Hi

Anybody got any more info on CPLR's new F3A plane the Oxalys? Its available on ZN Line's site but no pictures as yet!

See here!
[link=http://www.znline.com/produits.php?langue=english&cle_menus=1023180495&c le_data=1080681950]Oxalys[/link]

Mach1GB

yup, i am interested to see the pics!!! Should be wonderful.... can't wait!!

What happened to his Suxess biplane?
Not good enough?
Suxass then?

The proof was in the eating it seems, Chip's bipe weighed 5 kgs to cope with wind, and I've heard the others struggled in the strong winds on the final day of the WC last year. double wing drag is a bonus coming down but not flying straight! Flier/builder team Onda and Naruke had the right idea, bring a monplane backup model (he flew it in the finals) and they had the smallest/thinnest wings of all on their Bipe. Probably why CPLR never brought his suxess along to the WC.

Suxass, I love it!

I bet you've been looking for a reason to use that one for a long time.

Matt

Let me get this straight:
CPLR didn't have any success with his Suxess because it suxass in the wind...

Hey Jon - how's your Skystar flying - is the Webra behaving better!!

can u pls try not to go OT here?

Perhaps the facts would help on the subject of the Suxess.

A couple of words is all it takes. Non-linear coupling. While the airplane flew brilliantly in most regimes, the F programs, with their high knife-edged performance requirements brought out the disadvantages of this fact of biplanes. Coupling on biplanes is much less linear with rudder and throttle position than on monoplanes. The idea of F3A design is to reduce pilot workload as much as possible to allow for concentration on things like geometry. Non-linear coupling creates difficulties that a pilot does not need when the object is to win. The monoplane, easier to tune, easier to fly, is simply the bigger stick at that level. His new design should present a very big stick for any competitor and is reported as being more than remarkable in the wind and turbulance resistance.

Regards,Mark

mark, any info about the new plane?

Yeah we want pix. Don't hold back on the good stuff

And what happened to the ZN 2M wooden edge?

I would really like to see some photos, since a plane like this is in my immediate priorities

Baper[8D]

I agree: we want pix, we want pix!!!

Regards,
-Fabrizio

I have never been waiting for photos of somebody's new model like this. We want pictures!!!!!!

come on guys surely theres someone with the pictures of this new plane?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm dying for them!

Hi guys,
I found few pictures of OXALYS fuselage here:

http://www.galileo-aeroworks.com/gal...ays/oxlays.htm


Enjoy it.


Alea Zapletal

that looks sleek, along the lines of his last two designs. It would be interesting to see that and a synergy side by side, to compare the differences.

James

Photos of Oxylis taken on the ZN stand at Romilly[img][/img] last Saturday

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Photos of Oxylis taken on the ZN stand at Romilly last Saturday

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Photos of Oxylis taken on the ZN stand at Romilly last Saturday

WOW, great pics, but don't you think the canopy is a little too small?

It's typical for his models.

Additional Oxalys info.

The fuse in the photo shows only one version, the one piece wing. This airplane will be available in a plug-in wing version also. Same airplane, two configurations. This is slated to be standard for all future designs that begin life with a one piece wing.

Robert,
Good news and bad news. The good news is that the Edge 540 is still in the works. The CAD is still being finished up and hopefully it will be tested later in the summer. Yes, this has to one of the longest concept-to-flight projects in modeling history, but the finished airplane should be magnificent. JP and I took ahold of the naked wing and gave it a twist test. VERY VERY strong. Stuctural integrity is incredible. This one is going to be within the 5kilo limit and very conducive to accepting aggresive 3D abuse from moderately skilled mortals such as myself. Oh, the bad news. Perhaps next year before a kit is produced.

Regards,
Mark

Mark,

A couple of questions about the Oxalys. What accomodations are being made for electric? Will it still have the full length belly pan? And can you get it without the clear canopy? IOW, will the plug in wing version have a canopy hatch similar to a Partner?

I also noticed that the belly pan on the fuse in the pics seemed to end at the TE of the wing. Is this correct? If so it would seem to make it harder to put in a long pipe.

Thanks!

Tony,
I have not yet seen the plug in version. I'll be visiting the factory in France soon to pick up 60 gallons of Coolpower so I'll ask all of those questions and report back.

Regards,
Mark