PLANES PLUS CA 34. WOULD LIKE TO START AN INFO LINE WITH ANYONE FLYING OR PUTTING TOGETHER
THIS AIRPLANE. I HAVE ONE IN THE SHOP AND WILL START ON IT END OF JAN.
PURPOSE IS IMAC, NORTHWEST REGION.

If you mean Colombo Anderson 34% Extra, there have been quite a few threads on RCU on building. Just do a search.

THE PLANES PLUS VERSION (CALLED A CA 34%) IS AN ARF AVAILABLE FROM THAT COMPANY SINCE DEC. 04. I AM NOT SURE HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THE COLUMBO ANDERSON DESIGN BUT I DO KNOW THAT MODS WERE MADE. I WILL USE A DA 100 AND 8611'S FOR SERVOS. OUT OF THE BOX THE PLANE LOOKS GREAT - ONE OF THE BEST COVERING JOBS I HAVE SEEN. I CHECKED THE WING AND STAB INCIDENCES AND THEY ARE TRUE INCLUDING FROM ROOT TO TIP ON THE WINGS. THE STAB IS SET 1/2 DEG NEG W/R THE THE WING WHICH IS FINE FOR LEVEL UPRIGHT FLIGHT.
AM INTERESTED IN WEIGHT, BALANCE AND FLYING CHARACTERISTICS W/R MIXING REQ'D ETC.

What color scheme is on your aircraft?

SIDE OF FUSE WHITE WITH RED STRIPE, TURTLE DECK AND BELLY BLUE, WINGS MOSTLY WHITE WITH BLUE
LEADING EDGE TOP AND RED WITH WHITE STARS BOTTOM. EXCELLENT COVERING JOB AND EXCELLENT MATERIAL.
SEE PLANES PLUS WEBSITE FOR PHOTO.

The construction may be different but they look identical t the CA line. My 34% weighs 27 lbs w/ a DA-100. Most of them are between 25-26 lbs.

Ryan

To clarify a little.
The new 34% Extra ARF is called the Planes Plus Pro Series.
It isn't a CA Extra. CA extra is the kit manufactured in South America by Colombo Anderson.
I have one of each.....
Never enough planes.

DIABLO-RCU. ON YOUR PLANES PLUS 34% EXTRA WHAT ENGINE ARE YOU USING? ARE YOU USING A 32 OZ TANK BUTTED AGAINST THE WING TUBE (TANK IN FRONT OF). DID YOU USE THE CA HINGES SUPPLIED OR OTHER? HOW MANY AILERON SERVOS (I AM GOING FOR ONE 8611 ON EACH WING). WHAT RUDDER SERVO(S) - HOW MUCH TORQUE - AGAIN I AM HOPING ONE 8611 WITH A SWB BELLCRANK WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR IMAC SEQUENCES. WHICH BATTERIES ARE YOU USING AND WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? ARE YOU FLYING WITH BALANCE POINT AT CENTER LINE OF WING TUBE? AND FINALLY HOW DOES THE PLANES PLUS COMPARE TO THE COLUMBO ANDERSON? THANKS , MITTY

Say Mitty:
Can't help you out because I haven't built either of these planes yet. I've got 2 other planes - AW Edge and Wildhare Extra for competition. No extra room in the hangar right now. I flew Dewey Davenport's 34% CA for a few minutes, and it's a very good IMAC plane. I woud expect the PPExtra to fly about the same - dimensions are very similar. These planes fly best on any good 100cc twin. A ZDZ-80 with a K&S tuned muffler would probably work well too.

If the Planes Plus version is anything like the CA (and I believe it is) you will have yourself one helluva IMAC ship! And it will 3D great too!

Ryan

Hey guys here are some pics of mine, and if you have any questions on the plane or set-up feel free to contact me.