thinking about buying one to install a 160 fx in how do tou like the flying traites.It looks like it would be a riot but looks can be decieving have h9 cap and like it is this thing even better or just hipe.

It's the best 1/4 scale 3D plane available. Just tons of fun. I highly recommend it. :-)

Wildthng:

I too have one of these with a Saito 180 for power. You will absolutely love the construction, handling, flying, etc. involved with this plane.

I also have the h9 edge with a saito 1.8 up front (strong engine)!

This is an awsome plane to fly. you will have a blast. It may be a pain getting it together(it takes a little more work than your average ARF)and you might want to change out the tail wheel and elevator push rod for a bellcrank assembly and carbon fiber rod. Dont get me wrong the origanal one will work, but some feel they are tacky. It will be well worth it when you get into the air and like me and many others it may just become your favorite plane. I plan to review this plane as soon as I get it done( this is my second) I flew my first to death . I have made many mods to improve this plane and keep it very light.

sounds like a great plane ,what other mods did you use.

Howdy so the edge is a great plane huh? i had the cap and it was a P.O.S. but if the edge is as good as it said to be i think i might want to try it. i have one question though, i just bought an o.s. 1.08 BX-1 and was wonder if i used lighter push rods and hardwhare, and maybee got it down to ten pounds would it 3D? this is really the only plane that takes a 1.08. the only other ones were the yellow aircraft 1.20 series, anybody know anthing about these?

First off I do not want to mislead you Its not what I did to make it light its what i didnt do I added no additional weight to this plane such as wpants,pilot,smoke,ignition.IMO it is already a very light air frame. Now i know some will completely strip this plane down and really lightned it up thats OK too but i am not quite to that point yet. :stupid: Any way here we go

All hardware was replaced except tail wheel bracket as i thougt it woud be lighter than any other i could purchase however i did put a sullivan wheel on it. All control horns are rocket city they are very easy to install unlike the sullivan horns that come with the kit AMOF installing the sull horns was the biggest pain in the a** you may as well take a screwdriver and a drill and start jabbing your plane with it. I do not recommend them, get the rocket city horns drill one hole firm it up with a little thin CA install your control horns your done. All CA type hinges were put aside for my smaller projects, Dubro bullet hinges were installed on all moving surfaces.I did not want to add another servo for the elevator so i installed a bellcrank assembly and a carbon fiber push rod for elevator deflection. I did run into a problem though I could not get the recommended 3d throughs/throws? untill I modified the bellcrank control horns to be about a 1/2 in longer works good now.Next I scrapped the original aluminium landing gear it was not very good gear imo so orderd a set of carbon fiber gear from troybuilt and it seem to be superior in every way. Now the pull pull that comes in the kit is not up to par imo so I put the dubro 4/40 pull-pull kit on it. Actually i have read of the kit pull-pull failing in flight. All the screws for the hatch and cowl were replaced with the smallest nylon bolts and blind nuts i could find at the local hardware. The metal ones kept vibrating out and be lost. i also like the extra big flat screw head on the nylon ones they catch alot of surface. When you install the cowl on the bottom blindnut and bolt you will need to go in from the edge of the cowl an additionl 1/4 to 1/2 before you drill or you will hit the tri stock reinforcement in the fuse tank compartment and the blind nut will not go in. OK as soon as i get my pictures developed on a disk(ithink you can so this) and i figure out how to post them i will post and explain further, I did som e beefing up in the fuse
but i need the pictures to show.

My .02
Steve



YA I Meant to do that.

thanks for the info would like to see the pics when you get them .

h9 edge teriffic.mine is powered by o.s.1.60fx. used two servos for elev.mounted normal location.5oz.wtg.in rear.best 1/4 scale i have ever flown. kennyb

I now have one.picked it up yesterday for 355.00$ in Oshgosh. I hope it flys as good as it looks.Going to use turbojet muffler on 160 fx with 24 oz tank.Can't wait to fly this one.

ive had this plane for about 6 months now. its been the biggest pain im my ***. it snaps and rolle left with up elevator. it flys grear inverted. ive tried everything. look at my other posts with the problems ive had with it. i now several others that have sold theres because of this problem. ive had people tell me its set up. ive tried single servos. digital. dual in the tail. cg all over the place. made sure its straight and set incidence with a laser meter. it has a saito 180. maybe i got a lemon from hearing other gys say its the best plane. id never buy another. ive worked and asked and worked and asked. ive tried everything ive been told and in between. ive called horizon. its straight and its in good shape. but it sucks. i still will not give up. im now trying to play with dihedral to see if that helps. and my elevators are not flexing. its not cg. and its not warped wings. im telling u ive tried everything. and it still does it. and its not a thrust problem tried it too. like i say maybe its a lemon. but theres been too many other lemons out there for me to by another. so ill keep screwing with this one till it either flys or crashes. and now i could hardly care less if it smashes. that may be harsh. but its been a pain. hope urs flys better than mine. bill

I had a Fox 2.4 on mine and it was great. Mine did role to the right if I gave it too much elevator. I just learned to deal with it and realize that I was flying a high performance aerobatic airplane not a trainer. These planes don't float like Cubs.

i realize this is an aerobatic plane and not a trainer. and they dont float in like a trainer. but it should not do what mine does. ive seen other planes of its caliber fly and they do not act like this. and its not too much up elev. how can 1/2 inch of up elevator be too much. i could see 3 d rate or even over the 9/16 recomended. and the replys ive gotten on this plane are terrible. one fella told me he flew several of them plus other brands. lanier and carden and so forth. he quoted he would not give 50 bucks for this bird. said the other brands did not have all the bad traits as this one does. im glad urs flies good. i wish i could get mine to fly like its supposed to. but im not going to get used to and live with somthing that it should not do. id like to try another one. but im afraid of the hanger nine now. any how again im glad urs flys good. its a nice looking plane. guess mines a lemon.

I just have to chime in here. Every example of the H9 Edge I have seen has been a great flyer including the one that I own. The only fault with this plane is the original wing issues which seem to have been corrected by the revison.

Roadracer,
Not trying to say you do not know how to build a plane just that maybe it is time to have a more experenced builder look at the plane. I am sure that the problem is just some small thing you may have over looked or might not have known was wrong. I pretty much think the problem you are describing should be one of two things. A problem with the main wing or the alignment of the elevators. I would look at the main wing first. Maybe see if Horizon will send you a replacement main wing to try.
I know that these problems can be very frustrating but hang in there because this is one sweet flying bird when correct. Also I would not put any dihedral into the main wing. Just make sure the leading edge is still straight after joining and that there is zero diheadral in the wing. When the wing is truly straight it will almost look to have anheadral in it when viewed due to the way the wing thickness tapers on the top and the bottom of the wing. Also check and make sure there is no washout in the main wing. This can cause the problem you are having if one side of the wing has washout and the other does not.

Good luck,
Sport10