RE: RE:
Howard, The plane should be fine with the .90. It will have a ton of power as the Saito .82 gives the plane fantastic performance. This plane needs less power than you think however, it is a clean airframe, even with a regular .46 2-stroke it has good vertical performance. Yes the video is with the Saito .82. Matt
Posted on: 7/8/2009 9:14 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: RE:
The Toledo Special is shipping from our warehouse to hobby stores today. You should start seeing them on the shelves end of this week/beginning of next week. Thanks.
Posted on: 6/24/2009 3:42 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: "The Toledo Special" by Hanger 9
Hey Guys, The manual is now on the website. http://www.horizonhobby.com/ProdInfo/Files/HAN4860_Manual.pdf Matt
Posted on: 5/11/2009 11:57 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: vario props
I have used them and they work very well and are extreemly smooth. Here is the one I used on my Hangar 9 1/4 scale Cub.
Posted on: 4/24/2009 12:53 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: "The Toledo Special" by Hanger 9
Guys, Glad you like the Toledo Special. I designed the plane so I can answer any questions you might have on it. Here are some features of the plane. 2-stroke, 4-stroke or electric option right out of the box bottom hatch for EP battery access. 2-peice wing Bolt on tail Control surfaces pre-hinged Control horns installed Clear cowl for ease of 2 and 4-stroke installation and cutting of fiberglass cowl. Semi-symetrical airfoil (same as Pulse 40XT) The plane flies extremely well and has classic looks with modern day performance. Great touch and go machine. It slips great and is alot of fun to practice slips with. Rudder is very powerfull and has no issues with knife edge, snaps, spins, and many other aerobatic manuvers, or throttle back a bit and just cruise it around. The most difficult (or time consuming) part of the build is installing the windows. I built one in a singe evening after work. We will have one at SEFF next week if anyone is going. Hope that helps. Matt
Posted on: 4/24/2009 12:34 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Hangar 9 40 Size Piper Pawnee!!!
A shipment of Piper Pawnees just arrived today and should ship this week. That is why there is no date shown. Matt
Posted on: 12/30/2008 12:37 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Spitfire Hangar 9 Scale Modification
I used the cockpit that came with the plane and only printed an insturment panel and glued it in place. I did add a oxygen tank behind the pilot. My Spitfire is electric and I used a E-Flite Power 60 with a Thunder Power 6s 5000mAh pack. My Spit came in at 9 3/4 Lbs and is still a floater with the flaps down. Matt
Posted on: 11/17/2008 2:27 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: Spitfire Hangar 9 Scale Modification
Here is a modification I did to my Spitfire. I changed it to a Mk IX. I clipped the wings, made a new rudder and repainted. I added invasion stripes, changed the exhaust and used Testors Dull Coat to dull the finish. I still need to add guns a few panel lines and weather it. Matt
Posted on: 11/17/2008 10:57 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: H9 Taylor Craft ?
Here is the link to the manual on the Horizon site. http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Support.aspx?ProdId=HAN1850 Matt
Posted on: 10/10/2008 9:55 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Hangar 9 40 Size Piper Pawnee!!!
It is measured at the leading edge of the wing outboard of the cuff. The CG range moved forward from 2 7/8 to 2 1/2. We extended the CG range 3/8 of an inch further forward. Not a major shift but may allow you to remove some of the lead weight you had to add to balance, or be able to move the receiver pack forward. Matt
Posted on: 6/13/2008 11:11 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Hangar 9 40 Size Piper Pawnee!!!
Hey guys, Just wanted to let you know of a update in the CG range. Bulletin: Piper Pawnee Center of Gravity Update We have determined from further flight testing that the CG range of the Piper Pawnee can be 2 ½ inches (63mm) to 3 3/8 inches (85mm) from the leading edge of the wing. With the CG at 2 ½ inches it will be easier for you to balance and not need as much tail weight. Thanks Matt
Posted on: 6/13/2008 9:30 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Lets See Your Kit Bashed ARF With Scale Detail!
