RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Nice one Jeremy ! You went for the beat scheme! Good to see they didn't put the advertising on yours :-) I have the same issue! rolls over to the left on half flap ! Off out with it today to try and put a mix on it !
Posted on: 9/1/2012 1:33 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Doh! Didn't see your reply Gary ! Looks nice by the way !
Posted on: 8/13/2012 10:28 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Hi Andi There is a threaded hole on each leg ! Just pressurise them ! I did mine and they are fine 4 weeks later ! I had to top my migs oil up to keep it sealed ! Cheers Ian
Posted on: 8/13/2012 10:18 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: CARF Siai Marchetti
few pics of Ians Marchetti!
Posted on: 8/11/2012 2:40 PM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: CARF Siai Marchetti
Wow ! That didn't take you long to fit the exhausts ! Looks really nice ! Looking forward to seeing it fly ! You just need to sell the van and get an s max to fit it in ! Lol have you fitted smoke system ?
Posted on: 8/10/2012 9:20 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Ceramic Clunk v/s Felt Clunk
I have used the ceramic clunks and after a few months had nothing but trouble ! Like the Dean said they attract micro bubbles with larger turbines and even worse if used in your uat! as they do not get back flushed like in your tanks and bung up ! A friend lost his carf tutor because of this ! I only use std clunks or felt now !
Posted on: 8/2/2012 12:28 PM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Thanks Mark and thanks for all the info really helpful ! Need to move the ecu battery back into the turbine bay ! They sure do fly nice and landing is a breeze ! Just need to sort out a few things and then fine tune it ! Cheers Jame weather for the weekend looks pretty normal wet with thunder storms so we will see ! Might take a chance and go Sat!
Posted on: 8/2/2012 10:43 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Hi Guys, I managed to skive off work for an hour to maiden my viper! I managed to get 2 flights in! and it flew a treat, I had mine balanced at about 30mm behind the factory setting and will take it back , The merlin 90 flys it great take off was good and I flew it about half throttle! Think I should get about 12 mins or more ! did'nt get chance to play with the smoke maybe next week! The one downside is the colour scheme sucks in sunny conditions (reflecting) ! might have to start wearing sun glasses :-( however I cant see this being an issue here in the UK :-) very rare clip of the takeoff and landing ! http://youtu.be/29_5m_mqJQQ
Posted on: 8/2/2012 9:54 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Thanks for the info hope to balance mine tonight so really helpful ! Quite a big difference ! it must have been really nose heavy ? I got my merlin back today ! Got to say they take some beating in customer service ! I got it back within 2 weeks ! So glad I decided to switch to merlin from the uk equivalent ! Did you find the travels about right ? And have you used expo on elev Cheers Ian
Posted on: 7/30/2012 10:24 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Mad Dogs and Englishman...
Excelent, That would wind the neighbours up a treat :-) must get one!
Posted on: 7/27/2012 3:21 PM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Elvington Jet meet
Hi guys check out Paul Mc'brides (skytrak video )new vid clip from the weekend part one Thanks for the videos Paul ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_bKWi6AwiQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Posted on: 7/26/2012 11:53 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Elvington Jet meet
Pic and video clip from cam on Mig29 http://youtu.be/wLUvz9DJRBU?hd=1
Posted on: 7/23/2012 3:34 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Elvington Jet meet
What a great weekend ! The best few days of the year so far! 45 litres lighter ! Some great flying and stunning models especially Geoff's hunter Ali's A10 and Mirage flown very scale like! nice to meet so many new people ! Thanks Ali for showing me what my viper is capable of in the right hands! Really impressive ! Especially the last long knife edge [:D] no excuses for me now! Time to give it some stick ! all be it 100ft higher lol! The only picture I managed to get was of the hanger !
Posted on: 7/23/2012 12:46 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Congratulations on your maiden !its always nice to get the first few flights out of the way ! Regarding the landing gear ! If it's the same as my JL mig they are pressurised ! There is a threaded hole at the top of the leg that you can top the air up with! I may be wrong as I have not stripped my legs yet !!
