Can someone tell me the flight performance of a 12 pound thrust roo ?
flying , take off speed, vertical performance, and max speed. etc...

Ive seen these things flown with simjet 1200 turbines, and performance is exelent.

Mine had a simjet 1200 and flew at 1/4 to 1/2 throttle with authority. Takeoff was about 350 ft on a 500 ft ashphalt strip. backed out to 1/2 throttle before first turnout. Remember, no matter WHAT guys will tell you, the Kangaroo was DESIGNED for a 11lb sophia tubine. They flew the crap out of them at metro. at 150+ with these. These were also the original roos that were heavier than the new ones. Russ

So are you guys telling me that the P120 that I want to get for my new Roo II is a little over kill?? [8D]

No, the addad extra weight will make it perform like a 12lb roo

The vertical performance might be a tad better though [8D]

A little over kill understatement eh !!

I had a 24 lbs thrust fte 750 and sold whilst it was new cause i though it was too much for the bird after seeing one fly @ our field, I said yikes waaaaaayy over kill.

I am watching the response on these new cheap turbines that came out for around $1000.00

I'm just wondering now

I have flown my Roo's with both small and larger turbines I found the Roo2 performs great with a just 12 lb thrust class turbine, especially if this is your first jet. Top speed with the 12 lb thrust engine is approx 120-140 mph range. With a 28 lb thrust class turbine IMHO you should reduce/limit max thrust to 20-22 lb thrust, with this setting expect speeds 180-200 mph, I have been told that the Roo has been tested by manufacturer and is capable of much higher speeds than this also! 200mph with the Roo is plenty quick enough for me
I should add if you planning on flying some larger/heavier models that may require the larger thrust eg. 28lb thrust class turbine? It s still worth considering getting the larger engine and just dialing down max thrust to say 18lb max to start with until comfortable. The Roo inspires confidence quite quickly as it is very solid in the air at all speeds and helps makes the learning curve short and enjoyable

What cheap turbines, where can they be viewed.? russ

try WWW.JETJOE.COM


Not sure how valid the motor is though.

Would be nice to hear from an actual owner/operator here in the US.

I have had Roos with a RAM 500, a PST 600 and a RAM 1000. The ones with the smaller engines are a delight to fly. Vertical was good, but not unlimited. They topped out around 140 to 150. The vertical on the one with the RAM 1000 was to say the least.....awesome. You can't go wrong with a composite ROO and a 12 to 14 pound motor.