Powerline Hobbies EDGE 540
 

Good Morning,
Does anyone have any experience with this plane? I receieved it as a gift and will probably build it after I finish my UCD .46 but I wanted to get someone's opinion of it and any suggestions for changes that I should make to it.

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Thanks,

Mark

RE: Powerline Hobbies EDGE 540
 

Only thing I did with mine was add some carbon fiber rods to the horizontal and vertical stabilizer for stregnth. People were reporting problems with the stab breaking in flight.

RE: Powerline Hobbies EDGE 540
 

If I understand you correrctly, I should add some CF rods to the base of the vertical stab so that it goes down into the fuse through the horizontal stab. If this is correct then I will make sure to add them. Have you had any issues with the bottom of the plane? I noticed that there isn't my in the way of structure, just some stringers and covering. Will this be strong enough or will I need to strengthen it up a little?

Thanks,

Mark

RE: Powerline Hobbies EDGE 540
 

Never had any problem with the fuse. Probably should have clarified what I meant by the carbon rods, but yes you got it. Works just like flying wires.

RE: Powerline Hobbies EDGE 540
 

Cool... so what engine did you use in it? I was thinking of using a Saito 82 4-stroke or maybe a OS .46 2 Stroke, and suggestions? Also, how was it to fly?

Thanks,

Mark

RE: Powerline Hobbies EDGE 540
 

I had a Saito .91 on mine. I think a Saito .82 would do good, but I think you would be disapointed with the .46. It would fly the plane, but it would probably be lacking in vertical. The plane flys well, and does a knife edge spin better than any other plane I've owned. Rolling harriers can get a little fast, just use dual rates and reduce the throws a bit when you want to do one. Hovers and torque rolls easily. Flat spins were real nice, did great upright to inverted adn inverted to upright transitions. Point rolls, hammerhead turns, snaps were all clean. The thing I really enjoyed about th is plane is I could take it on a pass down the runway and it would just track so beautifully. It was no problem bringing the wheels inches off the ground on a pass. One thing it did to poor were knife edges. You had to be at a high speed to get it to stop decending. Now having said that, I have seen videos of other people's who will do them fine, so it could have been something with my set-up, and not the plane at all.