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Extra 330L 50 size - 12/27/2006 2:04:01 AM

camcclellan

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I got my Extra 330L I am going to do a reveiw on soon. It is a very good looking airplane. The build was very easy. I put a OS 61 on it. I took it for its maiden last weekend. The recomended CG's are off. the plane was tail heavy. This plane is very fast and very responsive. I really like this plane it is lite and I have unlimited vertical with OS 61. I give this plane a

It is a awsome ARF. Nitroplanes had it shipped to my door ground as requested by 5 days. Good Job!!

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 12/29/2006 11:07:44 PM

kamikazejoe

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hi there,
can you tell me what is the size of the shipping box this kit came in. Idea being i want to see if I can ship it to a friend.

Do post a video of your plane. How abt 3D possibilities ... though you say the plane is very fast that is usually the sign of high wing loading or is it ?

THx

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 12/30/2006 3:06:17 PM

camcclellan

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Kan,

The box is about 3 feet long and 20 inches square. Give or take a little. I threw the box away. This plane has a 56 inch wingspan. However, the fuselage is about 10 inches wide. That means not allot wing area. I have a 12x8 prop on it now. That is why the plane is fast. I have only flew it twice. I am going to change props to a 13X5 prop and try some 3D with it when the rain goes away

. The instructions recommend the CG's 91mm to 96mm from the leading edge next to the fuselage. I have the CG's set at 3 1/2 inches which is in between what was recommended. The plane is very responsive. If to much up elevator is applied it will snap out. So be sure to tell your friend. I am using a Hitec optic 6 transmiter. I have my low rates set at only 39% and it is still very responsive to that. I am certain that the CG's are ok. I only had to give 2 clicks of up elevator. It tip stalls very easy at slow speeds. I still have to work out all the bugs. I am going to fly it as soon as the rain stops. I hope this helps.

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 1/2/2007 7:10:46 PM

kamikazejoe

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thanks for the info. ! How about a video of the plane ? Let us know if it 3Ds ? Any idea of its AuW minus the engine ?
Cheers

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 1/4/2007 1:39:33 AM

camcclellan

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I flew the extra again today. I have put a 14x6 prop on it. That made all the difference in the world! This plane is ok for 3D but it just isn't that great at low speeds. This airplane is heavy. If you buy one do not attemped to put anything less than a .61 or better. I wish I had a .82 4 stroke it would go in this plane. Also the wheels that come with the ARF is to small for grass fields. It is very important to balance, CG's at 3 3/4 from leading edge. The plane does not give you much to play with on the CG,s.

If you are wanting the shipping weight. I say about 7lbs to 8lbs or 3.63kg

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 1/15/2007 5:09:31 AM

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I too have got my Extra 330l 50 size today, that I bought over the internet just from the pictures, without really even seeing this plane. I must say that I have never seen more beautifull model in this size. The planes body is very good made, just the wings appear small. I am not used to this size of Extra, since I have a 90-size and 140-size.

I was thinking on putting a Super Tigre 51 or Magnum 61 on this plane. I also have a Magnum 75-size, but I think it would be too much for this plane....

Has anybody made any improvement of this kit? I don't like how the wings are fitted to the body. I would be very happy for some information on how to build it. Should I follow the instruction manual or do some improvements.

Also where i see the problem, is the pilot cabine fitting, which is the same as in their 140-size. I don't want to fit the pilot cabine with four screws......

If you have any pictures of the making please post it.

Greetings from Slovenia, Tomi

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 1/19/2007 1:57:47 AM

camcclellan

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Tom,
You will need allot of power for this plane and also make sure you balance the wings. The wings are small and that means a high wing load. The wheels need to be replaced they are simply to small. After you balance the plane it flies pretty good.

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 1/19/2007 11:11:09 PM

camcclellan

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Well, I crashed my extra today. It is repairable. But I need would think it would be best to get a new set of wings.

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 2/2/2007 10:39:06 PM

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Hey Cam..., what happened with your plane, why you crashed?

Today was my maiden flight. Unfortunatly i don't have any pictures. Here are my experiences.

I didn't quite read this post (didn't remember what cam... said in the posts above), and I followed the building instructions. I've put a 61 Magnum engine on it and tried to reach the CG at 90mm (90-96mm said the manufacturer). The engine was not heavy enough to reach that CG. So I put the 75 Magnum on it, and even this engine was not heavy enough to reach the CG at 90mm. So I put arround 180 gramms of lead(Pb) from car alloy wheels (used for centering the wheels) on the engine mount horizontaly. This made me reach the CG at 90mm. I put the elevator at 60% and went flying.

The plane was still tail heavy and extremly responsive on the elevator stick. My landing ended at too low landing aproach speed (I even turned off the engine.... stupid me....) and the plane stalled and fall down on the ground from arround 1-2 meter of height. The aluminium tube which goes through the wings bended a little, and the fuselage got some damage where the wheels are attached to it. Otherwise everything else was not damaged.

Then I turned the lead(Pb) weight verticaly at the tip of the engine mount, producing more weight at front, and the CG came at 85mm. I put the elevator to 45% and went flying again. The planes flew beautyfully. But at the landing you must come with quite some speed.

My total weight of the plane with 180 gramms of lead came to arround 3.5 kg.

I am thinking on buying a new Super Tigre G90 engine, which is a bit heavier (100 grams) than the one i use now and put an onboard glow driver in the plane, just to lose the lead(Pb) on the engine mount, and get extremly more power.

I will repair the plane in a week and report further.

I hope these helps somebody else too, but do not make the same mistake as I did and read all of this topic. The CG of this plane is not like it says in the building manual.

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 2/3/2007 3:41:28 PM

camcclellan

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Tom that is what happened to mine. This plane lands pretty fast. I did the same thing I came in on my final at to low of speed and it tip stalled. I repaired mine as well

. This time I used a heavier gage wing tube. I'm really playing with the idea of adding a couple more rib sections to the wing to make it more stable. If I do I will post it on here to let you know.

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 2/3/2007 3:42:45 PM

camcclellan

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Oh by the way I moved my battery as far to the front as I could That put my about right.

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 2/3/2007 3:43:58 PM

camcclellan

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Cool plane to fly.

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 2/4/2007 5:20:02 PM

tomskk

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Let me know how you are doing.

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 2/8/2007 6:37:14 AM

kamikazejoe

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quote:

ORIGINAL: tomskk

I am thinking on buying a new Super Tigre G90 engine, which is a bit heavier (100 grams) than the one i use now and put an onboard glow driver in the plane, just to lose the lead(Pb) on the engine mount, and get extremly more power.

Hey there,
Put a smoke system and have fun and add the weight too
Cheers
KJ

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RE: Extra 330L 50 size - 2/10/2007 5:20:33 PM

tomskk

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