Hi DaveL322,
Great to read Your comments. It is valuable to me, and others I'm sure, that want to know more about Allure.
What perhaps is unique with Allure besides if flies very good, as I understand it, is the quality control at the factory (X-treme Composite) so the plane is actually made to the designer exact specification with instructions and tools from the designer, as said by the designer in one of the videos on his website (Bryan Interviews, Part 3).
Just to know that a good design is built straight etc and You can rely on that when it arrives to a buyer is worth a lot.
I also like that it has no small top wing or any other aid like wing or stab fences. A rather clean design.
And no or few mixes needed.
Some specific questions from me:
1) Can Allure be considerad a good plane for mid to high wind conditions, lets say from 7-10 or 11 meter per sec winds (16-25 mph)?
In my country it is often windy conditions so a plane that do not struggle in higher winds would be a plus. My present plane, a Sebart MythoS Pro, is not that good to cope with harder winds. I have flown in 11 meter per sek wind in competition and it was a strugle for both me and the plane. The predecessor, Sebart Wind S Pro, flies better in hard wind I saw myself at the competition where it was wind up to 11 m/s.
What wind conditions exists mostly where You practice with Your Allure?
2) Will it be any CG problem to have rudder servo in the tail or is it only meant to use the rudder servo tray with pull-pull wires?
3) Should flying without the wheelpants have any negative influence on the flight characteristics?
/Bo
Hi Bo,
My opinions of course -
1) I would say yes. The Allure is quite happy across a wide range of speeds. At the recent US NATs, I was flying the F15 sequence at about 150 meters using the full height and width of the box, and from takeoff to exiting the box, my time was about 7:40. AC Glenn was flying very fast at 175 meters, I am not sure of his time. In the northeastern US where I am from, it is often quite windy in the spring time. I fly at several different fields....some have smooth consistent winds, and others are quite turbulent. I generally increase the flight speed a bit, and shift out to 160 meters in windy conditions, and flight time is reduced 10-15 seconds. I have not found a need to change the propellers for different conditions; the 22x20front and 21.5x20 rear allow good speed in wind while allowing enough braking (Castle brake at 30%) for calm conditions.
2) For my plane, I have the V3 Contra, light 1512-2Y Neu motor, light Castle Edge 80HV esc, and 1175g ThunderPower 5000s. Earlier in this thread you can see the motor lipos are mounted close to the landing gear plate, and I have the rudder, RX, and RX lipos very close to the wingtube. If I moved the rudder servo to the rear of the plane, I would need to move the motor lipos forward about 2", and I would have room to do this in my plane.
3) I have not flown the Allure without wheelpants, but based on my experience with other planes, I would not expect any problems. I would note that I fly from grass fields that are not perfect....some are bumpy, and another is very smooth, but it is a sod farm where the grass is very thick. I was able to squeeze 2.5" Dubro super light wheels into the Allure wheelpants and have not had any issues thus far. The plane looks much better with wheelpants
