hi i just got this plane from my uncle, it was run once, now its a Hangar 9 Easy 2. Is it any good? what kind of motor? is it a powerful motor? and what are the rubber bands that go over the wings called

Airplane is fine, can't say about the engine without knowing what it is and what size. The rubber bands I use are #64 (double check this on towerhobbies.com) and I put on 12. First two diagonally, then 4 back to front, last two diagonally to hold the rest on. There are two that hold the wings together, on the two small screws, these can be any small rubber band since they only keep the wings from separating when installing the wing.

The plane sometimes came from Hanger 9 with a MDS 40 but more recently with a Evolution TPS which has .45 ci.

The plane may have most any 40 - 46 size engine in it?

The MDS 40 was troublesome for a lot of people. The Evolution works OK.

Enjoy,

Jim

Its an ok trainer...
For the rubberbands go to any Staples or somethng like that and get a huge 1lb. pack for 3 dollars. Cheaper there!!!

Good Luck !!!

Thanks a lot guys, please keep this thread in constant view. hankpajari and us ace, what are the rubber bands called, like professionally in the hobby shop and how many in total do i need, icluiding th ones that hold the wing together

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXJC78&P=7, or thos the rubber bands that hold the wings on the fuesalage or the ones that hol dthe wings together. (bare with m e, this is my first plane, i do cars)

and how are the servos powered, i dont see batteries, like a car?

When you go to Office Depot for the rubber bands just tell them that you need #64 rubber bands. These are exactly the same thing sold in a hobby shop, but they are a lot cheaper from an office supply store.

Hope this helps

Ken

They do not hold the wings together. The wing should be epoxied together. The rubber bands just hold it onto the fuselage. You should use 10-12. If using 12 then place 5 per side front to back and the last 2 crisscross them left to right and front to back

They are called #64 rubber bands in the hobby shop. Make sure you use #64 because anything else smaller will cause the wing to sepereate from the rest of the plane. By a ton of them, you'll need them since they will break when you take them on and off and the fuel will eventually eat them.

Store them in a jar with baby powder so they do not dry out, including the used ones since the baby powder will soak up the fuel on them

There should be a 4.8 or 6.0 volt nicad or nimh battery pack somewhere inside the fuselage. The charging jack is often connected to the on/off switch.

hi ,i need a good beginner plane can some one help tel me what plane to get thk you. bill

You found the Beginner forum so you're in the right place.
On the first couple of pages are several threads of "which trainer," "new person needs advice," "what should I buy," etc. There's a lot of info in the replies.

Assuming you want a plane with an engine versus one with an electric motor:
SIG LT-40
Hobbico Superstar
Tower Hobbies Trainer
Thunder Tiger Trainer
Hangar 9 Alpha
World Models Sky Raider Mach I
There are probably at least a dozen more but all of the above are good.

Before you spend any money or head down a specific path, try to find a flying club in your area and talk to the people there. This site has a club finder that works for all of the US.
http://www.ama-dist-8.org/Clubs/index.html
Most clubs have instructors to teach you to fly for no additional cost above joining the club. One of the instructors or other members might have a trainer plane for sale at a good price.

oh so the charger is connected to the on/off switch. Cause that makes sense, i see a cable that comes out of that jack that is empty. Like for a charger, is this the one it connects too

yep thats the one, i have the easy 2 as well, good plane, solid construction, I nosed mine in on the first flight, made quite a big divit in the ground, just cracked one wing at the seem where the two wings meet, minial repair, an hour or two because I was knew to everything then, but all in all, its a good plane

The battery pack will look something like this:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXH333&P=0

and you should have a charger something like this:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXH359&P=0

I said "something" like this because I do not know what brand of radio you have but the basic physical shapes should be similar. The charger plugs into a switch harness like this one:

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXH462&P=0

Good luck

What brand of radios are in your plane?

its the stock one... i dont have the plane str8 in front of me but i think its.........hmmm.i cant remember, my bad.