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Old 08-02-2008 | 09:52 PM
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PhilMill
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Default RE: Viper Q500 tips and techniques

Bought a new Viper on Monday....Apparently they've changed it quite a bit....

Firewall is strengthened with trangle stock, landing gear block too, blind nuts for the motor mount are installed, the rear hatch is longer , longer servo tray with a place for the receiver and battery with velcro hold downs, wing hold downs are reinforced, the wings have different flatter longer sleeker wing tips, landing gear is painted to match the white plane, it has pizza cutter wheels instead of those plastic poker chips, the nose is glassed inside and outside for added strength, they installed gray plastic push rod tubes,couple other things....Looks like they did a better job on these new ones...

But they still have the fuel tank in the nose..I had to wallow out the front former a bit to make room for a Tetra tank on the CG...

Used mini servo's and a micro on the throttle - she weighs 3 lbs 12 ounces on the nose...

Nice plane, Gonna fly her tommorrow with a TT40 and then switch to a Jett 40 if she flys okay.....Maybe I'll strap on a Nelson short stroke...