Not really, this is a common mod for the Bixler/SkySurfer/EasyStar. It'll fly great!
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ananas1301
Crazy flyer/crasher :D
Nice "build in" you did there with the motor mount.
The cooll thing about it that it pusher plane so the motor mount itself doesn´t need to hold the weight of the plane.
edit: Just saw that you posted a video.
Quite fast for that plane type!
The cooll thing about it that it pusher plane so the motor mount itself doesn´t need to hold the weight of the plane.
edit: Just saw that you posted a video.
Quite fast for that plane type!
That's not my video, that's just one I pulled off YouTube. My ESC will probably be in that location b/c once you pull the factory ESC out, you'd have to split the fuselage to route the wires. This way is easier and has extra cooling if needed.
ananas1301
Crazy flyer/crasher :D
Ohh alright!
But your mount is still done quite well. If yours will go like that you will have a nice flyer then
But your mount is still done quite well. If yours will go like that you will have a nice flyer then
MJv3...don't even consider anything else, just do it
You'll thank me later.http://www.graysonhobby.com/catalog/ghmicrojetv3brushlessoutrunnermotor-p-425.html
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Hamdhan
The Expert Newbie
MJv3...don't even consider anything else, just do it
http://www.graysonhobby.com/catalog/ghmicrojetv3brushlessoutrunnermotor-p-425.html
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Have you tried that motor on the Bixler?
Yeah, I just put one on mine. I can't say enough good things about that motor...here's more MicroJet awesomeness,on a Bixler/Sky Surfer/EasyStar clone (Wild Hawk)
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fpsazerbaijan
Junior Member
Hi everyone! Just thought I'd show my Bixler Setup video... So here it is, any questions or comments let me know
Happy flying,
Al
Happy flying,
Al
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Totally agree with removing the washers, without them a 2200mah 3s will balance perfectly...there were four huge washers in the nose of my Sky Surfer (the original Bixler, lol) and I was able to just barely reach in there with my hand a they just popped right off. It only pulled of a couple tiny bubbles of foam with the hot glue that the washers were attached with. If you can't reach with your hand, then use the needle nose pliers but boiling water and pouring into your plane is a hassle.
I have tried it on the Wild Hawk and since this is almost the same plane, i can tell you that it's a perfect motor for this plane. I never managed to draw out this amount of power like shown in rcsuperpowers motor testing video, that it could take of the ground, but loopings and climbings with a 6x4 prop where no problem at all.
Take it, you won't regret it for that price.
Do you mean a Permax 400? If so, it's a brushed motor
ananas1301
Crazy flyer/crasher :D
Yes my brother and me were flying it for a while. It is a motor that is brushed. Also it in my opinion it doesn´t have enough power at all. For me it was really hard to do the first steps of flying with it because immediately when you launch it, it lacks of power and nearly goes into a harrier before nicking down and crashing into ground. It certainly makes a lot harder to learn with then with a more powered brushless motor.
So, just viewed the video from Scotland and have some comments.
I would get rid of the control horns asap and replace with quality ones (nylon). HK uses the absolute cheapest and brittle ones on the planet. I have seen them brake just by staring at them (old goat trick).
Also, I have installed a 1 x 5 mm flat cf spar to the elevator and a solid cf spar inside the very thin wing spar, for support.
Other than that, you have covered just about every recommended mod that the net has to offer.
Well done.
I would get rid of the control horns asap and replace with quality ones (nylon). HK uses the absolute cheapest and brittle ones on the planet. I have seen them brake just by staring at them (old goat trick
).Also, I have installed a 1 x 5 mm flat cf spar to the elevator and a solid cf spar inside the very thin wing spar, for support.
Other than that, you have covered just about every recommended mod that the net has to offer.
Well done.
Hamdhan
The Expert Newbie
Are you using a 2S or 3S? If it has little power then I think I'll just buy from HobbyKing and put it on Air Parcel and wait weeks for the parcel to arrive. It should be worth it!
Hamdhan, in short, no.
Flying on a simulator is not the same as flying in real life. You have trim issues, balance issues, wind, sun, distractions. There's an element of what is called "pucker factor" because no matter how confident you think you'll be, you'll feel nervous.
Simulators help, a lot, but it doesn't mean an instant jump from beginner plane to something as advanced like a flying wing.
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