Hey Doug,
Sorry... I just couldn't resist Actually, I am really impressed with the level of science that went into George's design

George doesn't do things any other way, and I don't want to inflate his head or anything.. but George is really the smartest guy I know, especially when it comes to aerodynamics.

-Doug

Hi,
I was wondeing what radio eqpt. you are using in this plane?

very cool how can I get one

Hi

I just saw a site that was actually selling this particular plane.........now the problem is that i lost the link, Ironically.....i think the link was one of the ads on the RCU. So someone if u follow a link on RCU to this site who sells the tribute. Pls post here........I think i need to order this !!

Cheers
Aziz

http://www.bktsi.com/

They are taking orders for the baby !

Yeah i found this link myself !!

anyone anything else let us know

cheers
aziz

Good ol' George ... Ask him what time it is ... he'll tell ya how to build a watch .... LOL

George ... get us those kits bro ... I have a list of 70+ people waiting to buy one. Call me or Bryan when you get a chance.

Rick Head
Marketing and Public Relations Director
Skyborn Electronics / PowerfLite
R/C Power Solutions
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http://www.rcpowerflite.com
972-267-5099

man that thing is sweet. i want one now!!!!!!! what kinda servos u run in that thing?
Chris

I just wanted to say kudos to your outstanding flying skills. I wish some of the people at my R/c field who say "Electric doesn't fly" could see this video.

Does any one have one up and flying yet? I couldnt wait for it to come out so I cut one out from what I could guess from the pics and video. Mine came out at 12.5 oz. with gws [email protected] and 11-8 prop W/1020 kokams 2s2p. Its a little under powered, sinks in hover after 5 seconds . I'm going to try more gear and prop and if its not enough I'll go to 3s2p kokams. But I think I came pretty close It flies just like george's( except I cant flylike him). Funny thing is how easy to fly and hover it is.
btw George, people really flip out when they see the flat wing. I just tell them to read the thread .



Thanks for a great Idea
Dave Sloan

Dave, do you have some pix of your flat wing aerobat. How did you make the thin wing strong and stiff enough? I'm building an profile Edge 540T from "sturdy board" but it's not light at 6.5 oz for the bare 30" span airframe.

Bob

Hi Bob, I'm Working on pics.
I,m using a .07x.250 cabon fiber strip for a spar. It seems very strong. I also use a c/f tube as a stiffener on the fuse, (straight down the thrust line). The foam in the plane weigh's 3.5 oz. It has a 36" span.
Did you soak off the paper backing on the foam board?
You should be trying for 3.5 - 4 oz per sq ft wing loading.
Heres a site with some more info, and there is a link to free plans.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...&pagenumber=15

Enjoy !
Dave Sloan

Sorry about the link, you should go back a page or two to get all the info on the blue Edge. Heres a direct link to the free plans.

http://www.geocities.com/genebond/BluEdge.html

Dave

Dave, thanks for sending me the link to your Edge plan. I had already scaled Tim H's Outrageous Foamy Edge 540 to 36' span and I built it today using 3/8" polystyrene foam edged with 1/16 balsa for both the wing and fuse.

It was much lighter than the sturdy board and the bare airframe weighed just over 3 oz. It launched vertically just like George's Tribute but the wing flexed alarmingly during manouvers. I need to stiffen the structure but haven't been able to find any carbon fibre tube in my locality.

Bob

Bob - Fancy meeting you over here... Try some 3M Strapping tape. You will be very surprised at the strength it adds. Add 2 tape "spars" top and bottom. One at about 25% chord, and one at 75% chord. Set the wing down on a table, mark the spar locations, cut the tape about 4" longer than what you need. Then pull the tape tight with both hands, lay the tape on the wing, rub it down well. Then do the other tape spar on the same side (ie 2 on top) The core will bow up a bit from the tension of the tape. Don't worry... Turn over the wing and do the same thing on the bottom. The tension on the bottom spars will pull the wing flat again. This method works great and it adds almost no weight. You will be VERY surprised at how strong the bare foam is now. Here is a pic of the Edge 540T he is talking about.

Tim H.

Hello fellow modelers! My name is David,and I've been following your posts for a while, and i've biult several planes out of bluecore foam. I've been into the park flyer style planes for almost 2 years now and have quite a few now around 15 planes. If anyones interested I'll try to put up pics to show. I'm interested in the edge 540 and the tribute and have cut out a couple of my own renderings if your wanting to see let me know and I'll post .

Hi David, I'm David too!
I'd like to see what you have built.


David

I'll post a link to the Edge 540T plans when I get home tonight. They are free, and in tiled pdf format.

Tim H.

Here is the link to the Edge 540T 3D plans:

http://www.jetworksmodels.com/videos...0TplansPDF.zip

Here is a link to the building/flying thread:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...5&pagenumber=1

Tim H.

David: I'm trying to post a pic for you but am having problems with file size ! Can you advize mreon how to solve or give me an e-mail add. and I'll send you a couple ? but I'm sure the other posters might want to see too, HELP!!!

David, You are having the same problem posting pics that I had.
I'm Going to go buy a dig. camera today and hopefully the software will allow me to edit the file size.


Dave Sloan
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Heres Davids(Planesncopters) Scratch built foam edge 540profile fuse gws 370motorw/d gearbox flies well.
Well done David.

Doug

Doug

First of all that was probably the best rc video i've ever seen and I've seen a lot of rc videos. Can we get a close up on the batteries and recievers and all the electronics. PLEASE tell me where I can get one of those or mail me the plans and I'll pay u. What was the plane made of and what did u use for servos and a reciever. GNARLEY VIDEO! Best E3D ive ever seen. Jeff (beginner)

You can get on a waitting list at this site, but I'm in line before you <G> http://www.bktsi.com/

Doug