Would any of the hangar 9 giant scale planes be good?

50 CI size ? Wild Hare, Wild Hare, Wild Hare, Wild Hare, Wild Hare.
You may think I like Wild Hare planes your right

i think u will be well rewarded with one of the 33-35% that H-9 produces....

Someone at my field has a wild hare 50cc edge 540 and it flew awsome. seems strong too, he did a HARD touch n go and nothing happened, not even bent or broken landing gear.

The only 50cc plane that Hanger 9 makes -- AND you can fly in IMAC at levels above Basic-- is the 27% Cap 232.

They make larger planes for IMAC type flying, but they are not for 50cc engines. More like 80cc or 100cc

They make other planes that can be flown with 50cc engines, but they are not IMAC type planes. You could put a 50cc engine on the Cessna or the Sundowner, but you wouldn't want to fly either of them in an IMAC competition.

They make exactly ONE 50cc scale aerobatic plane that you'd want to use in IMAC competition. The 27% Cap 232.
http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=HAN2900

There are lots of other options out there. Wild Hare, BME, World Models, Airwild, Aeroworks, Chief Aircraft, the list is endless..............
If you're new to IMAC, pick one and fly it 4 days per week. Burn fuel. The plane, at this point, makes about 5% difference. Later on, if you get really good, go buy the one that you think is the absolute best. Thats subjective. What you think is the best will be the one that somebody else thinks is the biggest hunk of junk on the planet. Doesn't matter. They all fly. Just pick one and fly it.

Hi there, I flew the Wild Hare Edge 540 28%, it's the plane I learned to fly on. In my opinion, wildhares are the easiest to fix, which is great if you put in a lot of flying, something's bound to happen. It's certainly a good first IMAC plane, great for Basic at least. Based on what I saw other people fly, I would recommend to have a look at the aeroworks extra 260 50cc. I have the same plane in 35% size, about 1500 flights on it of IMAC practice and it still looks new, it's truly amazing! Extremely good quality. But not so easy to fix, for example where the landing gear attaches to the fuse, it is really a jugsaw puzzle of crossbraces and pieces. It's I have a friend who has the 50cc size, it looks just as well built. A bit more pricey I think but it flies cleaner. It would probably be my choice if I was buying a 50cc as my main IMAC plane. My 2 cents

I really like the sukhoi and honda and the videos of this plane, what about this one?

http://www.wildharerc.com/products/sukhoi85/

ExtremeFlight RC yak or QQ Yak...

The EF Extra 300 tracks very well.. I am really impressed with it.

The other plane that flies well in this class is the Aeroworks 260.

The WH Edge is a great plane but I wouldn't be using it for IMAC.. it does way better at 3D.

Dietrich Aviation 50cc sized Extra 260. Or any of the Wild Hare 50cc planes. I have had both and they are very comparable.

WILDHARE EXTRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by the time this thread has ended..every imaginable 50cc plane out there will be listed!
Just pick one with the color you like, price you can afford........just do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having onwned both WH and QQ aircraft, I would pick the QQ Yak over anything WH has to offer in the 50cc range. The Yak will do it all. QQ's quality and finish are much better too.
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What about the new Hangar 9/Carden. That one might be a sweet plane.

For a 50cc plane for Intermediate I would go with the Aeroworks or EF Extra's. Edge's are good at IMAC but are better at 3D

Now IMAC is all about knowing how to setup your plane properly and fly the sequence properly and any IMAC legal plane can do well if properly setup and flown.

I am sorry but if you are asking about a 50cc plane for Intermediate I have to ask if you have experience in IMAC already. If not I would start out in a lower class, even if you can fly the Intermediate sequence until you get the proper expereince. You cannot move backwards, jsut forwards in IMAC.

If you have the expereince thwen please accept my apologies

I just bought the Aeroworks 50cc Yak.We will see how it does.

This will be my first IMAC and with my first gas plane--GP Giant Aeromaster w/ DL 50. I know it's not an "IMAC" plane, but what the heck, I'm just going to give it a shot in basic. A buddy in Florida has been really pushing the Wild Hare products. That might be my next step. I haven't even flow the GA yet and the DL has 24oz of 32:1 lawnboy thru it. Thought I could learn the basic sequence on the simulator, but not having much luck. Flying on the sim is nothing like at the field--IMHO. Must practice...practice...practice...

I am also getting ready to enter my first IMAC contest.

I have an Aeroworks 50cc YAK that i've been practicing the basic sequence with. This is my second Aeroworks YAK. The first one had a pretty aft C/G and high throws for 3D stuff. The new one has a forward C/G and pretty mild throws, and has been mixed and dialed in for pattern flying. I'm having a lot of fun with it and am very hopefull that it will do ok in IMAC

Skypilot.

that plane will be excellent for basic and higher. I had that plane last year and moved the CG 1/2 inch forward of the recommended spot and it turned it into a whole new plane. I worked out the thrust issues and downline trim and KE mixes and the thing flew last years Basic and Sportsman like it was on rails, I was stoked. On the day before the first contest I was practicing in 25mph winds and landed in a sideslip (didn't get the slip out fast enough) and tore the gear out which proceeded to tear the plane into little pieces.

I will say that next to my C-Arf 3M it had to be one of the better 50cc IMAC planes

I have the EF 50cc yak and love it. It really presents like a 35% in the air, It is huge for a 50cc and flys more like the 35% and 40% planes.

If (when) i dork the Aeroworks, i was thinking about the Extreme version for it's replacement [sm=thumbup.gif]

Hangar 9 also makes a 27% that works with a 50cc: http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=HAN2750