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I got the BME Edge, if i knew it was this heavy i would got the WH instead as it has more wing area but it still flys great with the Brison 3.2. I can't see the BME coming in at 15.5lb if the plane came out the box at 10lb, it just does,nt add up.

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You may be right... but 17.5 lbs sounds like it's not in the right range either...

There is NO way you can convince me that this plane weighs as much or more than the WH... just no way. I have both sitting here... My buddis WH and my BME...

It'll be sometime before I can get to it, but it'll never see 17 lbs... Maybe 16 at the most...

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Well my Brison 3.2 with Bisson pitts muffer and ignition is 4.3lb and radio prop spinner and hardware is 3.1lb, 5 hitec 5945 1futaba 3001 and 2 1100ma at 6v 1 1100ma 4.8v 2 mpi switch LED type 1 super rocker switch on ignition carbon push rods and rocket city control horns dave brown spinner 22x8 Biela carbon prop all stock hardware except tail wheel witch i made a lighter one. I m not camplaining about the weight as the plane flys great, still hovers at little over half throtle with power to pull out. I,m just saying it won't be 15.5lb with the stock hardware that came with the plane unless the BME 50cc is 2lb lighter than the Brison3.2.

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Didnt like the original color scheme, SOOOO.

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nother

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Cool Dago... run wid it! :)

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finished

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Hi;dago Looks real good:) What were needing is some complete flight reports[:-] Is anyone using a DA-50 on one?:D and how it balance out and some pict on engine mount

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i plan to fly mine in a few weeks, i have to buy a servo, battery and a spinner, then were ready to roll!!!

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I secound that!!! I want to know how this thing harriers!! not just some one saying that it does ! I'am sure it will harrier but how much wing rock does it really have? Come on guys i know some you have them together and flying give us the scoop!!!


Chad

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:(Hey! What's going on with all the new BME owners??[:@] Nobody talking about there new BME EDGE:D We need some good threads on what's going on, and some flight reports on what this plane can do[:-][:-]

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I am thinking of buying this plane.... Any further flight reports? Anybody want to get rid of theirs yet? Thanks

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buy one, the quality of the plane is GREAT!!!

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Max flew 2 prototypes at the field I fly at.Often It is just 3-5 of us and Max always puts on a great show.
I am not advertising for him,but I spent a few evenings thoroughly checking out the progress on his Edge.He was very violent with it at times,with super velocity blenders,high speed snappy passes and other extreme G manouvers.The Edge was unaffected.I was waiting for servo or pushrod failures instead.But the more impressive flights to me were the post stall slow as walk over the runway Harriers and Hovers,with the propwash in my face.I could only wish to own one of these..The field is at sea level and his was powered by a BME 50 with a wooden prop.I dont know the brand or size.Plenty of juice to accellerate vertical from a Hover.Obviously the 50 wont pull as hard at highter elevations.I hope the production aircraft turn out to please pilots,as I really want one of these as my first gasser.
Below are a few pics I found from late last year,with Max experimenting on two of his Edges.

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I must say the plane does fly great even at 17lbs with a Brison 3.2. I'll get another EDGE this winter with a DA 50 and campare the diffrents and that says alot as I never buy the same plane twice.

Any one have some weights on their EDGES?

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Well, I just ordered this one. Hope it is as good as you guys say. I will be taking all but the red and black off the plane and putting a design of my own on it. I have a Brison 3.2 for it and that should be a great combo. What will I need to do to make it balance with this engine? Thanks guys for the info.

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The colors pull off the plane easy, but leaves a residue. Should be easy to get rid of though, i covered over it.

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[>:]Man these review sucks[:@]what reviews?[:-]Oh- well[X(]I guess its time to look into another plane:(

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so your judging the plane by its owners, not its characteristics? Id tell you how it flies, but im waiting for a few parts in the mail, maybe like a few other people??[X(]:eek:

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Can anybody tell me the type of covering on this plane [ ie:monokote ultracote], also is the wing and fuse phenolic fiberglass or paper/ thanks for the info in advance Dave

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The plane is covered in a wierd covering, looks like its monokote, yet on the back side looks like a sort of cloth, but its not anything ive seen.

