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Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/2/2008 1:36:55 AM   
DonStegall


 

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Status: offline 		AirBorne Models has received a shipment of Sky Raider Mach II ARF kits in solid colors. All four colors, white, yellow, orange, and red are in stock.

For those of you wanting the Mach II in an ARC, those are now in stock as well. Same price as the ARF, but no stripping and cleaning up to do before covering.

I currently have all four colors in stock. I will have the ARC in a week.

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/2/2008 4:42:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		What happen to getting the LA Racers in colors??

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/20/2008 11:34:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here are some photos of the Sky Raider Mach II ARC (aka A178 ARC).

You guys that prefer MonoKote or Ultracote should be happy now. I know I will be doing one in neon yellow.

Apparently there was an effort to address the vibrating cheeks. They are bent in and there is a cross member on the bottom. I have not checked the newest ARF's to see if they have the same change.

In terms of the LA Racers in solid colors, I don't know when that will happen. We have to take a step at a time.



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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/21/2008 4:13:34 AM   
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Status: online 		My LHS talked to Airborne today and they said the solid color LA Racers should be in around the end of June.
Looking forward to that!

Hope to see every one at the Georgetown race June 7th!

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/21/2008 1:15:56 PM   
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Does the ARC version come with all the Hardware, Canopy, etc.

Doug.

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/21/2008 4:19:55 PM   
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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/21/2008 10:17:26 PM   
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Does the ARC version come with all the Hardware, Canopy, etc.



Yes, it is the same as the ARF. Even comes with a white spinner. Has CA-hinges pre-slotted but not glued. Torque rod tube in wing are still not glued in place. I'm going to do a mini-article on the torque rods because they can sometimes lead to aileron flutter with enough use of a plane.

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Is the mod to the cheeks acceptable to do on previously shipped models?


The Committee and/or contest directors will have to address that.

The biggest issue is that many have already performed "legal" mods that would make it difficult if not impossible to make the same change. I think the box-stock with only re-inforcement rule will have to apply. I don't think the change will change the outcome of any races.

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/21/2008 11:33:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		From the looks of the cheeks am betting there is an increase in speed due to the reduction in induced drag. What is the measurement at the very front of the cheeks? One single MPH can make a diff. in 10 laps of a 600' course! Not being argumentive in the least but I want the measurement at hand in case we can modify/update existing airframes.

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/22/2008 1:57:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		I pulled a solid red ARF out and it has the same change. The approximate width at the front on the outside is 2.5 inches.

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/22/2008 12:12:01 PM   
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I picked up 2 Solid Red Raiders last week from my LHS in Waco, TX, I checked mine and sure enough they both have the factory modifications to the cheeks; I have 2 raiders that are still airworthy and are in service so I won't be putting the new ones together hopefully for awhile; I will have to check with Chuck Waller about the modifications in our Texas Club 40 League Rules, I can see that there may be a slight advantage, we run on 400 ft circuit, although this is my first year, and I'm not the smoothest flyer yet, so I could use any advantage that I can get.

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/22/2008 4:32:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Don,

I could sure use a bit of advice on the torque rods. My latest T34 has REALLY sloppy torque rods. It has to be fixed before I'll fly it.

I'm not sure if the rods are just sloppy in the tubes or if the tubes are loose in the wing. I need to cut a slot in the wing above the tubes so I can see what's going on.If the tubes are loose in the wing I'll just epoxy them in the wing, but if it's the rods loose in the tube I need to figure out how to tighten it up without glueing the rod to the tube.

I'd be interested in any insight you might have.



Chris


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Torque rod tube in wing are still not glued in place. I'm going to do a mini-article on the torque rods because they can sometimes lead to aileron flutter with enough use of a plane.



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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/22/2008 4:42:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		The issue is that the tubes over the torque rods are not glued in place. You can cut out a strategic area and glue them without weakening the wing.

It is best to cut out the area on the bottom so that compression strength is not compromised on the top. And it is best to cut out just the area needed to glue the tubes in place.

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/22/2008 7:39:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Don,

I'll check it out this weekend and report back. Kevin (T34Racer) told me that the last batch he received from Airborne were all sloppy at that point. He was converting the one's he built for customers to dual servo to get a slop free setup. I don't want to go through the work and add the weight involved in a dual servo setup if I can avoid it.

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/23/2008 12:13:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Don, are you selling and shipping the solid color MII's? My local guy has alot of the multi color ones and is not too thrilled about ordering more.

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RE: Sky Raider Mach II ARC and solid colors - 5/23/2008 12:35:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		I keep a supply on hand for the local guys as no shops around here stock them. Plus I have to make sure I have them for my own use and the demo fleet.

I'm out of shipping boxes, but can have some by next Thursday or Friday.

My approximate stock (+/- 1 per color) is ...

New style:

2 solid red
1 solid yellow
1 ARC

Straight cheek style:

3 or 4 white
3 orange

Price is street plus a few bucks for shipping.

I will have a bunch more in all colors coming shortly. At one point I had 35-40 in stock. Anyone who thinks I'm not committed to Club 40 doesn't know the real story. My wife thought I needed to be committed I love Club 40 and I believed it was here to stay from the early days. It's just too much fun.

Hodges Hobbies in Georgia probably has solids in stock as well.



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