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Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 5/24/2006 6:28:17 PM

thevirginian

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Does anyone own this plane? I'd like to buy one and power it with a small gasser. Your reply is greatly appreciated.

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 6/1/2006 7:57:18 PM

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I am not familiar with the MFR. , but I deffinetly recommened the Ultimate, I've had a 50cc size from world's model's, the plane took alot of work to get it to fly right, but once it was dialed in,,, WOW , it is my favorite plane, I keep a .60 ultra stick as a fun fly plane , but my Ultimate is my baby. AEROWORK'S say they are working on another ultimate, I would wait for it and buy it, if they produce a QB arf like their extra 260 , yak, I will strip my present ultimate ,throw it in the trash and buy their new one. just my opinion. aerowork's has stepped up their arf's BIG - TIME, the 260 is as good as it gets, QB is the way to go, good luck. I would stay away from cheap planes and not so known mfr's. , stay with industry leader's,spend a little more money on good stuff and you can't go wrong.

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 6/2/2006 3:33:03 PM

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I was just offered a few choices of Nitroplanes Models for review, and this is one of the planes I am considering. Mike is right though, it's hard to go wrong with an Ultimate.

I just reviewed the Ultimate 120R by World Models last summer, and that one is definitely a winner.

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 8/20/2006 4:47:33 AM

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Mike,

Did you ever review this plane?

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 8/24/2006 11:50:39 PM

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I would also like to hear from ANYOINE that has had this plane?

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 8/25/2006 2:42:54 AM

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Hi Folks,

I received this plane to-day from Nitroplanes.

Usual story......No templates for the wing alignment.

Also assembly instructions suck so badly they are really useless. I downloaded the instructions from WM Ultimate 120 and can see they are worlds apart.

I will be taking this model to the UK so I wil not be assembling it here in the good old USA.

Has anybody tried to put a 20 - 26 cc gasser on this model yet..?

BCMA are advertising suitable engines for these size models at reasonable prices .... $ 275 complete.

Martin

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 8/25/2006 4:04:55 AM

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Hi DUBFLYER,
That kinda sucks, I have one on the way also, I have an OS 1.60FX going in it, should be enough!

Cant really expect much when paying Half what you would for a WM's one, just gunna have to slap it together and modify it depending on how it flys.
Does it look good tho? or is it a cheapy??

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 9/2/2006 2:55:17 AM

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I have the nitroplanes ultimate, and I absolutely love it!! It has the common short comings of the chinese kits such as instructions and canopies, but over all, it is a great aircraft for the money. I have about 30 flights on mine right now with an O.S. 91FX with 16X6 prop, and it pulls it around pretty good. It will barely hover at full throttle. I didn't like the canopy that came with it, so I spent $16 and bought one from Carl Goldberg, and it fit pretty good. I also changed the tail wheel assembly, and added flying wires, but that is all the changes I made to it. I also checker boarded the bottom of the wings and the stabs. I can post some pics if you want. Over all great airplane if you have a little experience with models!!!!!!

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 9/8/2006 1:21:46 AM

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Hey All

Well I'm happy I finally found a thread on this plane, BUT bummed at the very little experience with this plane, you see I ordered it last night.

And to boot I'll be converting it to electric, I would LOVE to hear from anyone who's has this plane and what they did/expirences.

Thanks

Brent

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 9/16/2006 2:04:22 PM

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quote:

I have the nitroplanes ultimate , and I absolutely love it!! It has the common short comings of the chinese kits such as instructions and canopies, but over all, it is a great aircraft for the money. I have about 30 flights on mine right now with an O.S. 91FX with 16X6 prop, and it pulls it around pretty good. It will barely hover at full throttle. I didn't like the canopy that came with it, so I spent $16 and bought one from Carl Goldberg, and it fit pretty good. I also changed the tail wheel assembly, and added flying wires, but that is all the changes I made to it. I also checker boarded the bottom of the wings and the stabs. I can post some pics if you want. Over all great airplane if you have a little experience with models!!!!!!

post them pics!

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 9/16/2006 10:52:29 PM

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I will try and post some pics, but this is the first time, and I might not get it right. Again, I love this plane, and it is the best flying airplane I have owned. If only it wasn't pink... oh well.

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 9/16/2006 11:18:17 PM

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jetfixr
What is it that is all around your canopy or did it come with it, it looks really nice, rollie

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 9/17/2006 2:15:18 AM

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No, the canopy did not come like that. It is flat gunship grey model paint. I just masked it off and painted it with a foam brush after I got it mounted. It only took ten minutes or so, but makes a world of difference. Jeff

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 9/17/2006 4:07:18 PM

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jetfixr

Question, where the kit does not come with a wing alignment template, how did you align yours?

This is my next step and wanted know what the tips/tricks were to doing this

Also what is your AUW, because as of now ( minus electric motor, batteries, esc and BEC) I'm only at 5lbs 13oz and when completed if I hit 8.5 lbs I'll be shocked.

OOHH 1 last question, where did you put your CG and what about the throws.

Over all the build went smooth even though the manual stinks, I think anyone with ARF building experience can put this together with ease.

Thanks in advance for the data

Brent

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RE: Ultimate 120 from Nitroplanes - 9/17/2006 6:57:43 PM

jetfixr

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Brent,

I have assembled three biplanes including this one without a wing jig, and they all flew great. I just simply mount the wing and measure from the center of the leading edge top to bottom, and the center of the trailing edge top to bottom. Basically you are just making the wing chords parallel. That is definitely the longest building time I took with this model, and it still only took a couple of hours. This is a very light airframe, and honestly, I never weighed mine. I just built it as light as possible and figured that is as good as it will get. If I had to make a guess, I would probably say maybe 9 pounds full of fuel ready to fly. If you have yours at 8.5 you would definitely be good. My CG is about .5 to .75 inches aft of where it states in the manual. I initially did it where the manual says, and it came out way too nose heavy. I mounted everything where it should go, and put my battery pack all the way forward under the gas tank, and I don't use any other weights. My throws came out to about .5 inches up and down for ailerons, 2 inches up, and about 1-1.5 inches down for the elevator, and about 2-2.5 inches on the rudder. These are conservative throws, and I was actually thinking about kicking it up a notch when I go to the field today. Like it is, I can fly the plane extremely smoothly, and still do most things in the book. Great airplane to fly!!! Let me know the progress on yours. I will be interested to see how it comes out as an electric.

Jeff

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