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Old 05-17-2011, 07:41 AM
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What is the weight and flying characteristics of these two planes? Which one is lighter and which one has more aerobatic ability? I'm asking because I want both planes and have a O.S. .46la and a Magnum XLS .46 and I cant decide which engine for which plane.
Old 05-17-2011, 09:23 AM
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DPS suffers from being a quicker build AND the desire to get x number of planes from a stock stick of fuse. I stretched the wing and tail on mine and it works better then it did stock. However, I did fly it in the normal config for 2 years without much complainin. It's just stretching the wing made it float a bit, really floats when I use flaperons. And lengthening the tail a bit takes care of the increased tendency to wing wag thanks to the longer wings.

I'd stick the Magnum in the Spadstick and put the LA on a HOR. It's just what I'd do. The Hor's fly pretty good with a 25 pro on them and the la 46 is about the same output.
Old 05-17-2011, 12:55 PM
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I did something similar with my DPS only left the wing as recommended and extended the fuse to 30 inches. It is still agreat flying plane.
Old 05-19-2011, 07:51 AM
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Default RE: Questions about the Spadstick and DPS

alright the magnum is definently going on the spadstick. as for the la i had a 24x24 piece of coro laying around so pizza box flyer it is for now until i get some more coro.
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I've got a TT 42 on my PBF. The 46 might actually be lighter as it's the 40 case bored out. Lighter is actually better but reliable trumps power.
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the .46la is probably the most reliable engine ive ever owned
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Take a look at Dave McDDD's page and look at the the McDDD. It's got landing gear, bigger engine and is a tad easier to fly then the PBF. Plus it can take the weight of a bigger engine.

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