I Combined an Edge 540 with a Guinea Pig

[Liam B]

Why? Well I had no choice.

On the way back from Flite Fest 2018, I brought home my Edge 540 kit as I had only finished the fuselage. I was pretty confident that the wings which were packed in my suitcase would make it home fine.

Well they didn’t. Luckily the fuselage was safe in my lap the whole flight home. So the next step was to find a wing for it.

Fast forward two years later, I found one off of my new and never built Guinea Pig kit, and this monstrosity was born.

The joining of the wing was relatively simple. It still has some finishing work as you can see but I’m going to fly it as is and see how it does

 

[Merv]

Great looking plane. What are you going to call it? The Guinea Edge?

 

[CrazyFastFlying]

Looks great! Think is will fly?

 

[Figure9]

Why? Well I had no choice.

On the way back from Flite Fest 2018, I brought home my Edge 540 kit as I had only finished the fuselage. I was pretty confident that the wings which were packed in my suitcase would make it home fine.

Well they didn’t. Luckily the fuselage was safe in my lap the whole flight home. So the next step was to find a wing for it.

Fast forward two years later, I found one off of my new and never built Guinea Pig kit, and this monstrosity was born.

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The joining of the wing was relatively simple. It still has some finishing work as you can see but I’m going to fly it as is and see how it does

Looks good to me! Bet it’ll fly great!

 

[Liam B]

Great looking plane. What are you going to call it? The Guinea Edge?

I like that one, lets call it that!

 

[Liam B]

It flew great! Of course it had strange tendencies as it is quite underpowered. But it knife edged, has a pretty good snap-roll and can sustain inverted for a little bit. I imagine it will be a beast on 4S, but I’ll save that for tomorrow. I’ll upload the video soon.

Oh and did I mention the glide ratio?!

 

[OliverW]

It flew great! Of course it had strange tendencies as it is quite underpowered. But it knife edged, has a pretty good snap-roll and can sustain inverted for a little bit. I imagine it will be a beast on 4S, but I’ll save that for tomorrow. I’ll upload the video soon.

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Oh and did I mention the glide ratio?!

Make a trip up to Oregon, and your mind will be blown once you fly a big gasser!

 

[Liam B]

Make a trip up to Oregon, and your mind will be blown once you fly a big gasser!

Some day! I’m itching to fly 3D and gas so bad.

 

[Liam B]

Flight Video:

 

[Liam B]

Tree’d it. “I find your lack of (power) disturbing” is what I said to it. Just stalled right into the tree. Oh well, I’ll go by tomorrow!

 

["Corpse"]

Tree’d it. “I find your lack of (power) disturbing” is what I said to it. Just stalled right into the tree. Oh well, I’ll go by tomorrow!

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Dang it! It kinda reminds me of a crop duster...

 

[The Hangar]

Now that is awesome! Too bad about treeing it though...

 

[Merv]

Great flying plane.
That’s the best flying Guinea Edge I’ve ever seen!

 

[Aireal Anarchist]

nice .....when you get it back put some serious power in it and it will be one sporty flyer

 

[Tench745]

Sure is floaty. It looks plenty powerful to me. Underpowered for 3D flying, yeah, but it's a great sport-flying model.

 

[Liam B]

Sure is floaty. It looks plenty powerful to me. Underpowered for 3D flying, yeah, but it's a great sport-flying model.

I want to 3D it as I think it'd be pretty funny, so I think 4S is the way.

 

[Liam B]

So it moved a bit but the winds are picking up as I write. I'll go by this evening. Only damage that happened is the firewall came off but I knew that was loose anyway.