I found my twist 150 on ebay for a 150 bucks or at least thats what i won it for. Cost less then my twist 40 pnp at 250 bucks but that what happens when you buy a plane that is assembled and all you have to do is put the RX in it you pay. I would check ebay may find a good deal. Might find one on RCU. Havent search around lately.

Still waiting for the manufacture to send my dang standoffs for my engine. Wont be placing anymore orders with this guy takes him forever to ship anything.

I guess i cold build the plane and not worry about the engine but it seems so much easier to get the engine mounting prepared with the fuselage empty. All i need are my 50 mm standoffs. wish i had a machine shop at times like this.[:@].

Thanks for the input on the 26gt, I'm really hoping this engine works out well for this plane. Other then this forum haven't found much on it. My flying friend has the 60 with a 90 four stroke, its like a rocket.
Glad to see this thread thriving without any bashing going on. I think I'm going to really like this plane. I've got all the parts now except the motor.

Well Happy halloweene everyone I finally got my standoffs for my engine and spent the whole day working on it. still have a ways to go. Have to figure out the throttle setup then i think it will be good. And a little epoxy on the firewall and away we go off into the Wild blue yonder.

Seems to balance out very nicely with this engine So far, may have to add some weight to the tail. But i'll check the CG before i do that. If its anywere between the recomended CG. I think i will just fly it.
Heres my progress so far.

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Body bags are too good for these so called 3D planes by Hanger 9. I've had my fair share. Twist, Funtana. Great Planes is no better the U can Do still has the fuel tank too high and the knife edge doesn't get it and then the HAK is out of the question. There not even good to learn 3D on. Been there done that! They need a good stomping. I know you guys love these twists but put an AX 46 on a 4 lb profile and you will be calling these Hanger 9 planes heavy easy to break JUNK! I do not mean Tower Hobbies P51 POS profile I mean a MoJo or an OMP Edge 540 then you can talk real stories that are true. If you havent tried a good 3D profile you are wasting your money and time! This is not degrading it's the straight up truth!

mmmm... mojo

Yes MoJo there is a size to match every one of Hanger 9's sport planes they call 3D OMP has the same match up with real 3D results! You only have to try one to understand. You bang your twist tail on the ground and go pick up the pieces. My Mojo bangs the ground everyday. How could several designers, design out of there basements with out R D funds and make a plane that takes the abuse I dish out and these real BIG TOC designers make the plane so if you trip on the grass the fuse breaks in half. This is a cottage industry not big business. Do your self a favor and stomp a twist today!

if the twist is as strong as the tribute, invest in glue.

tribute there is one more POS hanger 9 makes. I have flew the Tribute, nice sport plane for a new flyer.

I had a guy tell me that if I wanted to learn 3D then get a profile plane, Problem is they are so ugly and unreal looking. You gotta admit that the 150 is 1 sharp looking plane

I'd say calling a profile which is all you see of any plane in the sky ugly, is flaming, degrading, insulting. But you have to see past your nose to see any plane in the air!

ugly profiles? thats a matter of opinion i guess.

keep function over form in mind.

Guys, the last few posts have me curious about your flying skills. I love the Twist and own three. I wrecked my first two .40 sizers learning and now I'm a much better pilot with my .60 and about to upgrade to the 1.50 size. One thing kerwin50 points out is they're (3D profile planes) ugly. Well said. You can bash H9 and the Twists all you want, but they make all 3D profile planes look like POS when compared sise by side. Furthermore....if you're banging your Twist tail against the ground, either punch the throttle to avoid that matter or learn how to 3D properly! If you need a nice soft padded foam profile plane to compensate for your questionable flying skills then by all means get the softest thing available that you can't hurt. Us real men (and women) have the skills to fly something made of balsa and not be afraid to break it. Nothing against soft skinned profile planes, I'm not countering your statements by bashing them, but the Twists, Funtanas and the like RULE the day. Don't believe me? Look at the long threads thriving about them on this forum. Happy Halloween.

Hmm, how is a square boxed Twist any uglier than a flat fuse? Its not like the twist is a 30% scale bird....

I agree outa, I don't know why someone would choose to come into this thread and start bashing a particular plane out of the blue. I have a profile, and it's ridiculously easy to do any 3d move you want to. The profiles are good to learn 3d on, but it's sort of like playing a video game with all the cheat codes activated. Fun, but not very challenging. I know I shouldn't have fed the troll, but damn people like that are annoying.

Your kidding right ??? You have to be.

