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Old 09-18-2009 | 01:14 AM
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Default RE: Cheap Chinese Ebay ARFs - Whadaya Think?

I have built this plane for someone else. It is built fairly well. Most all planes are laser cut and CAD designed now, so they are strait and pretty light. No 'cheap' ARF, or even some of the more expensive ones, is without it's shortcomings like gluing, gear support, firewall strength, hardware, instructions, covering edges, etc., so plan to do some 'fixing'. But most still fly well and even last if gone over in the building process. This isn't one of them. It just doesn't fly well, and in no way even close to a Four Star. The wing is fragile and not the same airfoil. The tail is soft balsa and also fragile. Not a plane to overpower for sure. They may look similar, but I can't recommend this particular one.