I am looking to build a quick, cheap 3D plane to practice with. Has anybody had experience building this kit. I`m sure for the price It doesn`t have much hardware, but how is the overall quality? How about flight characteristics and weight? Power combos? Any input would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

Elric

I built it in just a couple of nights, and had an OS .46 on it. Flew awsome and was a pleasure and had pleanty of power. You will like it. I lost ming to a bad switch, but have another and will be building it soon. I have 3 on the board right now though. You won't be dissapointed.

I made mine into a twin. Has 2 OS 25 FX for power and flies awesome!

tim

No complaints here with the Uproar.I've only had the 40 size,not the 60,but the kit was ok with me and no problems. I've had two and getting another. I'm thinking the hardware came with it,even at the low price.
Years ago Magnum made another Pro series of engines. I had a 45 Pro on both planes. More than enough power to do anything you could come up with.I haven't had a Magnum since and am curious if there still as powerful as the early 80's model.It was a screamer.

Buy the Uproar when they have the special.Don't buy just one,you'll want another.They do put a pack of two on sale from time to time.

The Uproar .40 is a great plane ! I too lost mine but now I'm building the .60 size and it looks to be a pretty cool plane as well.

Built mine using HS225MG servos and an OS .32SX for power. Plane flies pretty quick and with the throws dialed up, will roll like its mounted on a giant Makita.
Im kinda weird and usually get an engine first THEN look for something to mount it on. Got the Uproar kit to build while the wife was out of town. Figured it would keep me outta trouble.
Great building kit and a joy to fly. Only thing I would do different would be to mount the engine sideways to put the muffler underneath. Tends to get a bit slimey.

Thanks for the input guys, mine is on order. I am going to go with my old OS 40 LA for now but plan on buying a TT.46 for it. Seems to be a hot engine. As for sideways mounting. I`m hearin` ya.
Thanks again

The Uproar's 3D capability is limited. You'll find if you build it anything close to stock (mine is 1/2" larger), the rudder isn't nearly authoratative enough for real 3D flying. The real deficiency is the lack of fuselage area especially in knife. Great "fun-fly" in the traditional sense though. With the controls cranked up, it'll loop within it's own length and roll at 720+ degrees per second. But get it into a hover and if it falls more than 20 degrees to it's side, and you won't be able to recover.

If you're looking for an inexpensive kit with excellent 3D performance, check into the Morris line of profile planes. I've got a Knife and Sledge and they both 3D considerably better than my Uproar.

If you do decide to build the Uproar, keep it light with a lightweight engine (like the OS 32SX, TT Pro-36, Irvine 39, etc). A 46 up front will necessitate the need for lead out back to balance.

I'm thinking about grabbing a couple of Uproar 40 kits as a quick first kit to try.

How much space do I need for a flat board? Does the wing build as one piece (4ft) or in two halves?

I've got a workbench but the top isn't perfectly flat. I've been advised elsewhere that I could use a melamine shelf as a building board. I've got some foam board to put on it...

The Uproar wing is built in two halves.Not much room is needed at all but one thing to make dang sure of in any kit is that the building board is FLAT. If it's not,you've got problems before you ever get started. Just don't get started till something is flat. If you have a table or board or whatever that is real close to being flat,cut a peice of sheetrock the same size and go from there.Real easy for pinning. I've used sheetrock from the beginning of time and have no complaints with it at all.It works real well.
You picked a good first kit for starters.When you get to the fuse things will get a little tite in the radio compartment and where your pushrods come thru the rear of the fuse opening.A bit tite but it works out.
Make sure you build the fuse square and straight.

This is a great little plane that does it all or just about all anyway. A real pleasure to fly.

Good luck..Walt

I'm just finishing mine now. Extremely easy build. Yes the wing builds in two halves, but you do have to join them and the wing is permantly attached to the fuselage. The uproar is a good kit if you have a shortage of building space. It requires a relatively small area to build.

The best tip I found on RCU about this kit is to leave the cap strips off of the wing ribs until after you join the wing to the fuselage. The hole in the fuselage where the wing fits is quite tight. Leaving the cap strips off makes it much easier to join. I was happy that I found this tip before I joined mine.

TCBLightning, you're twin Uproar is sweet!