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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/22/2006 10:53:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		here ya go. i drew this up a while ago cause i knew i'd need it at some point, its proven itself worthwhile more than a few times!

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 12:40:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		What is the battery mod? Did I miss something? My red plane came down today and has a new issue. I was flying in 8-10 mph winds, loops, snaps, rolls, all good. The being blown onto the roof not so great. But, what I found when I recovered the plane is astounding. I managed to dig a hole almost through the lower wing on both sides. This makes me think that, perhaps, they did alter the foam composition. That would explain the much improved glide ratio. Any other ideas? Anyone elses props eating wings? Tim


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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 1:11:29 AM   
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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 2:28:59 AM   
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What is the battery mod?


Basic AA surgery. Take a scalpel and gently slice the fuselage in two
at the front. Gently remove the battery from the top of the fuselage
and bring it down into the nose section. Some foam must be cut out
first to make room for the battery up front and stitch her back up!
Quite painless actually.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 3:20:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Better nose weight is the objective? I guess I'm at the why question.

The reason I wanted to post this time, is that I have noticed that the mono mod is not as aerobatic as my last two Bipes. I just took out my mono with canards and did not seem to out perform the new bipes. It may be wear and tear, the mono in question has probably 10-15 hours flight time. And I think that is a low estimate.

However, my last two new planes flew better out of the box, stunt better in or out of wind, and have better better glide ratios. I guess until the props drill holes in the bottom wing, they will continue to be bipes.


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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 3:33:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		ferndale, if you don't want the holes in the bottom wing then just put packing tape over the spot where the motors will hit. it's clear and it protects it some.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 3:50:26 AM   
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Better nose weight is the objective? I guess I'm at the why question....


It flies a lot better in wind and it climbs faster with the center of gravity moved ahead a little. Without the mod it will porpoise at full throttle so you have to cut back on the throttle for a smooth climb. With the mod you can climb smoothly at full throttle so it climbs faster.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 3:55:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		well I'm using scotch tape, same result, and I think less weight. Thanks for the tip. Can I assume that you are having the same thing occuring on your planes?

A bit of nostalgia, if in so short a period it could happen, go back and read some of the early posts about flight times. I just flew for 15 minutes with my new plane, no mods. I think some of those posters were extremely proud of 5-8 minute flights. AA's have come a long way, baby. Tim


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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 3:59:57 AM   
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here ya go. i drew this up a while ago cause i knew i'd need it at some point, its proven itself worthwhile more than a few times!

nick


Thanks. That's just what I needed. Some of these wire colors must be different. Mine has a yellow motor wire where yours is blue and an orange one where yours is red.

That's a pretty tight space to get the wire in. I may have to get a smaller soldering iron.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 4:02:27 AM   
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GTX, can't you take a peek at one of your other planes?


I would have done this if I had to, but they're glued back together and won't come apart as easily this time.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 6/23/2006 9:58:21 AM   
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This is my first RCUniverse post! I haven’t checked all 59 pages (!!!!!) about the X-Wing Mini Bipe – I got mine for just £15 from Maplin Electronics here in the UK.

My contribution is this – to bend the plastic tail-boom for glide control, hold it in the steam from a kettle for a few seconds, then bend a TINY amount and try the glide. It’s very easy to over-do it. Obviously keep the steam away from the electronics.

Now my question is this – (probably answered somewhere in the 58 pages above!!) – has anyone tried NiCads/ NiMhs in the Tx on the X-Wing? I’ve got through quite a few Duracells since I got mine – the little sucker seems to eat them!

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