Seagull 540 Edge
 

I just ordered this plane and was wondering what the planes total length is?
Did i make a mistake in buying it or will i be happy with the choice?
I read some pro's and con's on seagull models and just decided to give it a try!
Thanks for reading!

RE: Seagull 540 Edge
 

with spinner ~ 54" GIVE OR TAKE an inch!

Jerry

RE: Seagull 540 Edge
 

Hello, just to let you know I have the edge 540 w/ a OS 91 it looks so good and flyies good also. Now three more people in the club have bought one.

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I got my Seagull 540 today from Quantum and WOW it is a very nice looking airplane!
The one thing that i found out though is that you need 6 servos and not 5 like they say.
I guess i will try to start on it today...out here in Kansas we are experiencing 25-35 MPH winds for the last week..
so no big hurry here..lol.
I will let you guys know how it's coming along and probably will have some questions in the process!

RE: Seagull 540 Edge
 

A fellow club member is on his second. #1 shed a wing in straight and level flight. Last weekend, #2 had one of the aileron servos fall out of the wing in flight. He made a good ditching with only one operable aileron, and the other one flapping, but knocked the gear out of it. He said he has not been pleased with the planes, but to be fair, I have not flown it, only observed...

RE: Seagull 540 Edge
 

In response to your question about the SEA GULL 540 EDGE. I recently attended the Toledo Ohio Weak Signals Air Show, and spoke directly to a customer Rep. from Horizon concerning the Edge 540. As I also have one that is ready to fly but yet unflown,and the precautions and build tips that I incorporated to reduce the dreaded wing shed syndrome. First I twisted both wings from the center to simulate "washout",while I found no noticable flex in the left wing section, the right gave a little so I cut open the bottom of the wing to inspect the integrity of the structure, and I found a cracked rib which I repaired. Also I added a little extra epoxy to the area between the dihedral brace box, and the internal spar on the right side of the wing. I fiberglassed the wing joint top and bottom. I installed flying wires on the tail section both above and below the horizontal stabs. and applied thin and medium CA to all Fuselage joints that could be accessed.
Now the info. I was told that "YES" they are aware that there where some issues with some early releases of this model, that after all the testing and evaluation of this model was done, the manufacturer did build some (HOW Many) he did not say, with a defective/light grade of Balsa that caused the tail sections to fail. Also, by doing after crash analysis, they determined that some builders where cutting the covering off the tail section with a little heavy knife pressure.This caused the tail section to stress and shed which caused the resulting waste of a good plane . Fortunatly, they also said that they would handle these planes on a plane by plane basis as they would not cover pilot error, but would be open to assist in actual defective issues. So if you are planning on doing this plane, go for it as they should be out of the system by now, as I have not seen a recent thread concerning this issue now for some time, and they are still selling this plane. If anyone has any recent info regarding this plane and a similar failiure issue, please respond to this thread. It wouldn't hurt to say a small prayer before take off though as I do this with most new planes and while flying. Later Capt. Kirk

RE: Seagull 540 Edge
 

I've been flying the heck out of my latest and if the wing is going to separate, it had its chance! Full throttle blenders (my mistake), snaps, and tight turns have not broke this plane yet!

I'm happy......

Jerry

RE: Seagull 540 Edge
 

Hello all
Could any one tell me if they are flying the edge with an OS 91? and if so what prop are you using?

Jim

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:Dgreat plane - we fly the heck out of it and it snaps like the best. for the money - :D:D:D does most of the real 3d manuvers aswell. we use a 91fx with 14x6

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I also use a 14x6 on my .91 powered Edge. Awsome plane for the money and no problems for me so far, although I took the precaution of adding wires to the tail surfaces. Shame it wasn't built a little lighter as I'd like to do a bit more 3d with it, seems over engineered to me especially on the fuselage. I'm thinking of getting the 78" version now !

RE: Seagull 540 Edge
 

I bought this model at my LHS on an impulse buy only to find out that my Saito 100 will not fit in the cowl, too long [>:] . Should have done some reading first. Otherwise looks like a good ARF.