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I was told that the covering was made in the same factory as monocote and that the only difference was the brand name wasn't printed on the edges of the coverning. Doesn't sound like that was quite right.

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Look at some of the earlier posts. I don't know what your looking for but as planes go in this size class it flies great. Harriers(12º spoilers) are rock solid, torque rolls, knife edge circles, water falls the list goes on[sm=thumbup.gif]. This plane does things 35% airplanes have a hard time with. My Edge came out 16.5 lbs with a FPE 3.2 with no added balance weight needed. For 3D you need it a bit tail heavy 5" back but landings are still no problem. It has become my favorite for week days because of its size but I think its going to take some flying time from my 33% Ultimate and a 35% Extra on the weekends:D.

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The covering is nothing like Monocote. Don't get me wrong the covering is OK but not great. The first thing you need to replace is the Black. One day in the hot sun and wrinkle city. The other colors are fine and match Ultracote.

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Hi Ronk1 just wonder if you use 2 receiver batterys as my is 17.5lb with a brison 3.2.

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No I have one 2000mah NiMh for the receiver, ignition is a 1200mah NiMh. I have 4 Hitec 5625's on the aileron's and elevator, one 5945 pull-pull on the rudder. Carbon fiber tail wheel and lightning holes in the firewall behind the engine and engine box floor. Along with that the rudder servo tray is made from carbon fiber I had around. I don't use a dual receiver battery setup in any of my planes even my 35%. Jest my opinion but dual receiver batteries is overkill. BTW one other thing it could be is that the stock FPE muffler is very light. If your using a rear Pitts muffler on the Brison that is about a 5oz add compared to the FPE side mount.

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Thanks Ronk. That explains why my is 17.5lb as I,m useing duel receiver batterys, switchs and the Bission pitts mufflerand that along is about 8oz extra.Would you be able to show some pictures of your lighting cutouts. Thanks.

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I got trim scheme finished up. Wanted to see what you guys think of it. The construction of this plane looks good. Doesn't feel too heavy yet either. Hope to keep it under 17 lbs with my Brison. Should have it flying by next weekend at the latest.

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Nice job Bryant330L... striking colors...

Now... "Git 'er dun!" :)

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You dog Eric,
Looks great, let me know what you think of it.
I might just have to come down and see it fly. LOL

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Nah, you will have to come down and fly it for yourself! This is a cool plane.

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I'll take you up on that offer.

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Nice covering job, looks great. BTW I posted that it harriers nice with 16º of spoilers after doing some experimenting I found 12º works as well and gives better rudder control. Hope yours flies as nice as mine:D.

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The Edge sounds great but how about the covering material? What is it and how is it holding up? Does it act like Monokote with respect to wrinkles, temperature range etc.?

jmw[8D]

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The covering is not as good in the hot sun as Monocote, mainly the black. Its not bad though, I would compare it to Ultracote to work with. In fact the colors match Ultracote best. It takes Ironing and heat gun well with out worry of burning. The only thing I did was replace the black on the wing and now all is fine. So far it seem like it will hold up well. I've seen ARF's with covering that is not near this quality.

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Thanks Ronk1!

jmw

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Well, I have it finished. I am not real happy with the balance, but everything else came out nice. The balance is 5 1/2" back from the LE at the fuse. To you guys that are flying this, is that safe? I like a fairly tail heavy plane, but I don't want something that is going to be dangerous. I can replace that stock tail wheel setup, but that is not going to move the cg much. I checked the cg without the tail wheel on there and it only advanced it a little. I don't want to add lead cause it is already 17.2 lbs, but I don't want a terrible handling airplane either. I know some of these manufactures cg are real conservative, and I hope thats the case on this one. Should be able to try it out when the weather clears a little.

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Hi Bryant your cg at 5 1/2 will be fine. I flew mine at 5 3/4 today and it was good, hover alot better then when i had it at 5 1/4. I see you weight with the Brison is close to mine 17.5lb, maybe i not crazy after all:D Are you running 2 receiver batterys and what muffler?

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Looks great, cant wait to hear what you think of it.