Wango Tango

May not be the first but look here about 5 PM on Thursday and you will see pictures of mine climbing out of the crate.

Jim

lets see it

My friend just got notice his shipped. He already has his DA-120 on the bench waiting on the Beast.

Thought I'd post this for those interested http://radiocontrolzone.com/showthread.php?p=2438141

JP

I was told I should have mine either today or tomorrow

I just got mine in and thought we were gonna have to refuse the box. Looks like someone smashed one side with a fork from a fork lift. After checking everything out it seems we are good to go now.

gbarns,
Close call on that smashed box! I do believe we have our first official Beast box siteing on this one guys! Anybody have some pics of what's inside!!?? Our LHS told me they were getting one but had no idea about an ETA on it. Patiently waiting..........
WT

I didn't take pics of what was in the box but I did unpack everything to make sure it wasn't damaged. They also sent a free plane cover which was nice. Everything was packed very nice. Wings and hardware were in separate box. Fuse, Rudder, Tank, and Gear are in the main box. I will start on my building on Thursday. I have a DLE111, Hitec 7955's all way around. Sullivan smoke, AR9200 power system for electronics.

Just recieved the beast for a customer and inspected it for damage. Sorry to hear that your's was damaged. It came as three packages all taped together Fed Ex. All's well, but it appears to be his prior design with just a few changes. Still a very light build for the weight of a 100+cc chunk of engine. Would have liked to see the landing gear area and forward compents of the structure beefed up a bit but that's where a little custom fab work will help. Over all it's not just a recovered Pitts 12... It's a BEAST!! With enough success maybe they will not only release the 2nd run of these birds toward the end of this year, but Horizon may keep em in stock!!

Just got the call mines in at the hobby shop I'll pick it up after work today.

Originally Posted by Brave

Just recieved the beast for a customer and inspected it for damage. Sorry to hear that your's was damaged. It came as three packages all taped together Fed Ex. All's well, but it appears to be his prior design with just a few changes. Still a very light build for the weight of a 100+cc chunk of engine. Would have liked to see the landing gear area and forward compents of the structure beefed up a bit but that's where a little custom fab work will help. Over all it's not just a recovered Pitts 12... It's a BEAST!! With enough success maybe they will not only release the 2nd run of these birds toward the end of this year, but Horizon may keep em in stock!!

Just curious, but why do you think the landing gear structure needs beefed up more? I'm all ears here, just curious as to why you think it needs to be strengthened.

I had two Pythons, both which had DA100s on them and one which I converted to a DA85, and had no issues out of either, even after a really hard pancake practicing for the Shootout a couple years ago.

Thanks,

Seth

Barn speed just called me and two arrived !!!

Originally Posted by Brave

Just recieved the beast for a customer and inspected it for damage. Sorry to hear that your's was damaged. It came as three packages all taped together Fed Ex. All's well, but it appears to be his prior design with just a few changes. Still a very light build for the weight of a 100+cc chunk of engine. Would have liked to see the landing gear area and forward compents of the structure beefed up a bit but that's where a little custom fab work will help. Over all it's not just a recovered Pitts 12... It's a BEAST!! With enough success maybe they will not only release the 2nd run of these birds toward the end of this year, but Horizon may keep em in stock!!

Wow !!! Full service kitchen in the hobby shop...now that's a concept !!!

Seth,
I've seen three, as you would call them, "pancake" landings with this airframe. I say this because there's no possible way that this airframe could hold up to a pancake landing without fairly major interior damage. It glides like a brick if engine loss occures, i.e... intake gasket sucked into engine... but it's not ment to glide well... Accidents do happen. And no, this was not my plane. All but one was rated as fairly hard. Upon all three, I notice major damage to the entire airframe. Obviously, planes arn't ment to withstand this type of damege but others fair far better. Even the lightest downing that looked as if minimal damage occured proved to consist of much worse interior issues. Easy fixes for a skilled or novice builder but non the less I'm just providing the facts. Still love the bird and like what Qui Qui has put out there as I've spoked with him on an off over the years. It's a great lightweight bird that has awesome preformance capabilities and is constructed in such a way to maximize it's potiential. It's just after actually working on them that I notice some areas of "personal preference areas" that I would re-design, as like most builders. Again, it's a great bird and I do understand that planes arn't ment to withstand anything more than good landings.............

Originally Posted by 3D-Seth

Just curious, but why do you think the landing gear structure needs beefed up more? I'm all ears here, just curious as to why you think it needs to be strengthened.

I had two Pythons, both which had DA100s on them and one which I converted to a DA85, and had no issues out of either, even after a really hard pancake practicing for the Shootout a couple years ago.

Thanks,

Seth

Yeah, I'm trying to see how I can add "The Beast" to the menu. It's a pretty big store 15k sq ft. that even has a huge antique bar for beer, wine, and rootbeer!! What more does the customer need?

Originally Posted by SportFlyer

Wow !!! Full service kitchen in the hobby shop...now that's a concept !!!