erl919

so far i find my extra260 w/ spe 26cc a bit under powered. it flies very light and it lands like a trainer.

aandreas

nice flying my friend and it looks that the 120 is good power too , ihad the mvvs with standard silenser on the extra and it was very under powered. it mast be lighter with the 120 and soud fly better

barney11

I've been doing a bit of background reading before I pull the trigger on one of these combo's. I've settled that the Yak is the model for me, but the engine is taking a little longer.
The spe is also sold by cermark,(as are some of the kits), and have been reported by some to be reliable but a bit lacking in power.
The Peak 26cc is also sold under different badges as SV, LS and I think Grp pro and from the comments I've seen, again are quite reliable and offer a bit more power than the spe.
Based on this I am ruling out the spe, but I have yet to find anyone who can give a direct comparison of the Peak / sv / Ls and the crrc engine also on offer.
The only thing swaying me is the fact that there is a Peak/extra combo at my club which is going well. So I may follow suit.
Iain.

altidsulten

Hi,
Finally the weather was fine this tuesday! It flew perfect!!
I had the CG about 1 cm in front of what was recommended in the instructions and it needed a couple of up trim and a few right aileron to fly straith.
I have a Moki 180B gasoline engine in it and there was PLENTY of power!
Final weight with empty tank was 5100 gram.


Thomas Pedersen

georgee

Hi Chap,

Congratulation to your success.Mine is also ready for the maiden,I already started the Airworld Moki 1.80 gasser.What a nice engine.
Pls post some pictures about your plane.

Georgee

aandreas

5100gr isnt it a little to the heavy side? is it ok ?

aandreas

today i finised my 2nd extra 260 i hope i ll test fly it tomorow .....
extra 260
weight 4.1kilos -9.03lb
engine. OS120 ax
2. hitec 5625 ailerons
2 .jr 821 doual elevators
1. futaba 3305 ruder
1.hitec 425 throtle
prop. xroar 16x6

aandreas

The EXTRA 260 25% flew this weekend .all went fine no problems and the 120 ax is more than strong for the 4.1 kilos off the plane . i set the C.G point at aboyt 135 mm and i still need down when im inverted....ill see about it in the future ,i want my planes to be tail heavy so.....OH and this plane is so easy to hover and torqe im happy i bought it again

aandreas

and a small video off the extra ....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Q_dDqOs34

altidsulten

Congratulations Aandreas!
Looks good too!

Thomas Pedersen

Sportflyr

My Feedback: (1)

Can we get that color here in the US???[X(]

That kicks so much azz![8D]

Very nice Aandreas...I appreciate
the fact that you are keeping the
good 'ole 2-stroke alive. I can't
possibly imagine the benefit
of a larger, heavier and more expensive
4s or gasser in this model except
for the braggards!

aandreas

im having so must fun with the 260 and it is so easyer to get it in my small car ..simpe glow power no pumps no 4 stroke expensive YS just hummer the elevators and go 3D.a friend off my is building another at the moment so when his engine is broken in we will fly together and it will be on camera i hope.

RoysterDW

After seeing your video I decided to install an OS120AX into my Extra 260 which used to have a SPE40.

Sold off the SPE40 and was going to sell the airframe but thought I would put a new life into the plane and keep it super light with a glow engine.

aandreas

I think that you will be very happy with the extra and the 120 !!!!!!!

RoysterDW

Thanks Andreas

Where did you mount the fuel tank and throttle servo? (any pics would be great)

aandreas

HI ! i mount the tank on a peace off foam at the most front position behind the round holl at the firwall.the throtle servo is st he right in front off the wing toob i ll put same photos tomorow

RoysterDW

Thanks!

What size tank did you use? (I bought a Du-Bro 24oz)

aandreas

im using the fueltank off the kit it looks like 500cc about 16-18oz

RoysterDW

Many thanks!!!!

OK yeah I think I still have that tank. Dont the rubber bands come off the tank with engine vibration?

aandreas

well it looks like they dont for the time ...

RoysterDW

Is that a 3" spinner?

RoysterDW

Did you cut much of the cowl?

Any pics of your cowl install would be great.

I am installing the Sullivan On Board Glow system so hopefully I wont have to cut much of the cowl.

aandreas

i cut a hole for the clow clip and 3 holes at the under side about the size off the cowling hole in front off the cylinder

RoysterDW

Flew the Extra 260 with the AX120 today!! Love the engine!

Started first flick and never went deadstick. Have 5 flights on it so will put another 5 flights and start leaning out. Flew with a APC 16x8 but will try the APC 17x6 that most say works well.

I just have a gap around the pitts muffler and slightly over sized to allow hot air to escape. Hope this will be enough.

Got my Sullivan on board glow today from Tower but not sure if I will use it on this plane as I want to keep it light for 3D.

I ran it in on 20% nitro as thats what I had but I hear 10% or even 5% is better. true?

aandreas

the 120 will work fine with 10% or 5% i prefere 10% .20% i think is more than is the motor will like...allso you must heare knocs with 20%?