Here is my Hangar 9 Spitfire. I changed it from a Mk II into a Mk IX. I made a new rudder and clipped the tips of the wings. I added P-51 exhaust stacks and am using Robart struts and wheels on the stock retracts. I added a second large radiator scoop and invasion stripes. I used rattle can Testors gray paint and then used Testors Dull Coat on the entire plane. Still have a way to go as I want to add the 20mm gun barrels, some panel lines, rivets and weathering. My Spit is electric so no worries about nitro wiping off the scale details or dull coat. Here is a pic of the stock Hangar 9 Spitfire and mine in front and some flying shots from SEFF. Matt
Posted on: 5/30/2008 7:24 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Hangar 9 40 Size Piper Pawnee!!!
The first batch of Piper Pawnees shipped out today from Horizon. They should start hitting dealer shelves by middle to end of next week. Thanks Matt
Posted on: 2/29/2008 6:33 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Hangar 9 40 Size Piper Pawnee!!!
Hello All, Thank you for the interest in the Hangar 9 Piper Pawnee .40. First off the wing struts are what I would call semi-functional. Because of the dihedral of the wing the wing tube cannot extend very far into the wing, only like two rib bays if I remember correctly. You may be able to fly the airplane without the struts, HOWEVEVER ANY amount of g-loading would most likely pull the wing tube out of the bottom of the wing and the wing would fold. With the struts the entire fuselage/wing acts as one unit. Like outacontrol41 said without the struts the Piper Pawnee wing will wobble up and down some. With the struts it is very solid and held up to full throttle dives with high rate elevator inputs with the Evolution .46 2-stroke. That brings me to how the airplane flies with the recommended engines. Basically the airplane behaves like a low wing Cub. It does fly heavier than a Cub but anyone that has flown a Cub knows it has almost glider like performance. I would say the Piper Pawnee feels floaty on landing. The flaps allow for a slightly steeper decent but not a major increase since they are fairly small. The full size Pawnee's flaps were not super effective either. The flaps do allow for a shorter takeoff and the plane sort of levitates off the ground with that distinctive tail high Pawnee attitude. We have not had a chance to get video of the plane since the weather has been terrible lately. Snowing, windy, or 8 degrees...... or all three. With the Evolution .46 2-stroke the plane flies with better than scale performance with about a 15-20 degree climb out. Not a powerhouse but to fly it scale like it is more than adequate. The Evolution .52 would give it more for some non-scale flying. :) With the Saito .82 4-stroke the plane is overpowered. It will not climb straight up by any means but this type of sport scale plane never was intended to. Takeoff from grass requires only 1/3 throttle for a beautiful scale takeoff. Climb rate is roughly 45 degrees with the .82 at full throttle. With the E-flight Power 46 electric on 4 cells and an APC 13 x 6.5E has similar performance to the .46 2-stroke, maybe a bit better. This is not pushing the motor so propping up to a 14 x 7E would give better performance. The motor is also rated for 5s so that would also allow for extra power. As for the arrival time of the plane I am very confident it will be well before Toledo. I can't say when it will arrive but it should be soon. Matt
Posted on: 2/19/2008 8:56 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: crop duster r/c
Hey guys, Just wanted you to see the new Hangar 9 Piper Pawnee .40. The plane has an 80 inch span and has functional flaps. http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=HAN4030 Here is the link to the plane. Hope you like it. Matt
Posted on: 12/28/2007 9:35 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
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RE: Tango ARF
ke4jjh, The wings are not interchangeable. The Tango uses two wing dowels in the from while the Twist uses one. The Twist wing also has the part of the fuselage on the bottom of the wing and the Tango does not. For such a high wing 3D funfly plane it rolls very well. It is a plane that you want to fly to see what you can make it do since it is a different planform than other 3D/funfly planes and does for example upright flat spins extremely well. If you like the Twist then you will like the Tango too.
