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Wanted to start a thread for my new Hybrid Edge 540 build. I have had one already and crashed it 2 months after i got it built due to a battery, regulator, or switch problem culprit is still unknown.
I liked the plane so well i wanted another, I will be using the following equipment A123 batteries-eliminates a regulator and charge time is very low, one for ignition and 2 for reciever. 5955 on ailerons 5985 on elevators and 5955 on rudder, oh and on the throttle i will use a 5245 24 oz dubro tank heavy duty dubro hardware, with a little modification here I have an XPS reciever and a Futaba 9C radio The plans say to build the fuse sides out of 3/32 and you have to edge and end glue 6 pieces together to form the sides. That is where I am at now. |
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Here is a picture of my last plane before i crashed it.
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Isn''t that called the Fusion now? Nice looking plane!!
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No its called the Hybrid. It has a 92 inch span.
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I built one a couple years ago. I have a MVVS Prosport 58 in it. It flies like a giant foamy. Mine turned out to be 16 pounds, 7 ounces.
It's my favorite fun-fly plane. For a light plane and huge wing, I was surprised that it has wing rock in the high alfa stuff. The only thing I would do differently is move the horizontal stab and elevator ahead a couple inches. The elevator shape should be changed a bit to fit the modification.That should be a simple fix. |
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ORIGINAL: craigteffe Wanted to start a thread for my new Hybrid Edge 540 build. I have had one already and crashed it 2 months after i got it built due to a battery, regulator, or switch problem culprit is still unknown. I liked the plane so well i wanted another, I will be using the following equipment A123 batteries-eliminates a regulator and charge time is very low, one for ignition and 2 for reciever. 5955 on ailerons 5985 on elevators and 5955 on rudder, oh and on the throttle i will use a 5245 24 oz dubro tank heavy duty dubro hardware, with a little modification here I have an XPS reciever and a Futaba 9C radio The plans say to build the fuse sides out of 3/32 and you have to edge and end glue 6 pieces together to form the sides. That is where I am at now. |
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Some more photos of Craig''s first, and now defunct, OMP Hybrid Edge 540. A fine flying plane! ''Can''t wait for the new one.
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And here is mine. I absolutely love it. By far the best plane I have ever owned and I am not new to giants.
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ORIGINAL: marzo91 I built one a couple years ago. I have a MVVS Prosport 58 in it. It flies like a giant foamy. Mine turned out to be 16 pounds, 7 ounces. It''s my favorite fun-fly plane. For a light plane and huge wing, I was surprised that it has wing rock in the high alfa stuff. The only thing I would do differently is move the horizontal stab and elevator ahead a couple inches. The elevator shape should be changed a bit to fit the modification.That should be a simple fix. |
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ORIGINAL: SitNFly ORIGINAL: craigteffe Wanted to start a thread for my new Hybrid Edge 540 build. I have had one already and crashed it 2 months after i got it built due to a battery, regulator, or switch problem culprit is still unknown. I liked the plane so well i wanted another, I will be using the following equipment A123 batteries-eliminates a regulator and charge time is very low, one for ignition and 2 for reciever. 5955 on ailerons 5985 on elevators and 5955 on rudder, oh and on the throttle i will use a 5245 24 oz dubro tank heavy duty dubro hardware, with a little modification here I have an XPS reciever and a Futaba 9C radio The plans say to build the fuse sides out of 3/32 and you have to edge and end glue 6 pieces together to form the sides. That is where I am at now. |
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If I were to build another Hybrid, I''d move the stab and elevator toward the wing a couple inches. Also a slight mod should be made to trailing edge of the elevators to fit next to the fuse. (More like a Cap Tail group) Moving the stab/elevators forward exposes more of the rudder. High alpha wing rock should be less with more of the rudder exposed behind the elevators.
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Craig
I think the move to the a123 is a good idea and i did the same thing but i would take a second look at using the xps. The latest news has been that it does not hop as advertised. This system could have been the cause of your first crash. I had a friend using this system and it worked great for a while, but then it didn''t. It only takes 5 seconds of no contact to ruin your day. I was going to use this system for my multiplex evo but decided not to in light of all the recent developments. Going out to fly mine today ;) |
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Next the plans said to
Glue on the top and bottom 1/4" sq. balsa stringers making sure they are flush to the edge of the sheeting. You will need to splice the balsa together toward the rear of the fuselage to get the extra length. Note that the top stringer fits flush into the notch formed by the ply doubler and that you will need to leave 1/8" gap at the end of each stringer for the rear fuselage former. Then Cut and glue in place the 1/4" sq. balsa stabilizer bracing exactly 3 3/16" down from the top of the fuselage (measured from the top of the fuselage to the top of the stab opening). Again, be sure to leave 1/8" gap at the end. Glue the bottom stab brace on leaving exactly 1/2" gap for the stabilizer Here are some pictures of my progress. I made a modification to the servo mounting on the elevators one in front of the other for one reason if i choose to use longer servo arms i can. |
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Some more pictures.
