first low wing artf
 

hi guys

anyone know of a good low wing model for someone
who wants to transfer from a high wing trainer,has
good low speed and stable handling. to fit a 65-70
four stroke. my fellow flier has tried my rambler45
but said its to fast for him as yet but the size of
the plane was about right. any thoughts?

fly well

RE: first low wing artf
 

try the super sports 40s from world models. I brought one to put some of the extra radio gear I had into it. I test flew it yesterday and its a ball to fly. Handles aerobatics with ease, and will land like a trainer. I am running a OS46fx with a tower muffler and a 11x5 apc prop. Very good, stable combo. And for $180 AUD Great value.

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:DIf Yer willing ta spring fer a os 91 at this time, I highly reccomend the GP Spacewalker. It lands at a walk but will do some stuff that a trainer will not do and it looks so cool doing it. Plus it has that great big wing that is sooo easy to see up in the air.

clemrick

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Wilga ... the Rambler is not that fast a plane, it flies very nice for a first low wing. Landings are easy, of course the WM Super Sport is much more acrobatic than the Rambler. The Rambler will be good if you want something for easy flying. Stay away from VMARs, hehehe ... If you want cheap but nice flying low wing then try the Phoenix Scanner, another good plane is the WM T34 Mentor. There are a lot more good planes out there ... its your choice.

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From what I have read the Rambler has a very wide speed range. Why not throttle down to just below 1/2 throttle and let him get used to it. Nothing says that you have to fly it at full throttle! :D

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My Rambler first went up with a TT61, it was full of power but not fun to fly compared with a TT46. The Rambler with a TT46 and APC 12.25x3.75 prop is nice to fly with. The extra wash allows you to come in on landings really slow and harrier like. I would not say that the plane is fast at all ... mind you I am not a pylon racing nut. Its a fun plane to fly. Good for basic acrobatics.

Oh yes ... the Rambler is the only plane I had to be more cautious on the elevator on lift offs, all my other tail draggers never gave me any problems. For the Rambler I had to put in some UP elevator to keep the nose from digging in. After it builds up speed I had to release a bit to allow the plane to slowly rotate and not just launch into the sky. Still I miss my Rambler. Its fun to fly her using rudder for turns.

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I really like my Seagull Space Walker 2. Its a 46 size, flys fairly fast in the air, but will slow down to a crawl for landings. Take offs are very easy, fast build for an ARF and a very good quality plane. I really love mine.

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Take a look at the Acro Wot by chris Foss. www.chrisfoss.co.uk
OK, so it's not strictly ARTF but all the bits are in the box and the wings are pre-made so there isn't an immense amount of work to get it flying.

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Hate to be boring, but for the size engine you mentioned you might consider a Sig Four Star 40. The Four Star 60 was my second airplane and it was (and still is) great.