Posted on: 8/2/2007 11:24 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Tango ARF
Hey guys, The video is up on the website. http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=HAN4600 Matt
Posted on: 8/1/2007 9:09 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Hangar 9 Twist 3D Part II - Thread Continuation
Hey guys, In case you have not seen it yet, the Twist has a sibling! The Tango! Same wing as the Twist, just a high wing. It flies great and does the best upright flat spins. It is one of those planes you just want to fly to see what you can get it to do. The plane comes pre hinged and takes no time to get together and in the air. Here is the link to the plane and video should be up this week for it. http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=HAN4600 Also here is the thread that is started on the plane. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6161951/tm.htm Here is a picture of the plane and how it comes out of the box. Matt
Posted on: 7/30/2007 12:00 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: New Hangar 9 B-25
Guys, The video shows the plane flying on both the 3 blade PTS propeller and a Master airscrew 10 x 6 2 blade. The one really high speed pass was with the Master Airscrew 10 x 6. The PTS prop will fly the airplane in a more scale like manner, while a 10 x 6 flies the airplane with authority and well above scale performance. Matt
Posted on: 7/13/2007 4:24 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "RC Warbirds and Warplanes"
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RE: H9 Sundowner
Guys, Both the EVO 26 and EVO 35 fit without cutting the cowl. The 35 is definately a tight fit. We ended up turning the carb about 5 degrees and it will fit better. There are two setscrews on the crankcase where the carb fits into. loosen those rotate the carb a little and fit the cowl. To get it perfect may take a try or two. All the pictures on the website are of the 35GT2 installed and there are no cutouts for the carb. You can see in the photo that the carb is not totally perpendicular with the cylinder. Matt
Posted on: 7/12/2007 6:27 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: H9 Sundowner
Reincarnate, I will check the RPM's we were getting when I get back to the office on Thursday and let you know what we were turning.
Posted on: 7/3/2007 8:43 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: H9 Sundowner
Hey Guys, Mike McConville and I physically checked the prop on the airplane for the Evolution 35GT2 and we were running an APC 16 x 12. The 26GT2 was the 16 x 10. Matt Andren
Posted on: 7/3/2007 8:01 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: Hanger 9 F-22 Raptor PTS
Guys, Just announced today is the ARF version of the F-22 Raptor PTS. It will be available in two color schemes, the high visibility red and white, and a stealth gray version. Here are the links to both of the airplanes. http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=HAN4385 http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=HAN4375 Matt
Posted on: 2/22/2007 10:39 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: BME CAP Maniac
Hi all. Well I finally got my CAP and now don't have internet so its been a while since I have been able to post, and am posting on my aunts computer. I have my CAP glued together and haven't run into any major problems except the fillets on the elevators, but I am going to add some small strips of balsa to get it all to fit. Since I am planning on making the plane electric I am not to worried about exposed balsa, but will cover with Ultracote anyway. I will have to double check if my wing is crooked with the fuselage but it looks fine and I haven't noticed any warps or unevenness of the wings. I was going to sand the spar down a tiny bit and CA carbon fibre strips top and bottom then add fiberglass tape the the wing center section but didn't and the wing seems to be plenty strong for regular 3D flying without any of the changes I was going to make. I did notice the problem with the rudder pull-pull and the rear bulkhead and will probably use a brass tube or long drill bit to fix it. As for the elevator I think I am going to use two dubro CF pushrods for each half, but am still debating on that. I am hoping for an AUW of roughly 7 lbs since the fuselage and wing w/o anything in it is 3.5 lbs. That leaves 3.5 lbs for the radio gear and electronics, not to promising, but I think obtainable. I think the kit should be of higher quality because of the price, or priced similar to the Hangar 9 Funtana 90 (hopefully no flutter :D), but I think the kit will get better with time. Since I am such a big CAP fan I am willing to do some work to get this plane right, and unfortunately because of the cost of the power system it will be some time before I can finish the plane. I did replace the very out of round main wheels and tailwheel and also used standard wheel collars. All the other parts of my plane fit fine, belly pan rudder and all the rest. This still looks like it will be a nice flying 3D bird and am actually thinking of building one the same size as the mini funtana, that should be a blast. At any rate keep plugging along and I can't wait for some video of someone really wringing it out. Don't worry about the problems, if you guys are as big CAP fans as I am it will be well worth the issues we are having to make a Funtana competitor and a great flying 3D CAP. Thanks for all the input and keep this thread going! :D Matt
Posted on: 12/23/2004 9:28 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: BME's Cap Maniac?
I allready started a thread. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/BME_CAP_Maniac/m_2257616/tm.htm Video there too. Mine is ordered too. :D Matt
Posted on: 11/7/2004 12:59 AM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: How do you maiden your plane???
Sometimes I don't follow my own advice and will takeoff after 2 or 3 quick taxi runs. Thats how I flew this plane. :D I am on a limited budget so with expensive plane (500$+) I literally can't afford to lose the plane. Matt
Posted on: 11/3/2004 6:15 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: How do you maiden your plane???
