jmir

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I used a landing gear left over from a MiniFutana FX that I crashed.
You could probably use just about any LG.
I have an extra LG for an E-flite Ultra Stick 25E, but I thought that was a little too heavy, so I opted for the MNFX gear which is lighter and a little more flexible.

rmh

You goys who added epoxy n more wood
What do you models weigh now .
My ugly wire gear reduced weight - no reinforcing required and the model with 5 A123 cells a 32 FFlite and a 14x7 is a VTO setup
exact weight ready to fly 3.75 lbs It even handles rough landings with no problems at all.( I let others fly it and they inevitably try to flare it .)

jmir

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I have not weighed mine yet, but I don't think I've added any appreciable weight.

I used balsa wood for reinfording the landing gear mount and the landing gear I used weighs less than the stock one. It is also more flexible.

I thought about using a wire landing gear, but have not tried one yet. Mine is doing quite well.

With the 4S 3500 li-po pushed all the way back, it balances a little tail heavy which I like for the 3D stuff. It also floats in for landings, so have not had any rough landings yet.

opjose

Yup, the extra epoxy and wood - MIGHT - add half an ounce or less.

greg doster

First post on RCU....


I have just installed an O.S. 48 4 stroke on my Diamant'e 25e now named 25e2"squared". It looks like it was meant for it. I installed an 8oz tank and updated with all futaba gear. The elevator halves were not straight from the factory so I seperated them and installed another servo in the tail. This allows me to set elevon mix. should roll like a drill bit. Not sure on the final weight yet. I expect it will be heavier though. I had to enlarge the servo openings to allow standard size servos. Already beefed up the gear due to a mishap on landing as an electric. here are a few photos...



airplanes are supposed to spit oil and make noise.....

Steve

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Just picked up a Diamante. I've purchased an Axi 2820-10 motor for it and was wondering if anyone is running this combo?

MrMulligan

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I installed a AXi 2820/10 on an Eflite Ultra Stik 25E. It is a sweet combination and drops right in, no mount changes. I've been flying this since last summer and it is always dependable. AXi's are great motors.

Steve

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Thanks. Does the motor perform good on a 3 cell, or do I need a 4 cell? Thanks.

MrMulligan

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I generally use 3 cell LiPo's 3700MAH. I get eight to ten minutes, and only stretched one flight too long last year and screwed up the landing. Took a little bit of repair to the wingtip and landing gear,but it's as good as new. I use a 12x6 E prop APC. This was recommended to me by the guys at Hobby Lobby.

ggroyal1

I can't believe it has been over a year since I purchased my Diamante. I have flow it a couple of times with a Xoar 11x7 prop that pulls about 40 amps(AXI2826-10). It flies great, no problems with landings. Also went to a larger 4-cell battery(3700mah). The phoenix 60 ESC with external BEC is holding up and it is faster with the 4-cell. I have another plane with the phoenix 60 that smoked in about 3 minutes. Castle replaced it, the only one out of 10 Phoenix ESC's to go bad. The Thunder Power V2 batteries did not perform very good until after the 3rd or 4th cycle. Now they work fine.

George G. Royal

Steve

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Thanks for the info. I'm going to try and stay with the 3 cell batteries for cost reasons. I found some from Abell Hobbies that are only around $45.00 each and they claim a 30C rating. I've been looking at the Pheonix ESC's with BEC. I may just get the E-Flite 60amp. They are only about $90.00. The new Ice ESC's look good though. I still have to pick up servos also. I'm going to use this one for winter time pattern practice. I'm going to go ahead and do the landing gear mod as soon as I recieve the motor and get the build started.

Steve

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Forgot to mention, the 2820-10 motor I bought is a 1200 kva motor. It should turn great RPM's on the 3 cell. With the 12 X 6E prop I should still be getting around 9000 RPM acording to the specs.