Ian Jones Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I won it in a raffle a few months ago and it's been in the way ever since. Not really my kind of aeroplane but... ....get back you lot , I'm keeping it . It just might be some fun one these upcoming short winter days. The power spec is for a MegaForce 330 motor & 2 cell LiPo neither of which do I have. However contained in a crumpled up mess in a corner I do Have:High speed APC Style propeller 0706E / E7x6 ( tpro HSP 0706E )FC2812 1650KV Brushless Outrunner Motor ( EMZCF2812 emax outrunnner )A couple of 1300 3 cell LiPo's In fact there's enough in that crumpled up mess to totally fit out the Cosmic Wind at zero cost, that would be nice. It should go like stink with that setup, or will it just no go, more sink ? I could look for help from Hacker but www.hacker-model.com is no longer working. So any experience of this model or suggestions re power setup would very handy thank you chaps. Edited By Ian Jones on 23/10/2011 20:01:43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 Go for it Ian - should perform very well on that lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted October 23, 2011 Author Share Posted October 23, 2011 Right that's it then. Except I've just had a bath and in the bath I tend to relax and think about my playthings (it's alright, you can read on safely) . It suddenly came to me that I could cover the all EPP airframe with CW tape and chuck it off a slope. Now what do I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 15, 2012 Author Share Posted February 15, 2012 Well at long last:... I've made a start .Did I mention I doin't like foam models?Did I mention I'm not that keen on electric models?Yipes and here I am with another one!This has got to stop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 Life's necessities continue to get in the way but a little more progress has been made: The Mini Jazz donor lies alongside Cosmic Wind whilst the transplant takes place. All servos are now fitted and the electrics have been removed from the donor. You might have noticed that the two rear servos are the same way around instead of opposing each other for balance. The instructions clearly show the rudder to be hinged on the other side to this. Hope it doesn't affect the balance much. Oh! I don't suppose it would be much trouble to move the elevator to the other side though. I've never used an airbrush, so I thought I'd have a play. Hmm, room for improvement By the way, after I submitted this post I returned to edit it. Selected the image of the spats and then clicked on the image icon. In the resulting dialogue box I disproportionately extended the height value so that when it was displayed in the thread it looked about right. This worked even though the image was originally inserted via the "Insert from album" icon. Edited By Ian Jones on 19/02/2012 00:49:06 Edited By Ian Jones on 19/02/2012 00:50:08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Just finished too late in the day to fly so it sits in the garage waiting for a maiden flight. What an unfortunate time to be going away for week, especially with a calm weekend forecast. Hmm, should I put an extra well padded suit case in the car? If I'm happy with it after the maiden flight I'll hide/tidy up those wires a bit. Edited By David Ashby - RCME Admin on 24/02/2012 15:05:13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytilbroke Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Somebody did it again??? posts running under the adverts on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Just straight forward posts, no fancy copying or anything and do not show any problem on my PC using using: Firefox 10 Opera/9.80 Chrome 17.0.963.56 m IE8 If the problem doesn't show I can do nothing about it. Edited By Ian Jones on 24/02/2012 13:16:46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Posted by flytilbroke on 24/02/2012 12:58:45: Somebody did it again??? posts running under the adverts on the right. Any idea which post is causing the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hmm, not sure Ian, looks ok here? Just made a small tweak, any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Posted by David Ashby on 24/02/2012 15:05:51: Hmm, not sure Ian, looks ok here? Just made a small tweak, any better? Still okay for me too. Maiden flight tomorrow I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Sure enough, it was a maiden for the Cosmic Wind on 06/03/12, followed by several more flights to adjust the CG rearward a little at a time. Result: a good flyer, average to quick across the sky and fun. I'm not convinced the batteries I used really delivered the gogo they used to though. Safely back to earth, no worse for wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Jones Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Some video at last: Edited By Ian Jones on 23/04/2012 01:35:26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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