Agrav8ed

I opted for the Electron gear for mine. They are hard to beat. I may get the softer springs though as they seem a bit stiff.

Dansy

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‘Really hard to beat Electron....and Greg at Electron USA does a great job.

rjpmodel

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I agree about Greg. I have delt with him before on a number of occasions. In fact I just got a replacement motor for a larger electron gear from him last week for a Havoc SS. I have also have been talking to him about gear for this rebel.

rjpmodel

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I have just ordered the electron gear

Desertlakesflying

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I have over 250 flights on the stock JP gear that come with the Rebel, and have had ZERO issues with them. Not even a hiccup.

rjpmodel

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Could someone give me the dimensions of the Cmjets 4L tank for the Rebel. Thanks

rjpmodel

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Also what are the dimensions of the Carf tank for the Rebel

rjpmodel

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I have a question about tanks. Would it make sense to use the cmjets 1.5L smoke tank as a fuel tank which is just behind the main spar in combination with a 2.5L tank in front of the wing spar to get 4L fuel capacity closer to the CG so that the cg does not change as much during the flight? I don’t care about smoke capability

Agrav8ed

How long are you planning on staying in the air that you need that much fuel? What size turbine? With a swiwin 140 I can be in the air for six minutes and still have almost half a tank of fuel left.
Tone

Dave Wilshere

CARF tank is 3.2ltrs with a JetCat P-130 doing turn around aerobatics we get 7.5 minutes

rjpmodel

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What ever tank capacity you desire I am suggesting that it is best to have the fuel as close to the Cg point as possible so that the cg changes the least during the flight as fuel is burned. If you only want 3L then use the 1.5 smoke tank behind the spar and a small short 1.5L tank in front of the spar with no change in cg during the flight. Does this not make sense?

rjpmodel

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With a long tank completely in front of the spar, the cg is changing during the flight as fuel is burned

Dave Wilshere

Yes, it makes sense if you are looking for a pattern plane. Having flown three 2m Rebels you don’t notice it much with a gyro equipped airframe with big tail surfaces. The ones that struggle are the designs that start with an undersized tailplane.

Desertlakesflying

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The CMJETS 1.5L smoke tank that goes behind the spar will not work because you won't be able to reach your wing bolts with it installed

rjpmodel

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I thought the wing bolt nuts were mounted in the fuse and you insert the bolts through the wheel opening?
I will look when I get mine unboxed. Just picked it up at Old Domlnion.

chevronflyer

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thats how
mine is but others are not

Dansy

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They were on the Pirotti version, and the tanks are design for those...but CARF made many changes .....

chevronflyer

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I have the carf version and the wing bolts install from the gear wheel well, the blind nuts are inside the fuse

Dansy

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Humm ok interesting , the pro was change to 4 wing nuts.....

Desertlakesflying

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THe CARF version I got in MArch 2020 was bolts from the fuse into the wings

rjpmodel

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Just Unboxed Mine - beautiful. bolts go through the fuse into the wings.

jvaliensi

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I just got an X90. I was thinking to put it in a Rebel 2m. My Rebel Hot performs great with an X45 and its thrust to weight ratio is approximately 0.7. So, if the Rebel 2M had a take-off weight around 28lbs-29lbs the T/W ratio will be equal.
Has anyone tried a smaller turbine than 100N in this model? Is a take off weight at 28lbs feasible?
I think the X90 will only need 2l of fuel for five minutes and a generous safety.
I fly at a field with a low max altitude (250ft) and I've seen folks flying 200mph and that is faster than I want to go at this point. I am generally impressed with CARF's models.

Desertlakesflying

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100N at anything above sea level would be lethargic at best, and barely enough at sea level. Doubt that 90 would work.

JSF-TC

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Really???????

I know it's a different plane, but I happily flew my Ultra Flash using a Wren SuperSport at 17lb thrust for a season or more. It felt a great combination.

No argument that it wasn't overpowered, but in no way was it un-flyable or un-safe and it worked perfectly. I fly in Texas at around 600ftASL, so I don't lose too much due to altitude, albeit density altitude in the summer can be high. It would easily hit 190mph per GPS.

It just depends on the style of flying that you want. I would think that a 90 in a 2m Rebel would be fine. Better suited to large, smooth, flowing aeros than steep climbs out from slow speed passes.

For full disclosure - after a season I replaced it with a Merlin 140 which transformed the UF, but if you want a relaxing flier, the SuperSport worked well.

Paul

jvaliensi

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I noticed the new EA Havoc EZ has the same wing span and weight range as the Rebel but is rated for a 70-100N turbine.