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03-11-2015, 05:33 AM
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I love the OS .32SX. Quite possibly my favorite engine ever.
I ran my first one for at least eight years on everything from a Q-500 to a SPAD combat plane, to a couple of carbon boom fun fly aircraft, and then finally on a Diamond Dust for so many flights that I had to recover the airframe twice. I lost that engine when the Diamond Dust battery busted through the top of the hatch on a fast inverted pass. It was a frightening several seconds as that DD made big, fast, inverted circles around the field and then disappeared into a kudzu patch.
I spent several days with a machete hacking my way through that kudzu patch, attempting to find my plane. I knew the airframe was toast, but I really wanted my engine back. Alas, it was August, and the kudzu grew faster than I could hack it away, and the beastly plant ate my beloved .32 SX.
I currently have a .32 running on a Dynaflite Butterfly and two of them NIB waiting for their turn at the sky.
I ran my first one for at least eight years on everything from a Q-500 to a SPAD combat plane, to a couple of carbon boom fun fly aircraft, and then finally on a Diamond Dust for so many flights that I had to recover the airframe twice. I lost that engine when the Diamond Dust battery busted through the top of the hatch on a fast inverted pass. It was a frightening several seconds as that DD made big, fast, inverted circles around the field and then disappeared into a kudzu patch.
I spent several days with a machete hacking my way through that kudzu patch, attempting to find my plane. I knew the airframe was toast, but I really wanted my engine back. Alas, it was August, and the kudzu grew faster than I could hack it away, and the beastly plant ate my beloved .32 SX.
I currently have a .32 running on a Dynaflite Butterfly and two of them NIB waiting for their turn at the sky.
03-11-2015, 08:01 AM
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I have yet to fly a .32 powered Demon, but I'd like to. The closest thing I have is a .25 VF (not DF). One of my early customers did use the .32, and I don't have an extensive report, other than the builder was scared at how fast it went relative to the expectation and was not sure they could handle it. That's a glowing endorsement in my books.
03-11-2015, 08:49 AM
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I was very happy with my .32SX powered Diamond Dust. I think part of the reason I liked it so much was that it was so light. My belief is that the key to speed and good manners in a delta is that keeping them light (thereby reducing induced drag) will do more for your enjoyment of the plane than gobs of power.
Of course, I am planning on putting a Jett .56LX FIRE on the Demon you send me, just because I have one that needs a home.
I would be curious to see a really good comparison between a light 25/32 powered Demon and a big-block powered Demon like a Nelson/Jett/etc, provided they were both outfitted similarly in all other aspects.
Of course, I am planning on putting a Jett .56LX FIRE on the Demon you send me, just because I have one that needs a home.
I would be curious to see a really good comparison between a light 25/32 powered Demon and a big-block powered Demon like a Nelson/Jett/etc, provided they were both outfitted similarly in all other aspects.
03-11-2015, 11:12 AM
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The DD with OS .32 was a great way to get introduced to this type of flying. 18,000 rpm with a pipe and 8 x 8 prop.
Easy launches, easy on glow plugs, decent fuel economy for the level of performance and the plane floats in for soft landings that help save props.
Easy launches, easy on glow plugs, decent fuel economy for the level of performance and the plane floats in for soft landings that help save props.
03-11-2015, 01:49 PM
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I'll bet it's a lot more fun at part throttle than a 5lb flying patio stone. My big block Demon will fall out of a turn and corkscrew for the ground like "that" if you slack off on the elevator and/or stop paying attention to energy management on approach. Well, in a modest power turn too if you over bank. Finding these things out the first time was a couple of Depends moments.
03-11-2015, 02:05 PM
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I've not had one that bad yet, but I have found that wing loading is the make-or-break factor in most of the deltas that I've built.
I've got a big delta (BTE Vortex) that has such low wing loading that it could almost serve as a trainer if it had any self-correcting stability at all. From a full-power dive, just chop the throttle, yank and hold up elevator to really watch the wing work. It'll do a full loop and slow down to a crawl as it exits the bottom in a gentle mush.
I've also flown a few smaller deltas that were a real bear to hand launch.
I've got a big delta (BTE Vortex) that has such low wing loading that it could almost serve as a trainer if it had any self-correcting stability at all. From a full-power dive, just chop the throttle, yank and hold up elevator to really watch the wing work. It'll do a full loop and slow down to a crawl as it exits the bottom in a gentle mush.
I've also flown a few smaller deltas that were a real bear to hand launch.
03-11-2015, 02:06 PM
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I've not had one that bad yet, but I have found that wing loading is the make-or-break factor in most of the deltas that I've built.
I've got a big delta (BTE Vortex) that has such low wing loading that it could almost serve as a trainer if it had any self-correcting stability at all. From a full-power dive, just chop the throttle, yank and hold up elevator to really watch the wing work. It'll do a full loop and slow down to a crawl as it exits the bottom in a gentle mush.
I've also flown a few smaller deltas that were a real bear to hand launch.
I've got a big delta (BTE Vortex) that has such low wing loading that it could almost serve as a trainer if it had any self-correcting stability at all. From a full-power dive, just chop the throttle, yank and hold up elevator to really watch the wing work. It'll do a full loop and slow down to a crawl as it exits the bottom in a gentle mush.
I've also flown a few smaller deltas that were a real bear to hand launch.
03-17-2015, 07:25 AM
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Short kitters: I started sending out ready to ship notices today, some of you have them, some will get 'em later today.
OMG if I get another browser crash while on RCU I am going to blow a fuse!
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03-17-2015, 06:11 PM
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TIP:
Never, ever use UPS over the US - Can border.
USPS is a real good choice coming this way, Canada Post is the least PITA going south. But.. our rates are high.
You and Mike2735 will get your notice (i.e. "it's ready..[details]" email) tomorrow.. it's our 25th and time to call it quits for the evening! Yours are the last two boxes to pack.
Rudeboy and petec yours are all packed up, but have to make up your email with amount and PP info. So your notice will come tomorrow evening too.
Time to pack it in..
Cheers
Mike
Never, ever use UPS over the US - Can border.
USPS is a real good choice coming this way, Canada Post is the least PITA going south. But.. our rates are high.
You and Mike2735 will get your notice (i.e. "it's ready..[details]" email) tomorrow.. it's our 25th and time to call it quits for the evening! Yours are the last two boxes to pack.
Rudeboy and petec yours are all packed up, but have to make up your email with amount and PP info. So your notice will come tomorrow evening too.
Time to pack it in..
Cheers
Mike
03-31-2015, 01:22 PM
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Yes I did and thanks. Some of the kits used to take 10 -14 days to get there by parcel post.. just so you know! I once had someone file a PayPal claim because the kit didn't show in about 4 days. The fact that Canada is a different country with a different postal service didn't seem to occur to this person at the time. We got sorted.
The expedited parcel rates I checked out were almost 40 bucks.. gag.
Your domestic Priority Post rates are pretty good - and fast. Wish we had that.
The expedited parcel rates I checked out were almost 40 bucks.. gag.
Your domestic Priority Post rates are pretty good - and fast. Wish we had that.
03-31-2015, 01:25 PM
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