3D Viper 120cc ARF is HERE!!!!!
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Terryscustom
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Yup, that's right, now YOU can own a PAU Viper-ST of your very own!!! After multiple scratch build prototypes, and a year working with Herve and the PAU Factory the first container is HERE and selling FAST!!!
You can get yours today HERE: http://flypau.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_3
So if you missed the other prototypes and information I'll start with a little bio:
As you know PAU supplies some extremely scale and excellent flying airplanes, as their motto says "We put the Scale back into Aerobatics and 3D". Having owned nearly all of their planes at one time or another, I can attest to the capability and quality of his products.
So now you are saying to yourself, "what the heck is a Viper then, that's not scale?" Let me start by saying that there is no denying that 3D, and XA (high energy extreme 3D) are here to stay and growing fast!! As many of you have seen in the past two years I've been working on a scratch build plane that is good for both 3D and precision, and I chose to call it a Viper to make it separate from anything else. When we put more power under the hood changed the surfaces because more is better right? And subsequently we changed it to Viper-ST. The ST stands for "sick and twisted". The viper is based on the MXS airplane with it's long sleek lines of the fuse, fairly tall tail section, large authoritative rudder, etc.
I have to give a HUGE thanks to the PAU team for the honor of taking on this project!!! Herve was following my designs and decided that PAU could use a plane that is a direct departure from what they normally are about. I am so excited that he chose this design to answer the demands of the 3D and XA crowd! However, don't rule out precision with this bird!! Remember it's dual purpose! From the beginning the idea was to design a plane that could 3D and be rock steady for both experts and beginners. It is also designed with the ability to draw clean lines in mind as well.
As you will see in the build we have successfully merged modern scratch building with PAU's proven structural integrity to make this plane a fully built up ARF monster!!!
NOTE: The Viper is well within the 10% rule so it is completely fit for both IMAC and 3D!! Only thing different between this and an MXS is the stabs. I chose to go with Edge 540 stabs because of the accelerated tumble rate over MXS style stabs.
ALSO, the first Aerobatic ARF produced with SPLIT AILERONS!! This started as an experiment and was too cool not to do!! It has a number of benefits and cool things you can do that I will cover as this thread goes on!!!!
Some vids of the PAU Viper doing what it does best!!
Vid of my servo setup to help explain the split ailerons:
You can get yours today HERE: http://flypau.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_3
So if you missed the other prototypes and information I'll start with a little bio:
As you know PAU supplies some extremely scale and excellent flying airplanes, as their motto says "We put the Scale back into Aerobatics and 3D". Having owned nearly all of their planes at one time or another, I can attest to the capability and quality of his products.
So now you are saying to yourself, "what the heck is a Viper then, that's not scale?" Let me start by saying that there is no denying that 3D, and XA (high energy extreme 3D) are here to stay and growing fast!! As many of you have seen in the past two years I've been working on a scratch build plane that is good for both 3D and precision, and I chose to call it a Viper to make it separate from anything else. When we put more power under the hood changed the surfaces because more is better right? And subsequently we changed it to Viper-ST. The ST stands for "sick and twisted". The viper is based on the MXS airplane with it's long sleek lines of the fuse, fairly tall tail section, large authoritative rudder, etc.
I have to give a HUGE thanks to the PAU team for the honor of taking on this project!!! Herve was following my designs and decided that PAU could use a plane that is a direct departure from what they normally are about. I am so excited that he chose this design to answer the demands of the 3D and XA crowd! However, don't rule out precision with this bird!! Remember it's dual purpose! From the beginning the idea was to design a plane that could 3D and be rock steady for both experts and beginners. It is also designed with the ability to draw clean lines in mind as well.
As you will see in the build we have successfully merged modern scratch building with PAU's proven structural integrity to make this plane a fully built up ARF monster!!!
NOTE: The Viper is well within the 10% rule so it is completely fit for both IMAC and 3D!! Only thing different between this and an MXS is the stabs. I chose to go with Edge 540 stabs because of the accelerated tumble rate over MXS style stabs.
ALSO, the first Aerobatic ARF produced with SPLIT AILERONS!! This started as an experiment and was too cool not to do!! It has a number of benefits and cool things you can do that I will cover as this thread goes on!!!!
Some vids of the PAU Viper doing what it does best!!
Vid of my servo setup to help explain the split ailerons:
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Bartman
Defender of the Noob!
Really nice looking airplane Terry! Good luck to you and @Islandflyer with the launch!
Your thread has been featured so you'll see it adding a little class to our home page!
Your thread has been featured so you'll see it adding a little class to our home page!
Terryscustom
640cc Uber Pimp
Thanks @Bartman!! I don't know how many hundreds of hours I have into this project and it's going to be SOOO cool to see people all over the country enjoying this plane as I have been.
