Extra 260 of Hangar 9

[Extra nuts]

Wow, i cant believe it. Some of you guys are way under 15.5 lbs with 40-55 cc gassers. I have the bare minimums in my plane and its 15.5 with BME 50 w/pitts muff. Mabey my scale has gone screwy. Or mine was made with excess glue LOL. Thats ussually not the case. Flys great though and harriers all over the place effortlesly. I usually fly it slow on the verge of stall. It recovers very quickly from stall too. Another wierd thing is when i do an elevator manuever, not the tail parts, I almost cant get it to come down, even with full up elevator and throttle at idle. the plane floats forever. With some throttle it settles in for a downward hover nicely. I just purchased a new H9 35% 260. Should be here tuesday the 16th. I hope it shares some of the same characteristics.

[Black Bird]

My extra is slowly getting heavier. I added a (5oz)spinner to the front, because I did not like the prop clearence without. I am going to added another (3.5oz)LiIon and change the switch to a (17g)wolverine. The servos are taxing my little TBM 2600 LiIon. I noticed I only have about 1600amps useable capacity. After that, the control surfaces start to wiggle at 6.9 under a 1.5amp load.

[hillmanr2]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Extra nuts
	I just purchased a new H9 35% 260. Should be here tuesday the 16th. I hope it shares some of the same characteristics.

For your sake I hope it does not
I made the jump from the 27% to a 102" QQ yak. The 260 flies well for it's size but, it is not anything like my 100cc yak. The yak is insane! So insane I am going to do my darnedest to jump another 20" and get a 40% next year

[Extra nuts]

Yah i really hope it flys better than my 27%. But i am having lots of fun either way.

[Black Bird]

Do not use JR 8231 servos per manual recommendations. They stripped like dancers at a gentlemen's club shortly after takeoff.

[HUNTERNFLA]

HERES THE ONE SGT WAS TALKING ABOUT I HAD TONY AT DALTON SET IT UP ITS ON THE MONEY WITH THE BALANCE WE HAVE DA 50 R 3 REGS AND 3 LITH IONS SET UP AND CARBON GEAR THIS PLANE HAD A SATIO 180 BEFORE THE OVER HAUL

[14 yr old 3d flye]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Tom
	Hi Guys I'm just putting together my brand new Extra 260 of Hangar9. I just can't wait till is finished. Is anybody out there flying this plane allready. Have you any pictures or video? If you got a picture that shows the inside of the plane that would be great too. I realy wonder how it's flying . Thanks Tom

sum1 down at my club flys 1 and he threw me the sticks flys great good luck

[zoomer260]

	Quote: Originally Posted by hillmanr2
	fair enough. I thought the ignition was included in the weight. The Moki weight does not include muffler weight. You could run a smaller tank to loose some weight so if mine weighs in at 13.2 lbs I guess with a DA you would be up to 14lbs.

Hey hillmanr2 I have a Moki 1.80 I was thinking about putting in this plane. Did you mount your 2.10 horizontal and does it clear the cowl ?

[cosmo21]

Anybody out there flying one with an OS 160? Thats what got in mine, hopefully maiden on weekend.
The cg is set at 4 3/4 inchs, the fwd limit, I like to be nose heavy for starters. Has any body got feed back on how it flys with this cg?
Had to add weight to the nose, but thems the breaks with a light engine, hopefully will remove some after time, AUW came out at a bit under 13 lbs. If its no good I'll get a DL50 and put it in. I'm pretty confident tho the os 160 will haul.

Matt

[Jedei120]

	Quote: Originally Posted by wizard
	I had one it flew great for about the first 10 Minuets. Then the aileron link failed and the plane went in. The link that failed is the one that screws onto the control horn screw that goes through the control surface. The supplied screws that come with them are too short. Save your self some trouble and replace them with longer screws and a lock nut on the outside. I had mine set up with a DA 50, Menz 22-8 prop, Hi-tec 5945's all around except the throttle and choke. If you use the DA 50 make sure that you use the back position for the rudder servo, that will make the plane much easier to balance. Without a spinner on it it balanced without any added weight. My spinner was not in yet. I would have been able to balance with the spinner, by just moving my receiver back. Hope this helps.

I had the EXACT same thing happen to me this past December with the same airplane, aileron and factory molded swivel link! Yes the screws are too short and do not fully engage the threads on the square nut. A person either needs to apply JB Weld into the lock nut or find longer screws. Mine made one left hand turn on its maiden flight and then an aileron went into a massive flutter. I ended up wrestling it into a tree inverted and then it fell to the ground. HOWEVER I sent Horizon Hobby a letter and the damaged parts (wings complete w/stripped out servos, wing tube, and (1) wheel pant). Those amazingly were the only parts I damaged! I had popped some glue joints loose on the fuselage but I simply had to re-glue them. Horizon Hobby sent me a completely NEW kit and are as we speak repairing my aileron servos. Anyone flying these type Hangar 9 connections on their other kits need to take action to secure them.

[dim sofos]

Hello to all,
my 27% extra is ready with 250 kv electric motor,jeti spin 99,8s 20c 4000mah,and turn 22x8-22x6
wood prop.Max amp 72 and hovering at 48amp.Total airframe weight 5600gr,motor thrust 10.5kg!!.Flight time 9 min.

[Artie Johnston]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Jedei120
	I had the EXACT same thing happen to me this past December with the same airplane, aileron and factory molded swivel link! Yes the screws are too short and do not fully engage the threads on the square nut. A person either needs to apply JB Weld into the lock nut or find longer screws. Mine made one left hand turn on its maiden flight and then an aileron went into a massive flutter. I ended up wrestling it into a tree inverted and then it fell to the ground. HOWEVER I sent Horizon Hobby a letter and the damaged parts (wings complete w/stripped out servos, wing tube, and (1) wheel pant). Those amazingly were the only parts I damaged! I had popped some glue joints loose on the fuselage but I simply had to re-glue them. Horizon Hobby sent me a completely NEW kit and are as we speak repairing my aileron servos. Anyone flying these type Hangar 9 connections on their other kits need to take action to secure them.

had this plane w/ many flights on these links and hardware. I "red" locktite everytype of these connections on any plane down from the word go. On any gas or glow plane if it doesen't have some sort of locknut or locktite. Vibration can and will eventually loosen any bolt.