Luke I am overly cautious with my planes. Mostly because they are self designed and scratch built. The test hops are just to get a feel for the plane before I take it up. By the time I do these hops I am very confident the plane will fly fine, but as I said if anything goes wrong it minimizes the damage. As said earlier things will loosen up as the plane is flown and may need tightining. It also allows for setting the trim. As you do the hops you will see if the plane needs any trim corrections. I have had only one plane fly off the board without any trim corrections needed. This also gives a chance to see if there are range problems even if the plane has been range checked. I also had 7200 feet of taxiway ( worked at an airport) so I had plenty of room. I run the engine (if glow) a few times before I fly to subject the airframe to vibration and see if there any problems. Being around full size aviation I test my planes very similar to the real things. Alot depends on the type of plane as well. If its a flat plate foamy toss it and good luck, if it is a 1/4 scale aerobatic I am gonna run through the whole test procedure. If the plane is a kit and I followed the directions I don't worry about the flying of the plane as much as checking the parts to make sure everything is right as the plane is flown and "broken in". I live at 6000 feet above sea level so It also tests the tip stalling of the plane, if the plane does tip stall on a small hop the main damage would be at most a broken prop and scrapes to the wingtip. I am just a cautious flyer and try to minimize problems. I don't like maidening others planes for the fact that I don't want to be held responsible for a plane weather it was my fault or not. I have been flying for 11+ years so I am a fairly proficent flyer and will even practice with similar types of planes on the simulator at the hobby store I work at before flying a new plane. I also maiden my planes when few or no people are around to lessen the stress. This is just what I do and don't have any problems with someone just going up and flying thier new plane. Hope this helps people and a checklist and having another person look over the plane is a good way to find problems before they cause a crash. Matt
Posted on: 11/2/2004 5:43 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: Radio mixing for knife edge
The mix they are refereing to is this. If you plane is in knife edge and it flies without any aileron or elevator correction to keep it straight you need no mixing. If you can fly horizon to horizon without any elevator or aileron corrections to keep it in knife edge then you plane is fine and doesn't need any mixes. My 3D foamy will pitch slowly to the belly in knife edge requireing about 10% up elevator, I still have control of the elevator like you do with the rudder of your Cub even with the mix engaged. Anothe one of my planes required the slight amount of up elevator, but also needed 7% aileron because the plane would roll slightly with rudder and try to level out. I have the mix on at all times as it makes the plane fly better. In other words my plane will pitch down slightly regardless of what manuver I am doing when using rudder, so the slight up elevator mixing makes the plane act only in the yaw axis when using the rudder for hovering, hammerheads and of course knife edge. Hope that helps. Matt
Posted on: 10/31/2004 10:55 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: How do you maiden your plane???
This is what I do. Frist i do alot of taxi tests. Then do high speed taxi, and work up to tiny hops off the ground. If anything goes wrong I want to be as close to the ground as possibleto minimize damage. After working up to flying and I am satisfied with the plane I will do a quick pattern hop where I takeoff, fly a pattern and land. I then look over the plane very carefully to see if there are any problems. I gradually fly the airplane more aggresively until finally I am flying the plane as hard as possible, and check between every flight to see if anything is coming lose or breaking. Basicall I gradually work up to flying to get a feel for the plane before commiting aviation. :D I haven't lost a plane on a maiden flight yet. (knock on wood) I always maiden my own planes. That way I can only blame myself if something goes wrong. Matt
Posted on: 10/31/2004 10:41 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: BME CAP Maniac
OK here is the latest news. I was told by BME that their shipment would arrive on the 27th, spend a few days in the warehouse and be shipped this week (1st week of Nov). I should get it sometime this week. I am really looking forward to this plane as it is just a bit smaller than the Funtana 90, but is lightweight and looks like it will be great. As a major electric modeler I am debating making it electric ( flame suit on :D) just for the fact that I would get more stick time with it being electric rather that glow. The flying field is a long drive for me and the electric field is closer. I would encourage anyone that gets this plane to reply to this thread and show you setups. I can't wait much more! [:(] hehehehe Matt
Posted on: 10/31/2004 9:36 PM by Author "MAndren" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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