Tiger 60
12-06-2007 | 01:11 AM
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Tiger 60
Hello,
I have been reading some of the other posts on this plane, but have a few questions. We are going to get my 12 year old son a Tiger 60 kit for Christmas and build it together. This will be my first kit in 30 some odd years, but I don't think I will have any problem with the build. I have 3 ARFs (Nexstar, H-9 Pulse and VQ warbird P-51D), and made a few mods to some of them. My son is pretty good with the Nexstar, and will be more than ready for the Tiger. Will be using a Saito 82 and building the tail dragger version. I read on the Tower site that the Tiger requires 45-50 oz torque servos. Can I use Futaba S3004 (44.3 oz with 4.8v) servos? Or, should I use 6v battery (56.8v)? Or should I just use 3010 (72oz) servos? I prefer to use the 4.8v batteries. Seems like 44.3 oz would be ok, but figured somebody out there would have the experience. Couldn't find any servo torque info in the (on-line) manual.
Thanks for your help,
Pete
I have been reading some of the other posts on this plane, but have a few questions. We are going to get my 12 year old son a Tiger 60 kit for Christmas and build it together. This will be my first kit in 30 some odd years, but I don't think I will have any problem with the build. I have 3 ARFs (Nexstar, H-9 Pulse and VQ warbird P-51D), and made a few mods to some of them. My son is pretty good with the Nexstar, and will be more than ready for the Tiger. Will be using a Saito 82 and building the tail dragger version. I read on the Tower site that the Tiger requires 45-50 oz torque servos. Can I use Futaba S3004 (44.3 oz with 4.8v) servos? Or, should I use 6v battery (56.8v)? Or should I just use 3010 (72oz) servos? I prefer to use the 4.8v batteries. Seems like 44.3 oz would be ok, but figured somebody out there would have the experience. Couldn't find any servo torque info in the (on-line) manual.
Thanks for your help,
Pete
12-09-2007 | 06:45 PM
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RE: Tiger 60
Hey Pete,
I fly my Tiger 60 with S3004 servos on 4.8v, and have no problems. You and your son will enjoy building the kit, and flying it will be a breeze for him if he has the Nexstar down. Good luck, and have fun - Merry Christmas.
Dave
I fly my Tiger 60 with S3004 servos on 4.8v, and have no problems. You and your son will enjoy building the kit, and flying it will be a breeze for him if he has the Nexstar down. Good luck, and have fun - Merry Christmas.
Dave
12-10-2007 | 02:32 PM
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RE: Tiger 60
Thanks Dave,
I re-posted this in the beginners forum and had a few other responses as well. Some guys had some ideas on Hitec servos. I have some time before I need to buy the servos. But, I am sure that my son will want to start building at about 5:00am on 12-25-07
. I have a H-9 Pulse that is a blast to fly, but I wanted to get him something that is a little bit bigger and easier for him to see in the air. Also wanted a fairly easy kit for us to build. Thanks again for the info and have a Merry Christmas as well.
Pete
I re-posted this in the beginners forum and had a few other responses as well. Some guys had some ideas on Hitec servos. I have some time before I need to buy the servos. But, I am sure that my son will want to start building at about 5:00am on 12-25-07
. I have a H-9 Pulse that is a blast to fly, but I wanted to get him something that is a little bit bigger and easier for him to see in the air. Also wanted a fairly easy kit for us to build. Thanks again for the info and have a Merry Christmas as well.Pete
