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    35CC 3D Plane

    Amen there. We keep thinking spring is here... NOPE. Getting snow tomorrow.
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    35CC 3D Plane

    I should probably clarify. My main concern is not noise. I would like the opion to use a canister muffler, but it is not my main concern. My main concern is flight characteristics. I was impressed with the Velox video. I had asked 3DHS what engine was in that plane for the video. I...
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    35CC 3D Plane

    The DLE20 is a peculiar engine. It's not well suited to 3D unless you change out the ring, change the timing and do some tuning. I've started that process and have a pretty good running engine. With the ring change, it should be even better. The DLE30 runs a lot better. It's not designed as...
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    35CC 3D Plane

    That is very helpful. Unfortunately, can't view youtube at work. I'll have to take a look when I get home. What in the world would i do without the internet and forums like this?
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    35CC 3D Plane

    The 30cc DLE with muffler and ignition is 38.5oz. The 35-RA is 40.8oz. I was going to ask if the 35 is just too much for the Velox (keep spelling it Volex, oops). HP is 3.7 vs 4.1. And there are cannisters available for all of them from DLE20 to DLE35-RA. Not sure I want a cannister, but I...
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    35CC 3D Plane

    Thanks for the info Enterprise. I keep going back and forth on the Volex. I have a DLE20 I could put in one, which I hear would make an decent plane. But I'm hearing great things about the DLE 35-RA. Could go canister muffler with the 35... I've just been stuck on the idea on the AJ Slick...
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    35CC 3D Plane

    Sold out. Bummed, but will wait.
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    35CC 3D Plane

    Oh, forgot to ask. Does this plane accommodate a canister muffler?
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    35CC 3D Plane

    Nobody out at the field has an AJ. There is a 3DHS Edge 540. Honestly, I like the AJ, but I'd also like to be original.
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    35CC 3D Plane

    I'm finally ready to pull the trigger on my first serious 3D airframe. I was looking very seriously at the Volex with a 20cc DLE. I was ready to pull the trigger and a friend who has one said the plane works with the 20cc DLE, but it's much better with the 30cc. I've got the bowman ring for...
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    Small Gas 3D

    You have the original ignition?!? I played with the ignition timing on mine and it runs much better, but I don't know where it is set. I bought the bowman ring, but I haven't picked up a hone yet to cross hatch the cylinder.
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    Small Gas 3D

    GYRO, thanks for your input. That is very helpful. I know the DLE20 has some issues. I'm already looking at changing out the piston ring (purchased and on the shelf) and the ignition (to eliminate the step). I've also been playing what carburetors lately with great success. I've read some...
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    Small Gas 3D

    At some point during this thread I saw that Volex hanging on your wall and realized you're building a 15cc plane. And I'm thinking to myslef that Volex might not be all it's cracked up to be. I've watched the video on the 3DHS website a few times and was assuming that they were running a 20cc...
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    Small Gas 3D

    I still haven't ordered an airframe. I'm still hedging between a Volex and an AW Extra 260. I know... there is no compaison. Most of the guys out at our field that do any 3D are 50cc and up. And there are not that many in the first place. There is one guy that has a Volex. He has had 3...
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    Carbon Fiber Landing Gear for AW .60-.90 Extra 260

    I'm looking to build my first semi-serious 3D airplane. I'm building a smaller plane so that I can land it comfortably at a smaller field. Anyway, after a lot of back and forth, I've settled on an Aeroworks Extra 260. A friend of mine has the Extra 300. He build it used. It has a carbon...
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    Small Gas 3D

    Aeroworks 60" Extra 260. For the small field, it's small enough. But it's not going to be a serious 3D machine. Over the winter I want to put together an AJ Slick 71" or the 89". I'm leaning toward the 89".
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    Small Gas 3D

    I keep hedgin on and off of this Velox. I have a Seagull Edge 540 with a weak .46 Evolution. The airframe is solid, but it's a 3D plane like a Honda Civic is a sports car (that is my work car, so I can say that). I don't want to build an almost 3D plane, but 70"?!? That is not a small plane...
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    Small Gas 3D

    I'm starting to rethink this whole thing. I have a Cap232 that I've been thinking of selling. I want to replace it with a 3D plane, but I would also like to have a smaller gas plane to fly at a smaller field. I've been looking at the 71" AJ Slick. I think this would make a great...
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    3DHS Velox 70" Servo Configuration

    I'm looking hard at buying this plane. I'm doing a little research and I see there are some options for servo configuration. I'd like to get some opinions. I'm kind of partial to the configuration I have on my 40cc Cap; separate elevator servos and pull pull cable for the rudder. This...
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    Hyperion Servos

    Thanks. That is very helpful.
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