Was wanting some opinions on which plane is all around better and why. I 'm looking at the Hangar 9 twist and the funtana both are 40 size planes. which one is faster and easier to land.

Thanks for any opinnions

Ken

the twist is snappy from what i've heard and read, i don't know about landing. I have a Funtana 40 but i haven't flown it yet but i've flow a buddys and its awesome, i flew it on high rates and man its awesome, seems like it lands ok from watching my buddy land it. The only thing you have to consider it price. It took $200-206 for the plane to get to me from Horizon. And the twist is probably under $120 for it to get to you from Horizon or were ever you ordered/buy it from. The best thing you can do now is [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/search.asp?appid=]search[/link]. I know theres tons of threads about each airplane.

The Twist is more of a funfly type of plane. It can fly fast or slow. It 3D's fine, just does not look graceful due to the short coupling. You can fly fast or slow, no problems here (make sure you seal the hinges). Landings are a breeze. The main thing to worry about is it builds tail heavy. It will fly fine on a 46 but you may want to put a 61 on the front for weight (I flew mine with a 52, had to put 5 oz of lead on the nose to balance where they recommend. I ended up removing the weight).

The Funtana is more of a 3D type of plane, one I would definitely not fly too fast. I personally do not care for the 40 sized one, the 90 sized one flys much much better (I think its because of the lighter wing loading). It has a tendency to fall out of the sky when flown slow (probably the setup). It will fly fine on a 46, but hover requires at least 3/4 full throttle. Landings are not too bad.

It boils down to which way you prefer to fly. I do believe the Funtana will do more for ya....

I have never flown the Twist so I can't speak about that plane, I do know that there are 7 funtana's in our club. It is by far the most fun I have had with a 3d plane, there is ALOT less financial investment in my Funtana 40 than my 35% Carden and I think thats why I enjoy it so much. I have flown 2 Funtana 90's and both flew the same and neither IMO flew blew better than my 40 size.

I have both planes.......and I like them both very much. Generally, they both seem to 3D very well, and they will both land at a crawl. For beginning 3D, I would suggest the Twist. Like wildnloose said, it's a bit of a funfly plane, and to me, it feels easier to fly 3D with than the Funtana. I say this mostly because my Funtana will tip stall with full up elevator.....it can bite you in the rear if you're not ready for it. The tip stalling traits of the Funtana were discussed in length some time ago here.....it was never really determined why some tip stall, and some don't. Mine does, so to me, I have less pucker factor when flying 3D with the Twist, although the Funtana is a bit more capable.

Thanks for all the info. i had a twist and liked allot but it is gone!? Was going to get another, but was considering the funtana that is why i asked. Still not sure, but thanks for the info.

Ken

If you guys are looking for the Twist or Funtana 40, go to www.southeastrc.com. They have them for way cheaper than Horizon, plus they don't rape you on shipping either. Not to mention they get the product out fast.

The Funtana 40 can in a sense give a bit of both worlds while its large airfoil oversized control surfaces are fantastic at 3D it also has a long fuselage for a steadier type pattern plane. If you so desire to set yours up that way it looks a bit more scale and is meant to fly that way. Of course I said meant. The Twist is just a fun fly plane nothing scale about it. Big wing chord large control surfaces. I have never flown one but it looks simialr to a profile set up with a full fuse.

Is the funtana worth the extra $70. That is about how much more it is than the twist. I think it looks better, and it sounds like it will fly a little better, but is it $70 better.

I would say yes. The funny thing is that when i flew my buddys Funtana on high rates it didn't tip stall at all. weird. But remember if you crash it or mess it up really bad your out $70 which is a fund for another twist. Its your choice. Which do you like better?[8D]

I have a funtana and my buddy has a twist and I like the twist, we are having alot of problems out of my funtana tip stalling the minute we slow it down. This thing is far from latterally balanced. takes alot of weight on the left wing. I have flew it with an 82 and a 100. We put the 82 in his twist and I flew a few tanks in it today and awesome loads of fun!!! Maybe I am doing something wrong with the funtana so I don;t know for sure I hear alot of guys like it. now the 90 one is awesome still trying the 40 I have not gave up on it just yet.

Personally I don't like the 40 sized Funtana, I don't think it is that much better than the Twist, so I don't think its worth the extra $70. OTOH, the 90 sized Funtana is AWESOME, worth every bit of the $200 price tag.

Keeping your options open, check out the Seagull Harrier 46. The build quality is excellent and its flight performance superb. I've not flown either Funtana so can't compare, but can recommend the Harrier.

I will check it out

Thanks

Also keeping your options open, why not get a profile? They have a very light wing loading which makes them 3D like the big birds and easy to fly when you are just learning 3d. A good 3D profile will make a great second plane and in capable hands will do all the 3D moves which some of the other 40 size planes you are talking about won't. Go to the Funfly and Profile forum on here and check them out. If you want an ARF, the Accel Katana or the soon to be released OMP 40 size profiles are great choices. Another good choice is the Extreme Flight Edge but out of stock for a while now. If you are willing to build there are even more options. By the way, I used to think profiles were ugly...til I flew one....

Who are we kiddin....they are UGLY!!! But they do fly well...

I used to think profile planes were ugly. That is, until I finished putting my new Katana GS arf together. It looks sexier and sexier everyday!

Everyone has to realize that these are all ARF kits no one is going to be built like the other. The possibility for the Blasa in one kit to be slightly more dense than an others or more adhesive here than there. maybe the left wing was a differnt lot of balsa than thei right and now its not balanced. Lateral balencing is an issue now. I most defiantly run into all of that in my experience with ARF's and all that makes it to where no 2 planes fly exactly the same. While some people have had issues with their Funtana 40 others swear by them and dont have any problems. One thing is for sure you can get any ARF out of the box and get lucky it will fly perfect for you. But it shouldnt be an expectation to get any plane to perform good 3D weather its a profile, full fuse funfly, or sport aerobatic, right out of the box theres a fair amount of set up required to get it to do that. Obvioulsly some require more than others. I have the Funtana 40, 90, and Morris Knife Profile. While they all have their good and bad points IMO no one is horrible to where I dont enjoy flying it. But IMO profiles are a blast to learn on. It apperars their set up is eaiser and theres not so much to be concerned with.

both are good planes, but from what ive heard, the funtana is all the rage, both fly fast, and snap tight stunts, but if you have a good radio, and turn on the computer, the radio, can dumb down the planes, making them easier to land. so by then, all you need to know is what paint job you like the best.