Is there a link to any videos of a Twist, Funtana or the like being wrung out ??

id like to see this video also.

i dont think anyone was talking about foam proflile planes either.

We had a great thread here HELPING each other set up their planes. We need to ignore them(maybe the will go away) or we could OMPHHHH their MOJO where the sun don't shine.

Twist Brotherhood #8

Link,

Nice engine install. Your plane looks awesome. Have fun with that powerhouse.

Gibbs

Twist 150 Brotherhood #2

Well I have alot vested in my Twist's already and dont plan to go out and buy any other 3D plane. I have been told buy many people who come watch me fly mine, that they are beautiful planes. And i have over 35 flights on my 40 Twist and have landed it on bushes and into bushes coming to a dead stop. thinking oh no its toast. Hard landings and it is still in one peice i even landed my twist 40 on its tail. The engine wouldn't pull it out of the hover i was in and still it didnt damage it. seems pretty tough to me. Alot stronger then alot of planes i have flown. But any plane can be damaged if it crashes no matter what it is.

As far as helping each other setup our planes. I have solved my throttle problem a flex cable works great and can be pretty much ran in an configuration through the plane on these gas engines that have the carb outside the fuselage but the throttle spring has to stay connected for the throttle return. I know alot of people say to disconnect the spring on the carb but doing this on a gas engine IMO makes the engine less safe. If the throttle servo happens to malfunction say strip, at least the throttle will go back to an idel state instead of staying open, there isnt that much force working against the servo to worry about it stripping the servo.

So If your looking for a way to connect your throttle on the twist 150 using a gas engine with the carb sticking out the side a Flex cable is a Good way to make it work.

Still wouldnt mind seeing Others Throttle setups with there After market gas engines. Just to see what others have done. Pictures are not hard to take in this digital age we live in so lets see some of them throttle setups i'll post mine as soon as tower gets my throttle cable to me.

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Back to the point of this forum. Im in the middle of building my 150(very easy so far). If any one has some close ups of how they mounted a 1.80 saito that would be great. Im trying to decide to nach out the cheak for the throttle or just sand down the inside. Im sure the 1.50 would look the same so either or would be greatly appriciated.

thanks

Snacker would know about the mounting of the 180.

lomcevek1....no, I'm not kidding. Serious about every word. I don't think there's a need to provide video of such a popular plane being'wrung out'. But for the sake of making you eat your words, go to Google, enter 'video' and fill in the blank with 'hovering twist'. Now, sit back and be entertained by people who grew up and got past their profile delights and fly something serious. Takes skill to fly these planes. The profile planes are good for preteens and teens looking for an easy way to get into 3D without getting into serios money. I have flown profiles before (not my own) at my club. Hard to wreck and extremely easy to fly. You asked for evidense...you got it. Now, let's stop bashing with phrases like 'POS'. We don't need to read that here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSn1lLpPj3E

Twist 150 Brotherhood #1

I was referring to the soft padded planes. While I have not owned a twist I have flown a few, and they are great little sport planes. And really I can make this whole argument pointless by asking if you enjoy flying it. If you do then who cares what anyone else says. I don't recall ever bashing an airplane (at least not in jest) I happen to like profiles quite a bit, easy to fly ABSOLUTELY, easy to master, well not so much.

This video is a bit old but it is one of my better ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcmUzp4SoIw

It's cake.....just sand it down with a rotary tool.

I tried to take some pictures tonight it's just getting dark now. There's some monsters distracting me around here and my candy supply seems to be dissappearing. If these pics don't come out good I'll take some in the daylight and post em.

Why do the profile guys seem to keep butting in where the don't belong? Start a thread...profile planes vs. Twists and Tangos. Then POST!

Nice bit of flying. No - I've never flown or owned a larger fuel powered profile plane but i can see myself ordering one someday just for kicks, to compare, and because I don't corner myself into one category of planes. I like them all. I was basically refering to the little foamies that are all the rage these days powered by Lipo batteries and such. I like sport and 3d flying in general and I suppose whichever plane you pick to master that feat rules the day. It's the poor fellow that tries and tries to master a certain challenge, aerobatic and 3D, for example, and fails to do so at every juncture. HE...he's the one who will throw down his hat and call that particular brand or style of plane a 'POS' and bash it. He finds another style of plane...has better luck with it...and continues to bash the last plane.


And finally. Yes. Ido enjoy flying the H9 planes. Matter resolved. Again...I like your video, nice flying for such a cold day.