vquick

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I received last Friday the first of this models to be build and i will do a build and review of the plane this plane is from the same people of the Navy Cat plane is all composite came with retracts all the hardware fiberglass fuel tanks and trust tube.

luge_racer

Subscribed. Hopefully it doesn't have the same issues with glue and plywood that the Navy Cat has.

vquick

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I don't know witch one you have of Navy Cat I already own 2 of those one i build over 1 1/2 year ago and one they i have last year and i didn't have any problems but I know for a fact the original Tornado my friend bought one and he have to remove all the former and re-glue those this is not perfect is first generation i already contact them gave my opinion regarding that issue so they can improve the quality

vquick

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The Plane will be available true www.rcjetsworld.com

I start doing the stabs and wings I'm using MKS servos and i will install a Jet Central Titan turbine so far wings and stabs witch i been working on quality is good and here some pictures of what I done so far I use # 3 servos screws and Secraft servo fiberglass washers to hold the elevator servos

vquick

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Last night i work in one of the wings install retract and servos pretty straight forward install

vquick

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On the retracts you need to drill and tap the mounts this mounts are G10 fiber plates so i bought a tap set in harbor freight to do this you will need a 4m .7 pitch tap also you will need to do a small notch in the plate so the air line can go in when installing the retract i made this notch 7/8 inch from former

why_fly_high

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This plane interested me. I look forward to your build and review. One thing that turned me off is they are asking a premium price and with no track record or much info out there for this plane I didn't want to be a beta tester. I have a Navy Cat and am pleased with it but it is a value plane that meets expectations. If this is the same gear as what is in the Navy Cat then they are asking about $2,500 for the airframe. That is CARF price range. It may turn out to be worth it but their quality and longevity of the airframe had better be pretty high.

mikes68charger

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looking good, Cool Jet

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NZjet

Friend has one of these, very heavy wings and stab, usual fly model quality with a huge price tag to match!

vquick

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I have a set of stabs and wings from Futura and i will compare the weight with those also a JL viper due they are the same size of planes

vquick

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The landing gear looks alike but this one is bigger

luge_racer

I have the carbon V2 version. The landing gear blocks in the wings aren't glued in well and the plywood used for the formers is weak. I had an off-runway landing into soft grass; it tore out the landing gear blocks in the starboard wing as well as the fuselage, destroying the former 2nd from the front (I cut my own from higher quality plywood and laminated carbon into it). I replaced the blocks in the starboard wing with maple and reinforced the port wing block glue joints with epoxy and a little micro-balloons.

The plane flies great, they just use cheap glue and wood; pretty typical for inexpensive Chinese ARFs.

I have had one other off runway landing since doing the repair/reinforcement work with zero problems.

EDFCrazy

Those control horns are to far back from the hinge line?

vquick

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Yes I know I will try see how will work if not i will cut those and redo to hinge line

vquick

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Last night finish the other wing install servos and retract also install control horns to elevators and glue some insert to the fuel tanks so wings and stabs are finish all i got left is add the servo connectors and quick connector to air and brake lines

vquick

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Well i brought the Futura wings and stabs from storage to weight those and I don't agree with you regarding the tail the Futura elevator weight 7.1 oz no servo or linkage the one from the Big Head is 9.3 Oz ready to fly so they weight about the same and the futura is a high quality plane on the wings there about 6 oz difference in weight the Big Head wing weight 2.3 pound empty and the futura is 1.13 pound

vquick

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Been Busy at work for the last few days but last Monday I install the stabs

George

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This is more than 6 oz. difference.

vquick

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Not cause 1 pound and 13 oz minus 2 pounds an 3 oz the difference is 6 oz I don't think my mathematics is wrong

luge_racer

2.3 - 1.13 = 1.17

1.17 lbs = 18.72 oz

vquick

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Do i have to explain this to you again did you read my post

luge_racer

Yes, I've read all your posts and there's something wrong with your measurements or your math.

vquick

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Let see were my math is wrong

Futura wing weight 1pound and 13oz = 29 oz
Big Head wing weight 2pounds and 3oz=35oz
Diference is 6 oz so were im wrong

George

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Oh okay, but 1.13 pounds is not 29 oz., but 18.08 oz.; and 2.3 pounds is not 35 oz., but 36.8 oz.

We were taking your numbers in the proper context instead of your misinterpreted context, forgive us for not seeing your error!

luge_racer

George already mentioned your context was flawed. The thing is that some scales do measure in decimal pounds, which can lead to confusion. If you have a scale that reads in decimal pounds then your math is wrong. If your math is correct, then the way you originally presented your measurements is wrong. This is where metric has an advantage.