel, but I could not resist the temptation of a new Quest sitting in a box only a few miles away.

One short car trip later, I was taking everything out of the box. I tore off all of the wrapping. This is about a 30 minute task. Then I cut up the box and disposed of the evidence before the "boss" got home. The empty brown box is a giveaway. A carton with a picture still on it is a dead giveaway. Anything on the bench is ignored. (BG)

The first thing that I noticed was that covering is a bit brighter, Ultracote I think. I could see evidence of lightening in the canopy floor etc. It definitely felt lighter all over. The laser cutting was evident in the wing roots and elsewhere.

I am pleased to say that this version is only available with red as the primary trim. No more "girly" pink!.... I like the tinted canopy and the new firewall. I'll throw on a Hyde YS 91 "A" mount and my refurbished YS 91.

With the shorter wing and lighter build this should be just what I want. I'm going to build it with the abilty to have 3-D and pattern throws.

More as it comes together.

Regards,

Eric.

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RE: NEW QUEST - 1/13/2005 2:14:49 PM   
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Actually, I LIKED the pink! Real men fly pink airplanes!!

Anyway, I cannot get an answer out of Ultra on where the center of the engine mount is supposed to be. They have owed me an answer for over a week. A second email goes unanswered, which surprises me since they were good about answering email before. Is your firewall marked?

You are right about the lighter construction. Very nice.

Thanks.

Jon Lowe

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Well, I tried hard.... I ate "bad-for-me" candy, I drank a coke-a-cola or two, I even watched HBO specials and the Wings channel, but I could not resist the temptation of a new Quest sitting in a box only a few miles away.

One short car trip later, I was taking everything out of the box. I tore off all of the wrapping. This is about a 30 minute task. Then I cut up the box and disposed of the evidence before the "boss" got home. The empty brown box is a giveaway. A carton with a picture st