what 50cc Extra?

[STANG KILLA SS]

havent been too happy with the flight characteristics of the katana. stalling, wing rock, continuing manuvers 1-2 seconds after releaseing the sticks, rolling out of loops, poor landing characteristics, not too great in the wind. just havent been too happy.

anywho. what recomendations for a 50cc extra. (not a yak or SU fan)
post up your experiences.

[mxwrench]

EXTREME FLIGHT

[Al Lewis]

SD models is nice. I have the Aviation Models version. Nice plane.

[Scott Gerber]

How about the Airwild 260? I had the Edge and loved it until the Hanger9/Carden Yak came out...


Scott

[STANG KILLA SS]

	Quote: Originally Posted by mxwrench
	EXTREME FLIGHT

i watch a EF extra fly locally, and was VERY impressed. just curious what else was out there, and how it stacked up.

[ferocious frankie]

Don't have one, but the Aeroworks Extra looks awesome. I've seen it fly in the 50cc, 100cc, and 150cc versions and all of them looked like winners.

The EF Extra also looks awesome. I hear they feel like bigger planes in the air.

[STANG KILLA SS]

yeah thats what im looking for a heavier plane, the katana is 14.5-15 lbs. the EF website says there 88" extra is 16-17 i think. but i noticed most were running pipes on 50cc in that EF plane so im wondering if the extra weight is too much for a 50cc.

[Horsetrader_12345]

I wasn't a YAK Fan either till I flew one. That EF 88" Yak is the real deal.

The Extreme Flight Extra is highly spoken of as well. 3D Hobbies has a 87" inch Extra that should be good as well. I think there is a big thread on it as well as the EF Extra.

Chuck

[JoeAirPort]

You don't have to run pipes. A DL or Area 51 would pull it nicely with a pitts. I have the EF and really like it. Their planes are in a class of their own IMO.

I have the Brillelli 60 with the stock pitts. Plenty of pull. Not sure if they are available right now though.

[STANG KILLA SS]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Horsetrader_12345
	I wasn't a YAK Fan either till I flew one. That EF 88" Yak is the real deal. The Extreme Flight Extra is highly spoken of as well. 3D Hobbies has a 87" inch Extra that should be good as well. I think there is a big thread on it as well as the EF Extra. Chuck

yeah from reading i realize the yak flys and performs better than the extra, but i cant stand the round cowl planes im willing to give up a bit of performance on the yaks, for the looks of the extra that i love. plus i like to be allitle different.

yeah im running a DL50, i just noticed from research they were all running pipes and i got conserned about power. especially in the 100+ heat of texas. it was 107 when i flew at 6pm yesterday and the 22A vess (break-in prop) was really struggling on vertical punch out power.

what kind of airfoil is on the EF?

what else is out there besides EF?

[Al Lewis]

Why aren't you running a 23A?

[STANG KILLA SS]

[QUOTE=STANG KILLA SS;528298] 22A vess (break-in prop) QUOTE]

motor only has less than 20 tanks threw it.

[jdmunns]

Airwild extre 260 29% on RCU NIB for $475 check it out might be worth your while. $100 cheaper than what Airwild sells it for.

[cjcyclesrc]

	Quote: Originally Posted by STANG KILLA SS
	yeah from reading i realize the yak flys and performs better than the extra, but i cant stand the round cowl planes im willing to give up a bit of performance on the yaks, for the looks of the extra that i love. plus i like to be allitle different. yeah im running a DL50, i just noticed from research they were all running pipes and i got conserned about power. especially in the 100+ heat of texas. it was 107 when i flew at 6pm yesterday and the 22A vess (break-in prop) was really struggling on vertical punch out power. what kind of airfoil is on the EF? what else is out there besides EF?

I wouldn't say that the Yak performs better than the Extra. My Yak out performs my Extra not because of the airframe. I have my Yak set up light (17.25 lbs.) and I ported and polished the motor. My Extra has Heavy Batteries, Heavy Tires, Wheel pants, Etc and weighs close to 19 lbs. So when you saw my Yak and Extra fly the you have to figure the Yak is 1.75 lbs lighter and turns the same prop about 400 rpms better. The Extra set up light would perform as good as the Yak if not better.

[STLAV8R]

I have flown the EF, TOC/SD models, QQ, Aerotech and Aeroworks Yaks. Extreme Flight R/C smokes the competition hands down! This is the biggest plane. Largest wing span. Longest fusleage length. Highest wing area. Carbon fiber wing tube, stabilizer tube, and tail wheel gear included. The lightest wing loading. The most square inches of wing area. What else could you ask for ?