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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 10/9/2007 2:13:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well with a power 25 and 3200 20C pack oi got over 11 minutes of pattern flying..
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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 10/13/2007 5:06:02 PM   
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ORIGINAL: dick Hanson

I put the wire gear shown on all my small electrics - it was and still is the best method of absorbing landing gear shock loads -in ALL directions
it is also lighter than any other gear typs -including the carbon fibre types.


It also looks like hell, Dick.

The stock gear and wheel pants look much better. The fix DS Dave used was recommended by Ben @ 3D Hobby Shop. It's simple, easy and retains the good looks of the original by beefing up the structure supporting the gear. I have the same fix in my Aspera.

I'm sure you'll agree that there's more than one good way fix any problem.

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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 10/28/2007 3:29:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Strange, is the plane or the flyer that varies? I allways let it float in. Variations could be due to balance or even the propellor used as well as if you let the engine stop or simply turning at very low revs. I always use the latter idea as it helps with stall turns but landings it doesnt seem to make much difference. It just steams in and floats for an eternity.


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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 11/1/2007 1:31:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		After flying this for a dozen or so times the conclusion is that it is a great sport plane but not really good enough for f3a as the coupling is too much. Rolls are not very axial and the plane is very heavy. In fact with the recommended cells I could get about 12 mins safe with a 13 X 6.5e prop. I feel more and more certain it shuold read 3300 or 3700mAH cells at the most. Any other people found that the 4250mAH are over the top. (No pun intended)? It certainly contributes to a nose heavy ship.


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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 11/3/2007 5:00:12 AM   
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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 11/5/2007 4:01:19 PM   
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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 11/9/2007 11:43:02 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Charley


quote:

ORIGINAL: dick Hanson

I put the wire gear shown on all my small electrics - it was and still is the best method of absorbing landing gear shock loads -in ALL directions
it is also lighter than any other gear typs -including the carbon fibre types.


It also looks like hell, Dick.

The stock gear and wheel pants look much better. The fix DS Dave used was recommended by Ben @ 3D Hobby Shop. It's simple, easy and retains the good looks of the original by beefing up the structure supporting the gear. I have the same fix in my Aspera.

I'm sure you'll agree that there's more than one good way fix any problem.

Regards,

CR



at least there are ways which weigh more - my model weighs 3.75 all up with 5 A123 cells
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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 12/3/2007 4:17:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		This thread is been very quiet. I'm still enjoying my Diamante very much, now putting skis for the winter season!

You guys should look at united hobbies.com for Lipos and other parts. I just bought two 4200 4s packs and they were shipped quickly, work perfect and cost a fraction of the price. Very good reviews on the site too. Check it out!

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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 4/3/2008 6:25:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		I received my Diamante today by UPS. There was zero damage to the shipping box Advantage Hobby put fragile stickers all over it. Everything looks good inside. This plane looks like my Cap232g with the diamond pattern. I plan to use the AXI 2826-10. Everybody is out of the MN48 servos, so I upgraded to the DS3421sa's. Thanks to everyone who posted all the very helpful info.

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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 4/27/2008 10:37:55 PM   
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I have 4 flights on my Diamante. Power is e-flight 32 fueled by flightpower 3s1p 3700 turning a 13 x 8 prop, this combo draws 39 amps at full throttle on the ground, power is adequate for pattern flying,I do believe the 32 needs a 4s pack to realy hoof it. My original intention was to power it with an Axi 2820/12 on 3s, I need to make up some stand-offs to position the Axi further forward.

Only hiccup during assembly was the wheel / spat mounting. if you use the standard mounting set-up the wheels foul the spats, i.e. the spats sit too low over wheels and contact the outer diameter, one solution is to reduce the depth of the axle slots in the spats with a plywood or similar insert, a less than ideal solution would be to go for smaller wheels.

The Diamante flies well and is a more stable platform than the Brio. The wing flies snaps well, the spins I tried where somewhat tame, sort of midway between a spiral dive and a fully developed spin, I'm currently flying with the cg at the rearmost recomended position, some experimenation may aid the spin behavior. It flies pretty awsome sideslips, this comes in handy considering the Diamante's slipery airframe.

Mine has an AXI 2926/10 with a 3S 3200 and a 13X8 prop. Puts out 500W, but it, too, needs a little more. I'm going to a 4S pack. I've been flying my Brio 10 a lot, but am looking forward to wringing out the Diamante. This thing just doesn't stall. Landings don't seem to be a problem. I dumped a lot of epoxy inside the fuse where the landing gear mounts.

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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 6/17/2008 5:26:01 PM   
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Pictures of the receiver setup and the new bottom. Inside the yellow circles you can see the side plywood pieces that also hold the bottom to the balsa structure on the side.

The result is rock solid. I don't expect any other trouble. Of course the weight has changed but hey! Now I can land on grass and rough terrain.


I ended up doing something very similiar.

There is no doubt that the gear mounting on this plane is very poor.

On a SLIGHTLY hard landing the center area of the thin ply mount used, bent down the middle, as both gear splayed out.

I removed the ply piece.

Of note is the soft BALSA triangle stock used as brace for this... what a joke!


I mode a thick ply doubler for the ply piece, putting holes in for the existing blind nut locations.

I made a new set of ply "walls" for the wing mount area and the firewall and fuselage areas, in effect forming a new stiff "box" for all the gear forces to be exerted upon.

All of this was closed up with generous amounts of epoxy.

To avoid the lever effect of the gear during hard landings, I also put in two thin steel bars with holes for the gear mounting cap screws. This effectively joins the two gear into a once piece unit, when they are screwed in place.

The entire area is much more resilient now.

The changes added around 2oz to the weight of the plane, but it was worth it.




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RE: E flite dimante 25 E - 6/17/2008 11:13:31 PM   
Eplane65


 

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I received my Diamante today by UPS. There was zero damage to the shipping box Advantage Hobby put fragile stickers all over it. Everything looks good inside. This plane looks like my Cap232g with the diamond pattern. I plan to use the AXI 2826-10. Everybody is out of the MN48 servos, so I upgraded to the DS3421sa's. Thanks to everyone who posted all the very helpful info.

George G. Royal


I just flew mine, back to back, once with a 3 cell, 3200 pack and once with a 4 cell 3850 pack. Honestly, the 3 cell pack works ok. The 4 cell pack however gives you higher top speed and unlimited vertical.

I used Hitec HS 85MG servos instead of the MN48s. These work great and are smaller and lighter with the same torque.

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