ORIGINAL: darock
The cabane structure is 2nd rate. The design that's used with the WorldModels version has fore-to-aft braces that aren't included in the NitroPlanes knock-off. Those braces increase the rigidity of the top wing a TON compared to not having them.
Eh, I checked into this before purchasing the plane.
The WM .40 version bracing is identical to the Nitroplanes version. I think you are referring to the WM .60 version that does include the extra cross bracing.
In any event I had planned on fabricating a new cross brace as I thought that this was a good idea.
ORIGINAL: darock
And the struts that are included in the NitroPlanes version are bent in the middle, not close to the lower attachment points. That is actually a bad design decision as it makes the struts weaker not stronger resisting both compression of the top wing and tension of it.
I'm missing something. The struts are no different than the WM .40 plane pictured on their site.
ORIGINAL: darock
The NitroPlanes model isn't going to stand as hard flying and isn't going to last as long as the WM significantly. And the lousy rigging is going to make both of them twitchier and less capable flyers. But hey, if it's more apt to snap in, then it's less apt to wear out, right.
Take a look at the .40 pictured on the WM site.
Except for the missing alignment template, there is nothing different as far as I can tell, though w/o a WM to compare against I'm only going by the pictures and posts.
I see nothing wrong with the "quality" of the build...
Thanks to the excellent thread on this here, I was going to also tackle the rigging problem...
Now could someone PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE... upload a 1:1 scan of the aligment template, preferably done with the templates right on the scanner glass, and saved in jpeg?
It would be much appreciated.