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Now that looks sharp. Talk about a versatile airframe. I think I almost like the lines more as an Edge.

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About 6 weeks. The container is supposed to leave April 10.

TF

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Much better! ;)

Dan

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Also, a Votec is a modified DR-109. Better known as the 2-place "One Design." It looks like they added a cantilever tail and some I have seen have a scoop on the bottom of the cowl for cool air intake. I am sure there are other changes those are just te few that jump out at me. Here is a link to the original DR-109.

http://members.aol.com/danrihn/

Dan

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Ahhhhh thats better. I was going to post asking if you were going to make a more "edge" like cowl. Good to see your one step ahead [8D]

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You know what else I have noticed??? Nobody makes a good all wood true 35% Edge 540 ARF. These 33% are fine but I have all the gear for a 35% [&:]

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I can't get ahead....................my Cap came in yesterday and now Tom is showing this 33% Edge knowing I will want one.

33% Edge, would you recommend a BME 110 for this?

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Airframe is really similar to the 260. Its a lot easier to balance with a BME then the DA 100. For my purposes I had to mount my batteries aft and place rudder servos in the tail. So it was really only slightly more work to balance. The 260 is one sweet 3D machine. That being said with Edge wings I would think its going to have even better high alpha flight.

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Now lets just hope Desert Aircraft releases their 75 within the next 6 weeks! It should be light enough to balance perfect with this plane & give good performance as well.

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The servos tail battery aft was this with a DA 100 0r BME 110?

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I really like the way the canopy hatch matches the wings..............
Haven't seen that on other planes.

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You need the servos in the tail with the DA. With the BME 110 she balances fine with a pull-pull configuration, but with the BME 100 I still needed the batteries pretty far back. Flight batteries behind the hatch, ignition battery behind the wing tube.

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Hey cstevec,
Is this for the 260 or do you really have the 540?
Thanks,

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I have the 260. Tom said the Edge is a design useing the 260 fuse as a base so it should be the same.

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The DA 100 required rudder servos in tail and batteries as far aft as possible. I am doing a lot of work to my 260 to make it really custom and sweet right now. The Edge is really based on the 260 with different cowl, landing gear and wings. I just chose DA because its what I like.

The DA 75 should be sweet. I myself like twins over singles. Just smoother and I think more torque. I would think some lightweight twin in the 80cc range would be sweet. If you are careful you can come out very light. Even with the DA 100 I came in around 23.5lbs.

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I'd like to step up to the 33% from my 28%wh edge Tom,very nice.

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You wont regret the step up in size. 1/3rd scale flies so much better than 28% and it really does not cost a whole lot more. In fact if you really wanted to save money sell off the airframe and engine less servos. You would be about half way there with only needing to purchase a few more servos depending on your setup. I just wanna see the new Edge flat spin. My old Edge would do the flatest spins ever.

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Tom has this new 33% 540 been flown yet. im assuming so since you have them coming.

How does it fly ?

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Is is me or is the fuse short looking from the wing to the horizontal stab on the new edge, comparing it to say the H9 Edge, the wildhare looks shorter, or is it just the picture angle or something, can you comment on this Tom.....

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Ey tom how about a nice decathlon or citabria ive heard others mention it in a 100cc size hehe

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Tom what about the Citabria or Decathlon 50cc size? You seem to be avoiding the question.

N

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I've answered this question about 50 times, I get tired of repeating myself.

I do not plan to build a Decathlon.

TF

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How about giving me an answer then.

has the 540 been flown. how does it fly

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Not sure. I left it with a friend to test, have not heard from him in a week.

TF

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Hummm.....i'll be down there in 2 weeks. let me fly it :D :D