Typhoon 3D for combat?
 

Has anybody flown the Parkzone Typhoon 3D for combat? About 6 of us recently got Typhoons and have been having a ball trying to take each other out of the sky. Prop vs wing tip, prop vs firewall, prop vs tail feathers; we've seen it all. Yesterday two of them 'mated' belly to belly and got locked together by the landing gear. Down they go from about 50 feet up. One had bent landing gear, and the other had a nick out of it's rudder. That's it. No other damage.

The worst you can do is break a firewall (we are reinforcing ours with epoxy and 3/4 oz cloth), but a little 5 minute epoxy and you are flying again. For $160 you get the airplane RTF, just add RX and battery. We are using 11.1V 2100ma Lipos. The stock ESC is programmable for Lipo or conventional cells. The stock BRUSHLESS motor is awesome, and it will hover this little beast at 1/2 to 2/3 throttle (and we are at 3500 feet ASL).

I have never done combat before, if that's what you call what we are doing. I understand most combat is done with streamers, but it is such a hoot actually trying to knock your buddy out of the sky. We are going to get some surveyor's tape and try that next time we meet. It is extremely challenging trying to have a mid-air, but I have had 3 in the last four flights I have had. The first one, I just hovered there waiting for my next victim, using my periphial vision to target. He actually came to me right from underneath. My prop sliced off his firewall, as his prop took 1 1/2" of aileron and wingtip off of me. I rocked slightly but sustained my hover. He went down, with firewall connected by motor wires only...until he instinctivly powered up. The firewall then departed, and the plane spiraled on down. He was flying it again in half an hour...his battery hadn't even fully charged yet.

The servos it comes with are a little on the low quality side, 40 flights and you will need to replace them (we are using Hitec 55's). You will also shorten the lifespan by flying like us maniacs do, LOL. Get a few friends and try this. It's hilarious seeing 4 or 5 of them up all swarming around eachother. It's like watching moths at a light bulb.

I must add that this is all being done on private farm ground, with the nearest neighbor over 3 miles away. We are a private group, who just recently got into electrics. We are not affiliated with an AMA field.

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It sounds like fun, but to keep flying match after match all day, how much do you need to have invested in batteries and chargers? How long does it take to field charge a 2100 pack?
E combat out at the local hay field and having a battery fire or explosion could be a problem here during the summer. I think if you do enough E combat, it will happen.
Crepe paper is cheap and what you don't pick up at the end of the day will eventually turn into compost. You don't need a direct prop hit to cut it, your wing will score points, too. A string leader that is tied to the crepe paper streamer is all you need. Orange and black are a couple of good colors. You will still have plenty of mid airs [with streamers], anyway. ;)

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Fire issue is addressed, as we have a 2000 gallon fire tender w/pump just 50 yards away. Crepe paper is a great idea! Thanks!

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The only drawback to crepe paper is if the grass is damp, then I don't have a real good alternative to suggest.

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yeah im thinking about getting a typhoon. they sound like fun. are they worth the money? And could you put the stuff from it in another fomie?

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Yes. Outrunner motor, decent ESC, and 4 3 wire servos. Well worth $160.

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Ok then i just need 50 more bucks and im ready to go!

Are there any other forums on the Typhoon?