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BINGO!!!!!!!!. That's my uncle Bob for you. He is just like me.....stubborn as a mule (lol). I will not stop poking jabs at him until he changes his mind.

Signed

Disappointed in Ft Wayne.

RE: BVM EDF
 

I have got to say this thread is hilarious.

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You ought to see the one on the EZone

:eek::eek:

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Plug and play is only available in fans and some smaller airframes. You are also currently fairly limited on availability. BV will bring plug and play in a size package that is more acceptable to the average flier and it will be in stock more than likely. The 90mm sized and smaller planes are not as attractive to most fliers. Weight is very critical on 90mm and under sized planes meaning in some cases bungy launching. That is were the size issue becomes important to the average flier. While I and others are willing to watch weights to get them to fly well, the average flier does not like to mess with issues such as this. Being able to assemble or build an edf that you can drop standard size radio gear and retracts, etc, into is where the larger edf's start to build the market.

While some in this forum may think this thread is hilarious, I feel it means people are starting to look for alternatives to the problems associated with turbines, i.e., high cost, waiver issues, and possible problems with flying sites.

Jeff

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Yes you are right here is a video of my 10lb EDF model just barely ROG with a motor and fan package that has been around for some years. 90mm
http://www.kcox.rchomepage.com/videos/Rhino.wmv

And here is one with an EDF airframe that is about 7 years old and it just barely got off this dirt field. Using off the self motor and fan unit. 90mm
http://www.kcox.rchomepage.com/videos/Plenum1.wmv

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No Fair Kevin you only been building and flying high power edf's before I was born impressive climb out with that twin 90mm Super Hornet of your own design...;)

P. Richards aka Swat Team

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Hilarious or not this is exciting, in a couple of ways, to me and maybe others. I’ve had a lot of fun and great success with EDF but I have been on my own.
I had hoped to get into something larger and now BVM just might be the answer. I think working, affordable, large EDF are hard to come by and there is not much support for large EDF in the states (from manufacturers) so, you are kinda’ on your own. BVM will change this, I hope, with supply and support, with a product that will work time and time again. And if Tom at JMP would do an E-max and Larry at JHH with an E-turbax, they would have my complete support also.
To bring the Viper back for EDF, small turbine, and GDF, yes, I’m excited (at an affordable price I hope)! BVM just might bring competition to a slow and stagnant market. Other manufactures will now have to step up to the plate if they want to survive in large EDF. Hopefully it will bring the cost down in large EDF and that is a win for all. Plus it might rejuvenate scratch building and we could all see something new.
I have been quietly watching this part of the hobby for a long time now and I can count on one hand the amount of people who are doing this successfully and only for the passion of doing so. Congrats guys you deserve all the press.
I just want to continue to hobby ducted fans, gas and electric. Some of us just like fans! And if BVM’s got em’ I’ll buy em’.
……..And in the end this is just an opinion and you know, “opinions are like a**holes, everyone’s got one and they all stink.” I’ll be gone tomorrow, so…….. laugh away!




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Thanks :)
But what I was trying to say with the video was more about 8 year old $56.00 fan units and 119.00 motor that has been available for some time. The 90mm EDFs are capable of doing what Jeff was talking about without a bungee or being too small. Bungee is an option these days for 90mm fans and its a handy options for the ones that lack prepared fields.

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Someone on the Electric forum mentioned that the new BVM EDF kits were going to be ARF?? I assume they will be built up wings and stabs with glass fuse?? anyone have any more info on this?? V..

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I think people are confused because BV had a new ARF Bandit sitting next to the EVF Viper and it was the bandit that was the new ARF not the Viper as BV said it is not yet a go for production but still in it's testing phase. BV stated that he wants to bring some of his older scale KITS back with EVF power. I never heard him say anything about an ARF Viper...

P. Richards aka Swat Team

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Vincent,

The one man SWAT Team (P. Richards) is correct. If they do release the Viper it won't be an ARF. It will definately be a built up wing and glass fuse. I was told by my contact at BVM yesterday that they had a lot of people interested in the Viper.

Regards, Bill