Posted on: 7/15/2012 10:03 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
My viper is coming together now ! There were only a few issues ! One being that one rib in each wing was partly sitting in fresh air ! Easy fix with hysol ,but worth checking yours ! It was the same rib on each wing under the flap servo cover ! The other think you may need is some longer 3mm threaded rod as some of them were on the short side for the ball links for my liking ! I have converted my airlines upto 3mm as it is supplied with 2 mm ! The flap servo is not in line with the horn by maybe half an inch ! Which is somewhat annoying ! However I have just added a 3 mm nut either side of the horn and servo arm which reduces the angle and I doubt the sideways stress will be a problem on a model this size ! although I may end up putting another horn in the flap so it's all at right angles! I have used jr8911 (overkill ) and 3 mm metal ball links on the elevator as it just about touches the thrust tube ! I have also moved the elv and rudder servo lead hole forward as I found my thrust tube is pretty much stuck were it is and unless you have tiny hands it's nearly impossible to fix the servo wires to the sides of the fus ! They seem a tight fit so plumbed them in situ ! I should get about ten or more mins with my merlin 90. I am just on with the final install I am going to try and put a cover over the front instrument panel to protect the electronics from water and muck from the nose leg ! I am at a bit of a standstill as I had got my merlin fitted ! only to find that it looks like the combustion chamber is faulty [:@] So it will be a while off test flying it now ! Before it went back I tested the JL Smoke system! Works a treat! ended up reducing the pump rate to the minimum and think with the one tank fitted I should get over 2 mins maybe more ! The smoke pipe goes down the inside of the thrust tube about 10" so I guess the oil will get pre-heated before it hits the exhaust! Certainly seems as good as other smoke pumps ! By the way thanks for the travel pics
Posted on: 7/11/2012 1:23 PM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Hi I would say the build quality is good, it seems to be built nice and light , considering it is sprayed out of the mould! regards the tanks I plan on using the two ply stops provided and maybe 2 carbon tubes fixed along the top of them in the tank recesses, I cant see them going anywhere fast as you have all on to remove them! got to say I am really looking forward to flying it!
Posted on: 7/11/2012 8:29 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Merlin 90mk 2 settings help!
Hi Tim No it's a different one I bought off a friend for my viper!
Posted on: 7/6/2012 5:56 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Merlin 90mk 2 settings help!
Thanks Jim That's great quite a bit different from mine ! Thanks for doing that sure it will help ! Cheers Ian
Posted on: 7/6/2012 5:39 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Merlin 90mk 2 settings help!
Hi yes done that yesterday just waiting for a reply! Was just curious in the meantime as to the settings !
Posted on: 7/6/2012 5:26 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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Merlin 90mk 2 settings help!
Hi guys I have just bought a merlin 90 that is not running right ! Has anyone got the settings for the 90 obviously none are the same but I think the guy who had it last has been messing in a big way with the settings :-( For instance the acceleration delay is 42 and it still flames out when you throttle up fast! Could also do with the kero voltage thanks in advance , Ian
Posted on: 7/6/2012 3:53 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Nice videos ! I have almost finished mine ! I am putting a merlin 90 in with just one smoke tank ! Could you please post your surface travels ! Cheers Ian
Posted on: 7/3/2012 9:58 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Excelent ! What would you say about the turbine choice ? Is the new jl 120 good match or overkill ? I am thinking about a 21lbs might save weight and fly it nicely!
Posted on: 6/26/2012 12:27 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: FLY EAGLE JET Viper-L Jet
Having flown my viper for a year now ,the one weak point for me is the retracts it's a shame that it doesn't have trailing link undercarriage ! Quite a bit of slop to fix ! However still a great flying model
Posted on: 6/25/2012 3:01 PM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Fly Eagle Jet ViperJet Large
Hi take a look at this thread http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9883346/anchors_10825885/mpage_3/key_/anchor/tm.htm#10825885
Posted on: 6/25/2012 1:57 PM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Some more pics[:)] pretty light as well it's only 6.5kg or approx 15lbs
Posted on: 6/23/2012 2:01 PM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
LOL ! Well yes I did say I was going to take my time with it !! but I think I might beat my Migs 2 week build! there really is not a lot to do! [;)]
Posted on: 6/23/2012 11:34 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
Well having just collected my new viper from Jeff , I have got to say I am really really impressed ! For one it comes packaged really well in ply lined boxes ! This kit looks to be the best ARTF kit I have seen ! It comes with the gear fitted All control surfaces and horns are fitted Canopy all glued and fixed Servos are fixed into std plastic servo trays The elevator is also all done and ready for a single servo to be fixed ! The paint finish looks great I really cant find fault with it at all! The trailing link gear is oil dampened , there are no gear doors to mess about with! I would say that you could build this model in a day or two just add your servos connect linkages install turbine ! The thrust tube even comes fixed for you ! I recon this could be one of the best value scale/sports jets about ! The wings are fixed to the fus by a bolt that goes through the inner edge of the flap.
Posted on: 6/23/2012 11:30 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: JET LEGEND VIPER BUILD THREAD
I also got the JL Smoke pump kit that again was great value! the tanks fit either side of the turbine rails , really good fit maybe a litre worth of smoke oil! also great lense for lights
Posted on: 6/23/2012 11:27 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: Jetlegend Mig 29 Fulcrum
Hi guys a clip with smoke on over Elvington. Could do with a bigger smoke tank but will leave it for now ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE8GaJi405g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Posted on: 5/7/2012 8:13 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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RE: *** Florida Jets 2012 Photos ***
Some more Pics!
Posted on: 4/29/2012 5:33 AM by Author "Ian Prentice" in the forum "RC Jets"
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