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RE: Air Hogs Ae... - 7/27/2006 12:43:58 AM   
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gtx, I had bad luck with the wing dragon,but I was completely new at the time,still I don't recommend it.Take a look at the toytronics stuff.I may be wrong,but thats my take on it.


I am considering the T-Hawk, but on the other hand it is almost twice the price with shipping. Did you have the V2 wing dragon that just came out, or the older model? I think they made servo changes and some other improvements.
I fly helicopters (big surprise coming from the superskids guy) and did fly planes a little about 20 years ago. I want my 11 year old son to fly it, too. He can hover helis and fly the AA's with no problem. All the wing dragon reviews make it sound real good, but I don't know how much I trust them. If nobody here has anything positive to say about the wing dragon V2 (that's owned one), I'll probably pass on it. Otherwise it's 50/50.

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RE: Air Hogs Ae... - 7/27/2006 1:53:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		googled, I have a plane working now similar to what your talking about. The pic's are on page 80 I think.

chris, if you can't find your reciept PM me, I have spare controllers.

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RE: Air Hogs Ae... - 7/27/2006 5:17:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here is my newest mod, finalized, I think. The plane climbs faster, is stable up to 80% power. Once you give it full throttle it may barrel roll while maintaining it's heading. The glide factor is doubled. Try it out. The wing extensions are about 1 1/8". Of all the mods I've done this one is the best for glide and climb ratios. I am using a 30" silk ribbon on it.

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RE: Air Hogs Ae... - 7/27/2006 5:22:18 AM   
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RE: Air Hogs A... - 7/27/2006 10:23:05 AM   
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You don't think your ribbons are causing your motor/ transistor burnouts do you? by causing extra drag?

You certainly are the ribbon king! (...queen?)

Just kidding!

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RE: Air Hogs A... - 7/27/2006 10:49:20 AM   
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Air-Hogs-Aero-Ace-Add-a-DC-Jack-and-Save-Batteries_W0QQitemZ300010329594QQihZ020QQcategoryZ2563QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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RE: Air Hogs Ae... - 7/27/2006 12:01:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		GTX That link did'nt take me to a wing Dragon,but I did have the older version.I don't know what to say,for the price maybe give it a try.The other planes are more expensive,but definitly stronger,with better electronics and extra spare parts included.The T-Hawk is a little bigger and faster than the Skyseeker which is more of a get em up,do some loops and sail around type of plane.Maybe the Wng Dragon first and something better later.

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RE: Air Hogs Ae... - 7/27/2006 12:38:18 PM   
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I am using a 30" silk ribbon on it.


Ayrton S mentioned the ribbon causing burnout, something to consider.
Also I remember you thinking of adding 4 stock AA motors to a plane, I'd
scrap that idea.
I haven't flown my plane with the capacitors yet, too windy, but I'll let you
know how many hours I get out of it.

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RE: Air Hogs Ae... - 7/27/2006 3:04:45 PM   
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GTX That link did'nt take me to a wing Dragon,..........Maybe the Wng Dragon first and something better later.


Hmmmm....all 3 links bring me to wing dragons. Don't know what's wrong there. And you're right, there's nothing stopping me from getting something else later.
Maybe the Wing Dragon will be a pleasant surprise. If it doesn't fly great, I'm sure some mods can be done to it for less than the $90 difference that the other planes cost. The thing is, with this type of plane, you can't go by the price. The cost to manufacture any of these models (like wing dragon, freedom or t-hawk) is about the same. The quality of moldings, materials and workmanship can vary, but the cost is still about the same.

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RE: Air Hogs Ae... - 7/27/2006 4:00:23 PM   
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Sorry, here is a better pic of the wing. Tim


Do you think that would work with the whole lower wing?

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RE: Air Hogs A... - 7/27/2006 4:50:10 PM   
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i tought of this yesterday (after my aa land in wather, i was drying it with the vacuum cleaner) about that you think you're frying the rx with wind... you should try a fried rx with still an engine running (just in case you fry or destroy something else). wire it to have an amp meter, put it to full throttle and use your vacum cleaner to create wind. this way you know what's going on with the amp.

let us know if you tried it.

mart

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