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Ebay Rafale...? - 6/17/2008 4:30:57 PM   
Y2Breeze


 

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Status: offline 		Hi,

I've been in the car R/C scene for a while, but after seeing the Snowbird in Montreal (@ Canadian F1 GP) and Snowbird/Blue Angels/Thunderbirds/Red Arrows (@ Quebec City International Air Show), I tought of buying a small airplane to have some fun.

I looked and found a pretty good looking Rafale RTF on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-RAFALE-RTF-RC-JET-PLANE-WITH-BRUSHLESS-DUCTED-FAN_W0QQitemZ200230665344QQihZ010QQcategoryZ2563QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

About 200$ with free shiping to Canada.

The included video seems quite nice, but I'm sure there is a lot of pratice to have this level of control...

I don't have a very high budget at the moment, but I'm sure I can trim 200$ from my expenses to buy what looks like a lot of fun...

What do you think about this product?
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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/18/2008 7:48:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		i was looking at that same plane, since i am in the market for an edf plane. almost bought it, too, (especially when a 10% coupon popped up on my ebay account). but, i just don't trust those dealers, worried about communications, returns, etc. hobby-lobby.com will have them is stock soon, along with replacement parts. i am going to wait til then to make my purchase. it looks like a great plane, very impressive performance in the videos! good luck.....rob

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/20/2008 4:00:53 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have about 75 flights on my Rafale and it is one of the most stable planes I have ever flown. let me know if you have any questions about the plane!

Regards
Joey

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/20/2008 8:53:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		thanks Joe for the email , I followed up with a Reply , I am so pumped to get this plane !

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/22/2008 1:56:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		hey joey.......i was just looking at this plane on a couple of websites (again). where did you get yours? also, how does it do on it's own gear for take off and landing? will it rog off a typical baseball diamond? i noticed on your pic that you were hand launching it. how about flight time? thanks for your help, i was trying to decide weather to buy this plane or the mirage 2000, but the rafale looks like a real winner. rob

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/22/2008 11:35:09 PM   
RFINALDI


 

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Status: offline 		Here ya go !

I am waiting for mine in the mail now , ANYDAY now



http://www.hobby-lobby.com/rafale.htm

heres the video of the plane

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/25/2008 5:11:06 AM   
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Status: offline 		HEY JOEY GOT MY PLANE TODAY . I WILL ASSEMBLE TOMORROW NIGHT ., IT LOOK AWESOME !!!!

HEY HOW LONG DO U NEED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY FOR ?


ALSO DO U HAVE RECHARGEABLES FOR THE RX RADIO . ????

WHAT DID U USE TO MAKE THE HOLES FOR THE VENTS FOR THE BATTERY WHEN IT GETS HOT?

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/30/2008 2:45:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		Rob,
Sorry it's taken me a few day to respond.

It should have no problem taking of from a baseball diamond, she has plenty of power. I just can't stand seeing gear on a jet so I just hand launch mine. Im about a 100 flights now with it and I fly it hard and she is still going strong. We get about 4 minuets of flying time, it can go a bit longer but I like to save a bit a juice in the battery.

It really is a great airplane. I love the mirage but I would get the Rafale first.

Any questions just email me!

Joey


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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/30/2008 2:03:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Rob , I have the Rafale , ALLS ready for her maiden takeoff! "Almost" , I am trying to attached the front nose landing gear to metal shaft attached to the fuselage and it slips off the screw is stripped I think , and doesn't tighten enough to hold the gear on the metal shaft that is attached to the front of the fuselage .....any suggestions !?

thanks
Rich

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/30/2008 2:18:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Joey ,

As far as takeoff , I saw a posting on rcgroups.com , and this guy said , he had a horrible time taking off from the ground , is this typical ya think ??? in the video , it looks like it takes off with no problem .....whats your take on this ?

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 6/30/2008 5:38:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		guys, thanks for all the great info. still struggling with which jet to get. joey..it looks like you are really enjoying your plane! i'll keep an eye on hobby-lobby and hope they arrive soon. just had a buddy have a bad experience from an ebay r/c dealer, so glad i didn't go that route. mr. rfinaldi, can you please post a link to that thread on rcgroups? interested in the rog issue........thanks, rob

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 7/1/2008 1:09:41 PM   
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Contact Delfin at SNHobbies.com. He has them in stock, and you will get it in about 5 working days. I can't imagine anybody having trouble hand launching the Rafale...I barely even toss mine, and its bone stock out of the box. I am going to try and get some video of mine in flight here soon.

I have 10 guys here in Va beach that fly them and not one complaint.

Out of all these RTF foamy EDF planes on the market right now that I have seen and flown, this one is my favorite.

IF you want to see some detailed pics or any questions let me know.

Regards
Joey.

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 7/1/2008 1:15:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		As for the ROG issue,

All you have to do, if you want to use the gear, is just lengthen the nose strut, the plane should have a bit of positive angle of attack sitting on the ground and I promise you it will rog just as nice as any plane.

Cheers!

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RE: Ebay Rafale...? - 7/1/2008 4:48:52 PM   
RFINALDI


 

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Status: offline 		http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-RAFALE-RTF-RC-JET-PLANE-WITH-BRUSHLESS-DUCTED-FAN_W0QQitemZ200230665344QQihZ010QQcategoryZ2563QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


This is the same one that Joey spoke of , Delphin is cool , he has tremendous EBAY feedback , like 99% positive ....

I have some pics here for all of us to enjoy


JOEY - I have to still make that mod for the holes , so the battery can disapate the heat, I think the maiden flight will be happening this weekend , hope I dont crack it up !!!! LOL

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