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3d freak 12-28-2002 09:01 PM

will the Magic knife edge???
 
hello i have a magic but not yet flown it i was wondering if it would knife edge?????ps (not much side area)

stevezero 12-29-2002 01:40 AM

will the Magic knife edge???
 
In a word, NO!!!!!!!! It will do anything you ask as long as it doesnt involve being on its side. It has no knifeedge capability whatsoever.

Been flying mine for a year now (I think thats gotta be a magic record or somethin).

Steve

JoshFlies3D 12-29-2002 02:34 AM

Nope
 
It wont knife edge or do outside loops . It will fly inverted but not very well... Hovers pretty good though :D

Razor-RCU 12-29-2002 04:21 AM

uhhh....no
 
Definitely WILL NOT knife edge....

It DOES perform outside loops very easily though. >> (Josh ??)

I have flown 2, one with a Magnum 52 4 cy. the other with a Saito 50, both had plenty of power... Both were a blast to fly!

Hope all is well,
james

Cactus. 12-29-2002 12:39 PM

will the Magic knife edge???
 
might get close with a whole heap of mixing...
tho i can do it with a Cougar unaided, cant loop, it just flicks over into a spin at the top.
Build a better rudder.

Hercmate 12-29-2002 01:33 PM

will the Magic knife edge???
 
Have seen one where the wing tips were taken off and large rectangular bits of balsa (12" x 6" I guess) were put on, to increase side area. It looked a bit odd but knife edged very well! :)

stevezero 12-29-2002 11:57 PM

will the Magic knife edge???
 
Mine can do inside and outside loops, as tight as a fuse length with the hi rates and flaperons going. It will also do a halfway respectable knifedge spin coming down, inverted and upright flat spins, and climbing spins. It's all in the weight, cg and rates. Mine is 3 3/4 lbs with tail wires 9a definate necessity), and a 720 nimh 4 cell battery sunk in the back of the fuse. I'm running a TT36 and 11/3 APC prop as well. Tried mixing out the roll coupling, and it didnt work all that well. There have been a couple pics of ones where side area was added via fins on the top and bottom. For the $99.00 they ask for the plane, you cant beat it with a stick.

40%plane 12-30-2002 12:20 AM

will the Magic knife edge???
 
I dont own a magic but have flown one for a guy at my field many times to help him set it up and i have also flown my brothers. I test flew a magic for this guy with a 46fx and a 12/3 prop. This thing was stock out of the box with no mixing and it would do pretty respectable knife edges. And as others said it would do outside loops untill you could not see straight. My brothers was a different story. He bought his from a guy at the field who changed the rudder to be fully flying( whole rudder moved). I have no clue what the difference between these two were besides the motors ant the rudder but my brothers would not knife edge at all. I believe that if you have the balance point just right and can get just the right amount of rudder it will knife edge. Just my thoughs


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