First time flaps plane.. ideas ?
 

I want a plane with flaps just to have for fun. I have a bunch of different planes, but for some reason want an excuse to use the flap switch on my TX ! HAHA. Whats a good first time flap plane ? Thanks. ABout a .52 4 stroke size MAX.

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anything with a high wing is easy, a cessna 182 would be a great choice.

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Does anybody make a nice arf that I could convert. I just dont have the time to stickbuild stuff.

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Ultra Stick

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You said it, HILL202. Ultrastick 40 is a blast, but a 52 4stroke will be a little light on horsepower. Mine goes great with an OS .70. Hope you have capability to couple down elevator trim to down flaps. It will be quite necessary...JIM

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You can do it to about any plane that has full span ailerons... clip the ailerons between 50% and 60%, the larger part is aileron (outboard) the smaller is flaps.
You can do it wth a Sig Four Star... but I would replace the stock tapered aileron with a constant chord one. increasing control surface area at the tip) The flaps being down would make up for the tip-stall resistance lost by not having the tapered aileron. The increased area of the surface at the tip would possibly improve roll rate.

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2nd vote for the UltraStick!

Another really good one is a Kadet senior...clip the ailerons as FHHuber has stated. A flying buddy of mine has a couple of Kadet's with flaps and he loves them.

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Ultra Stick!

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Have to agree a ultrastick 60 with flaps and if your radio can handle it you can have a blast using flaps, flapperons, spoilers ect.................Jim is correct a radio that can mix down elev trim makes it even more fun.

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Corsair has lots of flaps! :)

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I have a US40 with the quad setup that I used with a 9C. I flew it with no reinforcements and no problems. Flew as advertised. It has sat in storage for a while and after reading the posts about wing mount failures I decided to reinforce it in those spots - just to be safe. Mine has a Saito 72 and has very acceptable performance. No regrets.

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Which Ultra stick has the flaps... .40 or. 60 or both ? I am looking up info on them now. WHo has the best price on the net for the Stick ? As for Radio, I have a 6xas Memory TX. Will that mix, my book for it is in the truck and its too cold to go out. LOL.

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Both the 40 & 60 comes with a flap option. Horizon carries them. i really haven't seen them much cheaper anywhere else, maybe 5-10 dollars. Have fun this is a great plane, I have a US60 with flaps. WHAT A BLAST!!

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I want a .40 plane with .52 Motor. Will that be a dog ? Or should I go with a larger motor ? Has to be 4 stroke.

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Yes, it will be a Dog with a .52 four stroke. :eek: It really needs a 72 4 stroke or a strong 50 2 stroke to give you a good performance. It will fly with a 52 four banger but that is about it. Heck, even a .40 size Trainer is almost underpowered with a 50 four stroke. No need for having flaps on a DOG [X(]. Like I wrote in the other forum, The 40 stick wants a 70 class 4 stroke (Saito 72) and the 60 stick really likes the 100 Saito. Trust me, you can't go wrong with the 60 size stick and a Saito 100. Just my $0.02

As for good deals, try the for sale section here or maybe ebay for a good deal.

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Yeah, Thanks. So a .70 or so on a .40 Ultra is not too much. Thanks.