ORIGINAL: overbored77
Also take into acoount it will cost about $30 to ship that plane to PA.
Here is another option and the shipping is better priced
http://www.giantscaleplanes.com/Passion3D_55.htm
At 5.5 pounds this plane flies well on a .46. I haven't flown the plane
but I have seen it in action live with a .46FX and it flew rather well.
landed slowly and gentle. the pilot (a friend of mine) said the stall
is gentle and the plane is stable. This is his 3rd plane and he enjoys it
alot. The other planes he has flown are the Sig senoirita and a pulse XT .46
This is both a GREAT and AWFUL plane.
I had one ( lawn darted... ).
It WAS a fantastic flyer. Excellent at 3D. I loved it.
It had a Tower Hobbies 2C .75 engine, which was perfect for it.
However the tail is poorly built. The wood used on the area holding the CA hinges for the elevator control surface is soft wood.
These ripped out twice for me, once on each side... and yes they were properly attached, the surrounding wood ripped out!
Amazingly both times I was able to get the plane back down.
The wood used for the elevator itself is also too fragile. After I fixed the control surfaces, the elevators ripped out at the root.
No I was not overspeeding the plane. It's a .60 plane after all, and I had a low pitch prop on it.
The tail needs CF re-inforcing struts, and serious hardening of the CA mounting areas... maybe even a CF rod inserted lengthwise.
Too bad I didn't know this at the time...