copperhead extra woody
10-31-2008, 04:57 PM
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copperhead extra woody
can someone with this plane email me the instructions and i need to know where to cg this bird at,maiden flight is scheduled for sun
10-31-2008, 09:58 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
HELLO SOMEONE OUT THERE MUST HAVE THE INSTRUCTION MANUEL FOR THIS PLANE,NEED TO KNOW THE CG AND SERVO ORIANTION FOR THE WINGS AND TAIL CONTROLS.GOT THE PLANE NIB BUT NO INSTRUCTIONS WERE WITH IT
11-01-2008, 11:30 AM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
Edge, measure the wing and aileron at the root. The cg is between 25% to 33% of the total measurement from the leading edge of the wing. Trim the plane for hands off flying. Flip the plane inverted and if you have to ad down elevator to fly level your nose heavy. If the planes does out loops (flys up needing up elevator) your tail heavy. If your real tail heavy you will need to goose the throttle while approch to land because the plane will want to fall out of the sky tail first. This plane should fly both nose and tail heavy with out much trouble. have fun!
11-01-2008, 04:48 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
Edge, Your wing is 17 1/2 Wide Your cg starting point should be 4 3/8" to 5 3/8" 4 13/16" is dead center. From the leading edge of the wing. I'm betting it would fly great at 6" too.
11-01-2008, 07:52 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
ok its done and maiden flight is happening on sunday,my 10oz tank is too big so i hope a 8oz tank will supply enough flying time for my saito 100,here is a pic of it before sunday
11-02-2008, 12:36 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
well maiden flight went awsome till the landing.set it doen nice and smooth and the lg ripped off after inspecting it what a poor design,no solid wood to mount it too just thin balsa and sone hollow space
11-02-2008, 02:46 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
gomm ause the gear i got with the yak 65 kit from omp on it.just wating for the yak 55 65" arf to get back in stock and will buy another one i loved the way it flew,this copperhead is real loose flying but a blast,not much time to fly with a saito 100 on a 6oz tank
11-11-2008, 10:20 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
can someone tell me why there is a gap in the leading edge of both wings at the fuse,i can not get it to completely close i noticed it when i was flying it the other day and do not know if it is safe to fly like this please help
11-14-2008, 04:54 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
got the copperhead extra woody flying awsome with a 14x4w and a 15x4.now will a 16x4 be too mych for a saito 100 or will it fly better with it over the 14 or 15x4 props i an running now
11-15-2008, 11:51 AM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
My guess is a 16-4 is too much prop but maybe not. I don't have that much experience with the Saito. I know the prop will depend on how much nitro you are running. If you run higher nitro you can run the bigger prop.
11-15-2008, 01:30 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
Edge the Saito 100 was designed for a prop from 14X8 to 15X6. I've been running an APC 16X4W for 7 or 8 years on 15% nitro. A 15X6 MAS works real well and costs less and takes several soft ground strikes before they break.
11-17-2008, 10:14 AM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
Bingo, there ya go! Thanks Victor! I'm going to have to start using the 16-4W myself.........as soon as I figure out how to adjust the valves.
11-20-2008, 05:33 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
well got a 16x4w prop and tried it out today amd this plane rocks now,i burned almost a gallon of fuel today having fun with it
11-20-2008, 06:00 PM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
Mike, I always set the valves to the minimum. You want them as tight as the feeler gauge will let you. You do not want contact when they are supposed to be seperated, just tight.
It takes like 10 minutes.
It takes like 10 minutes.
11-21-2008, 09:41 AM
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RE: copperhead extra woody
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Mike, I always set the valves to the minimum. You want them as tight as the feeler gauge will let you. You do not want contact when they are supposed to be seperated, just tight.
It takes like 10 minutes.
Mike, I always set the valves to the minimum. You want them as tight as the feeler gauge will let you. You do not want contact when they are supposed to be seperated, just tight.
It takes like 10 minutes.
