Wishing for a P70 sized sport jet that looks good, I can't be the only one.....
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Right. Which is what drew many of us to jets in the first place. If I wanted to fly a pattern airplane I'd buy another pattern airplane that flies precision aerobatics better than any jet ever will. The new sport jets do fly well No question but frankly they are boring as hell. Fat and gamey looking, all the same looking. Personally for me there are no sport jets out today that are current designs that would entice me to start in the world of jets anymore.
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Right. Which is what drew many of us to jets in the first place. If I wanted to fly a pattern airplane I'd buy another pattern airplane that flies precision aerobatics better than any jet ever will. The new sport jets do fly well No question but frankly they are boring as hell. Fat and gamey looking, all the same looking. Personally for me there are no sport jets out today that are current designs that would entice me to start in the world of jets anymore.
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List so far based on parameters from OP*
- Sting EVO - (link)
- LA Scorpion Deluxe - (link)
- HEBU Charger - (link)
- Tower hobbies Perceptor (link)
More costly but fits the bill
- JTM XXX
- BVM Bandit \ super bandit
*Parameters from reading thread
- 70 sized jet (these days that's 60" to 72" long?)
- Flys in the 165 - 200mph range with a 13 - 15 lbs of push?
- 1000 usd for the kit at most?
- Some work is OK but 1 month build is too much ?
- Bullet style jet, not wide wing or wide body style?
- Still in production
- Sting EVO - (link)
- LA Scorpion Deluxe - (link)
- HEBU Charger - (link)
- Tower hobbies Perceptor (link)
More costly but fits the bill
- JTM XXX
- BVM Bandit \ super bandit
*Parameters from reading thread
- 70 sized jet (these days that's 60" to 72" long?)
- Flys in the 165 - 200mph range with a 13 - 15 lbs of push?
- 1000 usd for the kit at most?
- Some work is OK but 1 month build is too much ?
- Bullet style jet, not wide wing or wide body style?
- Still in production
Last edited by erh7771; 06-30-2017 at 09:08 AM.
#181
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List so far based on parameters from OP*
- Sting EVO - (link)
- LA Scorpion Deluxe - (link)
- HEBU Charger - (link)
- Tower hobbies Perceptor (link)
More costly but fits the bill
- JTM XXX
- BVM Bandit \ super bandit
*Parameters from reading thread
- 70 sized jet (these days that's 60" to 72" long?)
- Flys in the 165 - 200mph range with a 13 - 15 lbs of push?
- 1000 usd for the kit at most?
- Some work is OK but 1 month build is too much ?
- Bullet style jet, not wide wing or wide body style?
- Still in production
- Sting EVO - (link)
- LA Scorpion Deluxe - (link)
- HEBU Charger - (link)
- Tower hobbies Perceptor (link)
More costly but fits the bill
- JTM XXX
- BVM Bandit \ super bandit
*Parameters from reading thread
- 70 sized jet (these days that's 60" to 72" long?)
- Flys in the 165 - 200mph range with a 13 - 15 lbs of push?
- 1000 usd for the kit at most?
- Some work is OK but 1 month build is too much ?
- Bullet style jet, not wide wing or wide body style?
- Still in production
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Pretty good synopsis. The Preceptor is not really sized for a p60 or p70. I have a 45 in mine. It isn't particularly fast but flies well. The new K70 might be interesting because I don't think I want it to get much heavier but I think throttle management will be important as you could probably blow it apart with over 50% more power.
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Babybird
Can't really call it a spark, Comp ARF already had that.
Eaglet
Eyass (name for a baby falcon or hawk)
Fledgling
Either way it's awesome, hurry up and finish it, you first showed me this quite a while ago!!!!
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I hope you do finish that soon!!! I'd love to have a "babybird" for my P70!!!! Hmmmm, thinking of names haha
Babybird
Can't really call it a spark, Comp ARF already had that.
Eaglet
Eyass (name for a baby falcon or hawk)
Fledgling
Either way it's awesome, hurry up and finish it, you first showed me this quite a while ago!!!!
Babybird
Can't really call it a spark, Comp ARF already had that.
Eaglet
Eyass (name for a baby falcon or hawk)
Fledgling
Either way it's awesome, hurry up and finish it, you first showed me this quite a while ago!!!!
#187
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No, not yet, in no rush, particularly now. Flew it with the DF and had the engine quit at the top of a loop. Didn't realize that the glide ratio of a viper and a crowbar were about the same and ended up in the weeds. Needs some repair now, not a lot but repair none the less. I'm going to wait to see the new K70 before I buy anything. Hoping either that one will be priced similar to the K45 or that there will be people wanting to upgrade their K45's to the K70 and I can pick up a K45 inexpensively.