NEW EDGE 540!!

[ace20]

Well Shogun why are you building a SD 40% 260 then?LOL I'm jus kidding the Carden's are great.

[craig77]

My Edge turned up today!It made it safely across the pond!I wont be starting it just yet!got a few bits to finnish off for a few customers!I keep you all posted on my build thread once ave started building her!

[dyaroch]

Hi Guys, I finally got a nice day here in WI to test fly the Proto type 43% Edge. I fueled it up, fired it up and took off. The DA-170 has awesome power and the Edge is a rocket. The finished weight of the Edge is 37# 14oz. Dennis gave me a CG range of 6.75"- 7.5" back from the LE at the tip. I set my CG at the 7.25" mark. During the test flight it was obvious that she was tail heavy. It wasn't anywhere being a hazard but just sensitive on controls. I did the flight CG test of pulling to a 45 upline and rolling inverted. It should continue on that line for a few seconds and then slowly start to arc over and start to level off. Well she just stayed on the 45 and kept on climbing up out of sight. Then upon landing I had to push a little down stick to get her to settle. I am not comfortable pushing down stick on landings! I have relocated the CG now to the 6.75" back from tip location. I am very confident that this will fly very good and be a pussycat to land.
Dennis will be adjusting the final recommendations after I test fly with the more forward location.

Now to the flight- I put the plane through a multitude of aerobatics. It has the awesome charactoristics of the 40% Edge but with the next level of smooth. Snaps are crisp, knife edge is simple straight, flat spins upright and inverted were both dead flat and desend like a leaf and could almost stop the descent while rotating. Tumbles, waterfalls and harriers were all with ease. In the harrier the Edge locks in and had no wing rock. The DA-170 on stock mufflers has rocket power and hauls the plane vertical out of sight in seconds. When it comes time to land it comes in at walking speed and tip toes onto the grass.
I loved my 40% Edge and had it for 8 full season & flew it every weekend to well over a 1000 flights. I can already tell that the 43% will be my favorite flyer and be in my trailer for a long time.
Overall I couldn't be happier with the final outcome of the 43% Edge. Now only if summer would get here. I hate snow!
There are pictures on the Carden website under the 43% Edge gallery.

Doug Yaroch
A & D Custom Aero