Im thinking about putting my Seb Art Katana on the market Kev. Ive got to many aerobatic 3D aircraft and have just ordered a Seb Art Sukhoi 140 that should be arriving in a few weeks to upgrade the m...

You know what would really sick Steve, if you had a few red LEDS around the exhaust that are on all the time as well as a few more yellow or white ones that are staggered between the red ones that run...

I hope they've all got wings, or something thereabouts!

I hope its a bloody big "Man Cave" Steve, you gotta make sure your squadron have room for growth! My missus has been giving me a hard time latley because my "Squadron" appears to be overflowing and t...

Welcome to the club Steve... you might be a little concerned about the ramifications ie: a few nights on the couch, but once you get the big T into the air, you will have a smile a mile wide.

Well if the friggin weather continues the way it has for the last 6 to 9 months we might as well all throw our batteries in the bin.

Hey Dave If you need another option, I have some very small servo speed controllers that have reversers built in. They are yours if you need them.

I use Sikaflex 241. It dries very hard but can be cut with an exacto knife for removal if required. It is a marine adhesive sealant available from some hardware stores and shipchandlers.

Weather permitting....ha ha haaaaa. I will give the big Trojan a fly at A51 tomorrow. Franks and Georges both fly well so Im not stressed about the performance, however if the motor doesn't cut the m...

Hi Dave After our discussion last night. I completed my T 28, lots of mucking around but replaced the rooted gear door servo, all working sweet know. I amp tested the standard ESC with 2 brand new (...

I will be keen to hear your finding on the motor test Steve. I have as a matter of course already replaced the ESC in my Trojan to a Turnigy Plush 60. When I get it finished I will do a few ground t...

Jees Dave thats a great idea... I wonder where you got that brainstorm from...... So I take it from reading the above that you dont need to borrow the 4S batteries for the weekend. How is the sub st...

I finished my Trojan last night at 11 pm, dropped in the battery to test everything and when I hit the retract down switch everything worked except the right hand door just went "click,click,click,cli...

I have to agree, the idea of having variable flap positioning might sound practical and would be if you were sitting in the aircraft and had that seat of the pants sensitivity as you do in a light air...

I also pulled mine out of the box last night. And quickley decided that this aircraft would require a few tiny but crutial upgrades to pass my G load tests (also know as aerobatic flight). I have cut...

Nice work Mick, Looking forward to seeing the finished product in the air.

I'm pretty sure he used these. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__9218__Canopy_Lock_30x8mm_10pcs_bag_.html Gazz

Thanks for taking the time to read our build thread Space Angel. You will love the big Super Tucano, they fly very scale, the only problem with the airframe is that it is very heavy, once you add all...

Yes it will mate, but I am trying to keep the weight down in the thing, thats why I am trying this out. If it is still a little lack lustre in performance I can up the S rating, but I will try it on 6...

Change of plans George. Picked up an OS 375 from H in the H. I will replace the OS 490 that I am running in it on 6S at the moment with the 375. the 490 is running out of puff spinning the 15 x 8/2 ...

I was running this motor on 10S in my Sebart Sukhoi 140 spinning a 20 x 12 2 blade, it weighed 4.6 kgs and flew like magic,until a BEC failure killed it. I would actually rather run an Eflite 160 245...

Hi George Just thought I would give you a little update on my Super Tucano. The last few times I've flown it (at PEMAC) it has been pulsing a lttle at full throttle, and that is something that both...

Yeh, Happy birthday young fella!

Nice work George..... Pretty impressed with those brakes ... they work well ...Dooh!!!

Well done mate, you need to get that C of G sorted though!. Mine flew straight and level with no trim required at all. Glad you had a sucssesful first flight.

Sweet ...... thats a good idea, I couldn't be stuffed driving all the way out there with the weather so unpredictable.... I think I will fly at McCoy!

Forgot all about this different insurance stuff, sorry mate. Until MOP 57 is sorted, you can't fly at Penrith. I don't like to look of the weather at this stage either, "It's blowing a friggen gale" s...

I will be flying Saturday this weekend... the wind is not looking to great at this stage but I have a family function on Sunday, so if you want to come to Penrith Saturday ..... Sweet, happy to take y...

Hi George The weekend weather is looking good but the wind is a bit of a concern Saturday morning wind 15 to 20 ks south west increasing in the afternoon 30 to 45 ks Sunday morning 20 to 30 ks easi...

Will do mate. You are right, I do have an amp tester with 4 mm bullets and if the weather permits I may be heading out west. I will let you know Friday night. Gazz

Hey George. Sorry I had to leave in such a hurry on Sunday, I wanted to help with your trials but got called away. How did your testing go?

I'm happy to talk you through a flight at McCoy George, but in all sincerity I wouldn't fly it there until you have a few flights under your belt and are comforable with the beastie at a place where a...

Happy to help out with a PEMAC visit George. You will want to fly it in some space first, It is very fast on approach even with full flaps and flying it slower than you think you should be. I have h...

Its definately better than the Hacker A50-14 but cant really be compared to the 50-16 because it has a much higher kv. So it's sort of on the middle but not....if you get my drift.

Maiden flight report Take 2 (sort of) With the new OS motor ready for action I headed out to PEMAC for some flight testing. The difference in throttle response between the Hacker and the OS is huge....

Yes George, Lookin good! But do me a favour and paint that bloody spinner. Mine was red too. Now its black. Although I am thinking about painting it chrome, to make it look "fully sick" bro.

That looks great George, I would cut a hole in the foam you have against the forward bulkhead to allow some airflow through the aircraft to cool your ESC and battery otherwise things may tend to get a...

Good thinking 99.

Yeh was thinking about putting my Hacker A60-22 out of my big Sukhoi in it. It is 217kv and currently spinning a 20 x 16 prop running on 10S. It could spin a 16 x 14 without even trying. That would w...

Yes but the prop to ground clearance only allows a maximum prop of 16" diameter. So a big low kv motor would be counter productive.

You dead right there Kieran, After todays trials I will see what modifications may be afoot.

Last piece of work was adding weight to the nose to get it trimmed... 230 grams of weight..... I dont know if any of you guys have thought of this before but because I needed to add so much weight I ...

Steve I am pulling 58 amps at 1240 watts spinning the 15 x 10. Max current for the Hacker is 50 amps continous with burst at 70, so I am pretty happy that most of the time I will be well under 50 am...

Here is the Super Tucano Pics guys. The most troublsome build I have done, purely because I have converted it to electric and the battery tray is smack bange in the center of everthing, it would have...

George is spot on there Steve. The sliding arm on one side of the front retract get connected to a normal STEEL clevis. dont use plastic they will fail from the sliding and rubbing. Here is a pics of...

Smart move installing the servoless retracts mate. If I had the cash I would have put in Eflite's myself, and in hindsight it would have made the build SOOOOO much easier, but anyway, I am almost fini...

Happy birthday mate. Good to see you are keeping up with me.

Hey Owen. Hippo Birdie 2 U.

Most of the guys flying these with electric conversions are running 50 size motors 5S 550kv or 6S 400kv or there abouts. The tried and true Watts equation says we need a minimum of 1100 watts (workin...

8S at 295kv. You will have a heap more power than me champ, plus a lot more unusable weight. I will be running my beastie on a maximum of 6S maybe even only 5S The only issue I can see with running ...