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ORIGINAL: outssider Craig I think the move to the a123 is a good idea and i did the same thing but i would take a second look at using the xps. The latest news has been that it does not hop as advertised. This system could have been the cause of your first crash. I had a friend using this system and it worked great for a while, but then it didn't. It only takes 5 seconds of no contact to ruin your day. I was going to use this system for my multiplex evo but decided not to in light of all the recent developments. Going out to fly mine today ;) |
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looking good!
do all the pieces come pre cut, or do you have to do all the cutting yourself? |
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ORIGINAL: Pat Roy Isn't that called the Fusion now? Nice looking plane!! I'm running A123's on Rx & Ign on my OMP Hybrid... Actually, I've switched to A123's on everything from my profiles to my 40% airplanes... It's all good... |
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ORIGINAL: MetallicaJunkie looking good! do all the pieces come pre cut, or do you have to do all the cutting yourself? |
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ORIGINAL: craigteffe ORIGINAL: MetallicaJunkie looking good! do all the pieces come pre cut, or do you have to do all the cutting yourself? |
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Ok one side done and now ready to start the cross bracing on the other side.
The manual said to glue the ply donuts to the inside of the fuse now, I will wait untill i finish building the wings so i can adjust the incidence then glue the donuts to the inside of the fuse for the bolts. |
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I second XPS being the culprit of your crash. I lost an airplane on the 7th flight because of it. I know it wasn't the batteries, switches, or regulator because they're still good and I'm still using parts of them. The parts that I didn't keep, I sold to friends and they haven't had any problems. I was just doing a go-around because I wasn't going to make the runway and it stopped responding.
Anyways, nice build! I've thought about getting one of these myself. |
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Well I have ordered the new futaba module and reciever and will be putting that in this plane and then will purchase more recievers for the rest of my planes when i feel that the futaba system is good.
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Well i have finished up on the other side and now its on to installing all the bulkheads in the fuse and assembling the sides.
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Installed the landing gear blocks and all the bulkheads are in place next is to sheet the bottom with 1/16 balsa and install 1/8 ply tail wheel plate.
Here are a couple more pictures of my progress. |
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Update
Drilled the Fire wall and marked the centerlines and glued it in tonight, no pictures my battery died in my camera. |
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If no one has told you yet, keep the tail as light as possible... Even to the point of possibly removing some of the balsa sheeting... Sheet it, then route out the sheeting between the braces...
My Hybrid weighed 15 lbs 12 oz, but was so tail-heavy that I had to add close to 1 lb in the nose to get it close to balancing... Removing weight from the TE of each wing would help too... |
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My first one weighed 16lb 10oz and flew like a dream. Hovered like no other plane i have ever flown. The weight is not an issue with this plane because of the big wing.
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Build update: I have installed the fire wall and drilled it out for the engine i am using i have added in 2 1/2 degrees of right thrust. I have also built and glued the turdle deck in place. Now i need to test fit my engine and make the cut outs for the muffler. Then on to the sheeting the nose and building the canopy.
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Here are some pictures.
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Can someone please tell me why my pictures are being loaded soo large to the post?
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ORIGINAL: Torqued-Up If no one has told you yet, keep the tail as light as possible... Even to the point of possibly removing some of the balsa sheeting... Sheet it, then route out the sheeting between the braces... My Hybrid weighed 15 lbs 12 oz, but was so tail-heavy that I had to add close to 1 lb in the nose to get it close to balancing... Removing weight from the TE of each wing would help too... What engine was this with? header/can or muffler? I am just getting all the stuff together to build mine. |
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ORIGINAL: Torqued-Up If no one has told you yet, keep the tail as light as possible... Even to the point of possibly removing some of the balsa sheeting... Sheet it, then route out the sheeting between the braces... My Hybrid weighed 15 lbs 12 oz, but was so tail-heavy that I had to add close to 1 lb in the nose to get it close to balancing... Removing weight from the TE of each wing would help too... i have a DA50 up front and 3 2300mA nimh batteries and all of them are in the front of the wing tube. even the stand offs are the smallest possible. the plane is all stock:D |
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Mine also balanced perfectly. I am running a DA 50 with a cannister. No Spinner. 1 li-ion behind the firewall and 1 just in front of the gas tank.
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Mine has a DA-50 with 2 1/2" standoffs, Pitts style muffler and ever a True Turn spinner... It has #2 2300mah A123 packs mounted as far forward as possible in the fuse, right behind the firewall... I didn't build mine, but bought it from a guy in Louisiana who built it, flew it 4 times, didn't like it and sold it here on RCU... When I got it RTF, the CG was 4 1/2" behind the wing tube... Even after adding a pound to the nose the CG is still 2 1/2" behind the tube... I can fly it there... Love the airplane... Not sure, but if you guys are getting them to balance without removing tail weight, then the fella that built mine must have used cement instead of CA when building the tail... :D
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Torqued-up. Yeah, something wasn't right. Like I said. Mine balanced spot on and that's with a light wooden prop and no spinner.
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mine balanced right in the middle of the wing tube which is toward the front range according to the plans but inverted it climbs a bit. I don't see how it would fly at all 2.5" past the wing tube ???
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ORIGINAL: outssider I don't see how it would fly at all 2.5" past the wing tube ??? |
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ORIGINAL: Torqued-Up ORIGINAL: outssider I don't see how it would fly at all 2.5" past the wing tube ??? |
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Boy is it hard to build a plane in the spring or summer! I have not got alot done. I'm almost finished with the fuse all i have left to do is drill and tap the holes for the landing gear and then build the verticle stab and rudder. Here are some picture of what i have so far.
Ihave the front sides built and the top. I have the engine fitted and all the cut outs made. |
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