just put up a pic of your ultamate here

heres one!

Here's one! Goldberg with a YS 140, Futaba 9c, and some custom Blackhawk decals from Necomb Graphix. The fat guy is me!

Here's one! Goldberg with a YS 140, Futaba 9c, and some custom Blackhawk decals from Necomb Graphix. The fat guy is me!

Here's a pic of my Direct Connection Ultimate.I don't put pilots in my planes,so a guy in our club made this and sent it to me.

60 inch wing span, 10lb 11oz and flys awsome. I love it

thanx boys

keep posting
ill have a pic of mine up later

Goldberg kit, Saito 150

Man; you guys are killing me. I'm waiting with bated breath for the boat with the new load of Goldberg/Lanier/Evil Empire Ultimate ARFs to dock...

Steve

i am the owner of this thread

heres mine!!

hey boys how do yours knife edge loop mine pops out on the way down i think its cause the cg is to far forward ill move it back some!

Flew mine the first time last week, and I haven't tried one yet. I will tell you it will do a NASTY blender! Have fun!

what are the stick positions of that NASTY BLENDER!! lol

The way I do it is to get some height, point it straight to the ground with about 1/2 throttle. After it picks up a good bit of speed, start into a aileron roll. After at least 1 or 2 rolls, jam the sticks into the top, inside corners.(full throttle, full right rudder, full down elevator, full left aileron.) The more surface deflection, the better but I recommend no more than 45 deg. in high rate for most planes. A big ole honkin' engine helps a bunch too. I have found that some planes wont blender at all, like my GP .40 size extra. I suppose not enough control surface area. The more speed you have when you enter the spin, the wilder the spin. It's sometimes followed by a flat spin and a tumble. It puts a lot of stress on the air frame, most of the stress will be right behind the wing. I have heard of more than one breaking in that spot, so I added some extra light ply gussets in my fuse. It's really just a timing move, that is very easy to do. It's sorta like doing a snap roll while diving straight to the ground. I have a H9 1/4 scale Cap that will do it very well also. Give it a try, and make sure you have plenty of surface throw. Have fun.

P.S. I'm not one of those "expert" 3-D guys but I can hammer out blenders all day long. It's only slightly harder to do than a snap roll, but is the most heart stopping maneuver you will ever see!

Here's my 33% self designed Ultimate 10-300S
Span:72
Wing Area: 1800Sq''
Power: 3W 75IUS Mens 26X10 prop
weight: 22.6lbs wet
Radio: JR 8103 (4)8411(2)8011(1) 517
I love the Ultimate, The way they look and of coarse the awesome way they fly. It's a sport+pattern+3D plane all in one with tow wings. I must build a 44+% someday

Happy Flying all

Heres my GB Ultimate, SP .75 with 14X6 prop

Here's my Ace 4-120 bipe kit bash. 68" span ST3250

Here is a pic of our old (sold to Terry) 30 % Direct Connection with a Brison 4.2 and smoke. Wonderful flyer ! Now waiting for the new H9 46% er !

Heres mine.
2 meter composite fusealage.
zdz 80 twin with ks mufflers
Should be awsome when finished

Here's my DP .40-sized ARF, powered by a YS .63.


green river rc - thanks for the blender description! I've tried them, but they never seemed to wind up that well. Now I know why. (I dive and pull the throttle back to just above idle before rolling and snapping the plane.)

Half-throttle snaps while exiting a turn with this bird are neck-breakers - a properly-executed blender should be stunning. I just hope the tail remains attached!

I just got one of the Direct Connection ARC kits and was wondering what you are powering yours with and how it flies.

Here's mine. I just finished it and will be test flying it as soon as we stop getting Hail every time I get a chance to go fly.

Heres My 3D machine... absolutely fantastic plane. I landed it INVERTED! the other day after an extended hover and it overheated. Very minor damage. Repaired and re covered in 2 days, cant even tell it happened. Still flies and looks exactly the same as it did.

37% BME Ultimate
26#
80" Wingspan
87" length
BME 110 Extreme
BME 27x10 prop
Futaba 149DP PCM receiver
3 BP Associates 2300mah NiCad Batteries
7 Futaba 9151's
2 Futaba 9303 (rudder)

By the way. Knife Edge loops require a LOT of power and finesse. You have to have plenty of rudder authority too. I have stripped elevator servos doing knife edge loops. That takes a lot of force. They just take practice and on an ultimate you have to have your mixes for coupling and roll coupling right. PLay with your mixes until it tracks straight as an arrow and doesnt try to roll out or pull to the wheels or canopy. Once you can do stright knife edge with nothing but rudder input, KE loops will be a snap. Just remember that you MUST get out of the power as you come over the top and give it full rudder and get back in the power on the backside at the 9/3 oclock position. Get into the power too early and you will rip the plane apart.

Blenders.
HIGH rates. 60 degrees down elevator, maximum rudder and aileron throw.
1. Get the plane up high and back down to about 1/4 throttle and push it into a vertical dive and throttle up to about 1/2 throttle with full left aileron
2. Make about 3-5 rotations ( get it rolling fast straight down) and simultaneously give full left aileron,full down elevator, full right rudder and full throttle. The plane is going to wind up like crazy and end up in an inverted flat spin.
3. As soon as its spinning upside down, back off to about 1/2 throttle (or whatever it takes the nose up in an inverted FLAT spin) and let the ailerons come back to center. Continue to hold full down elevator and full right rudder.

Let it inverted flat spin as long as you dare. I will typically exit by backing off to 1/4 throttle, let the controls come to center, give a little left rudder to stop the spin and fly out inverted or start an inverted rolling harrier or something.

Another exit is to stay high enough to just put it back into a vertical dive into the wind and fly out upright.

Note** Be careful.. Biplanes can be really tricky to get out of an inverted flat spin. Be sure to practice up high so that you have time to work your way out of trouble. If it gets stuck in a spin normally rolling out with opposite(left) rudder will get you out of it.

Here's my Ultiamte. A Dave Patrick with a YS 140DZ. Flys really well and precise. Does the best and most harsh blender I ever saw. Its a really fun airplane.
ryan