tegwin
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 01:20 PM |
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OT Electric planes
Following on from Nitrams slightly annoyingly inspirational thread...
I dont fancy the expense and complications of a heli.... so quite fancy a nice RC plane...
I bought a plane about 10 years ago and didnt fly it much (if atall)...
But quite fancy having something that I can hand launch on the local common and have a bit of a bimble with..
I tried a couple of Zaggi flying wings a few years back.. one powered and one un-powered.... they are not the easiest of things to fly!
For all intents and purposes I would be a novice....
So what model is fairly easy to fly but can still "perform" once I get the hang of the basics? Oh... and it needs to be pretty
indestructable...
Open to suggestions 
[Edited on 28/4/09 by tegwin]
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nitram38
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 01:22 PM |
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 01:26 PM |
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electric piper cub, great slow planes to fly, bright as hell in the sky so you can see if your upsides down!
don't go it alone though, for gods sake go to the local club and get training otherwise you'll just crash the dam thing
linky
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tegwin
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 01:28 PM |
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Balsa and ply?..... that is going to HURT when it crashes....
Are there no "non toy" indestructable foam aircraft out there? When I was just leaving the sport EPP had just come in... fantastic
material....
This is the plane I bought 10 years ago.... its a bit "big" to just carry down the road onto the common..... hence why I wanted
something smaller (for low wind)
http://www.rchobby.co.uk/robbe_cessna_152.html
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 01:33 PM |
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can you take off, fly a circuit and land by yourself?
there is the little foame pico cub that tend to come out for a dual in the evening. They're quite small but cope amazingly well in light winds,
can be glued back together
linky
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tegwin
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 01:38 PM |
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Yes.... just about....
What do you recon to something like this:
http://www.rchobby.co.uk/airelon_traiiner_wing_dragon_4.html
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 01:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Yes.... just about....
What do you recon to something like this:
http://www.rchobby.co.uk/airelon_traiiner_wing_dragon_4.html
yeah that'll do, plus it has ailerons rather than just rudder so it'll handle the wind better, buy a couple of spare batterys to take with
you to make the most of the evening. One of my fave planes is a very simple electric glider that just gets flown when I come back from work if I
can't be bothered going to the club or hauling out the heli. You don't need something fancy to have fun.
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cloudy
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 02:06 PM |
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I spent £10 on one of these:
No flight controls - but as they were on offer at a tenner, I thought why not.
Would fly high enough to be a pinprick, 10min flight time and lugged around a little wireless cam I have. Eventually the frustration of having no
real control meant it ended up in the bin...
James
www.warnercars.com
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02GF74
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 02:08 PM |
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novice, cheap, indestructable?
here 
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Dickyboy
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 02:34 PM |
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Watch out for the local council jobsworths, there are restrictions on what can be flown in public places, I believe weight and wingspan come into it
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chrisg
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 02:42 PM |
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I've got one of these
Super cub
Easy to fly and virtually indestructable.
If you do break it all the bits are available seperately.
Cheers
Chris
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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f1ngers
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 03:47 PM |
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I've got one of
these
Great fun to fly, cheap and virtually indestructible. My 7 year old daughter flies it and it has been in the trees and stuffed in the ground a few
times but escapes unscathed as it is contructed from EPP. Makes a good beginner aircraft as it's only got throttle and left/right control. You
climb on the throttle and the left right control is achieved by slowing one of the fans. Makes a great sound too!
I've got a Zagi as well but it needs a big space. These little Silverlit planes can be flown in a large graden or small field.
[Edited on 28/4/09 by f1ngers]
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rf900rush
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 04:01 PM |
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I would agree as above .
"Hi wing" trainer type, and if possible aerolons.
And if you can't fly, find someone who can to help.
Don't buy anything like this.
Lost my bottle after above 5 flights then ebayed it.
Just too fast.
Brushless motor ment a propeller tip speed of 300mph.
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hicost blade
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 04:37 PM |
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Buy an ARTF electric glider with a 540 buggy motor to run on 7 NiCad’s and you will never look back, these are by far the easiest to fly and will stay
up for hours in the thermals. Also if you smash the wing you can buy another for one cheap. Just watch out for ground effect when you try and land
it!! they seem just to float at about 2 feet off the ground forever.
I have one of these and it’s a delight:
http://www.elitemodelsonline.co.uk/Products/Aircraft/Gliders/item342
Umm Lovely
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keith2lp
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 05:29 PM |
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Hi
Look at the Multiplex range of planes, they are made from epp foam and are very difficult to break.
The Easy Star is a good place to start and is easy to fly. As the prop is above the wings it takes away the problems of any damage to the motor or
prop. The wings are in 2 parts so is easy to transport.
I have one of these which now has a brushless motor running on 11.1 v lipos and it is fun to fly.
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mad4x4
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 05:44 PM |
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Look at the "hobbyzone" range of Planes I have 2 a firebird command and an aerobird.
The firebird is easy and simple I have only every skillfull crashed the aerobird
Hobbyzone
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Moorron
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 07:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by keith2lp
Hi
Look at the Multiplex range of planes, they are made from epp foam and are very difficult to break.
The Easy Star is a good place to start and is easy to fly. As the prop is above the wings it takes away the problems of any damage to the motor or
prop. The wings are in 2 parts so is easy to transport.
I have one of these which now has a brushless motor running on 11.1 v lipos and it is fun to fly.
i started with the multiplex minimag, but stuck a brushless motor into it and used my futaba TX. Amazingly easy to use, i had never flown planes
before just helis and found i needed no help with it. it doesnt like wind so you need a nice still day but good fun. Had some crashes with it, all
from messing about and flying in small closed fields which were full of trees.
Definatly recomend this, even with the poor motor and battery that comes with it. On the 2500 3 cell battery i get 30 minutes it of it. 
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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MautoK
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 10:24 PM |
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I thought you meant one of these...
 
He's whittling on a piece of wood. I got a feeling that when he stops whittling, something's gonna happen. (OUATITW/Cheyenne)
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 11:32 PM |
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Whatever you do get something made from EPP foam. Balsa is great if you really get into the hobby and learn some skills, but having to sweep up the
remnants of your your plane and take it home from the park in a bin liner is a bit disheartening. I know all about that.
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