r6dan Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I really want a bigger 3D/sport plane but all the ARTf`s seem to be built so lightly they break at the slightest heavy landing unless someone knows of better built artf kits, so the extra Wot looks good and it could be flown in a gale,what do you lot think?Edited By r6dan on 26/03/2011 18:54:49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve W-O Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I should think it would be very important to get personal experience reports of the quality. After me Wot4 FoamE, I would not go near Ripmax with a 30' barge pole. If the quality is OK from new, then it might be OK, but would it really perform like a proper 3D machine? Light planes slow down quicker, and they don't hit the ground so hard, a heavier one arrives hard, and more stress is put on its structure, so maybe the light weight and construction doesn't always mean more damage on a hard landing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r6dan Posted March 26, 2011 Author Share Posted March 26, 2011 Steve, you may be right about the lower weight/easly damaged ratio... WOAH OMG RONFLMAO...hold on one sec.......£285.75 for the xtra wot build kit Change of mind..... Edited By r6dan on 26/03/2011 19:36:13Edited By r6dan on 26/03/2011 19:38:34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Binnie Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I've got one, built by someone else. Great flyer, just a bit thirsty with a 1.20 glow.Cheers Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 I've got an un-started Xtra Wot kit. If your serious drop me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fly boy3 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 r6dan, yes very pricey, Have a look at Galaxy Models web site for the Mystic.. Similar spec to e/wot, wing span 75 inches, with foam wings. Legendary flier, been around for many years, can do the book, but I don,t think 3d might be possible. The price £102, and IMHO a better looking model. Flies on a 91 4/stroke. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Posted by fly boy3 on 26/03/2011 21:43:51: r6dan, yes very pricey, Have a look at Galaxy Models web site for the Mystic.. Similar spec to e/wot, wing span 75 inches, with foam wings. Legendary flier, been around for many years, can do the book, but I don,t think 3d might be possible. The price £102, and IMHO a better looking model. Flies on a 91 4/stroke. Cheers i'll 2nd the above...the mystic(75in) .... is a vice free model...i've seen them with petrol engines in also....and they are fantastic value for the money....... ken anderson ne..1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Does anyone know of a build blog for the xtra wot. I have done a lot of searching and there is surprisingly little on this famous model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Binnie Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 There is this one. You have to download the photos. Still very tempted to build a new one but I've got too many projects on the go already!! Cheers Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Green Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Some discussion in this thread. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Thanks Gary I have read that one but not found much else. I think there used to be a forum on the chriss foss web site but this is long gone. Nice one Andy as it was me that started that thread I have seen it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Binnie Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Yeah, Chris doesn't do T'internet much (if at all). I think there was a forum but I never saw it. I've not seen a new kit so can't comment on the standard. My XtraWot has been flown quite a lot recently, it came with a new ASP 120 two-stroke and I had lots of trouble getting it to run properly. I thought it was because it needed running in but after two hours running I doubted that. It was cutting out in the air (straight and level!) and wouldn't pick up cleanly, no amount of high and low mixture tweaking made any difference. The problem was the carb, I fitted a 7D carb from an old OS 90 FSR (which despite the name is a two-stroke) and it transformed it. The carb drops straight in. Plenty of power for it. I fancy the two-seat canopy and spats version meself!! A steerable tailwheel would be useful as well, mine has the supplied skid and it doesn't always go where I want it to on the ground!! GB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Interesting about the carb. I have a super tigre g20-23 for mine. Many replace the carb on this engine with a 7D but many also us an ASP carb as its a os copy and cheaper than the os Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Binnie Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 The 7D is quite different in design to the carb that came off the ASP 120, the low end mixture control can only move about 20 degrees each way. There is no online manual for the ASP 120 but there is for the Magnum 120 which is the same thing with a different name! Good engine, rubbish carb! I did think about putting the OS 90 in the XtraWot as I was getting desperate. I had been given that engine years ago and as luck would have it I'd spent a while cleaning it up to run it including the carb (it looked like it had been in a peat bog for 50 years!). I will bench run it because it feels good and was in good condition under the gunge. I've got a ST G3250 new in its box, did ponder fitting that for a few seconds!! Are you flying your XtraWot yet? Lands backwards on windy days!! Cheers Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Pendry Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 Has anyone fitted a wing tube to the Xtrawot to keep a 2 piece wing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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