IMAC Double Build, Carden Pro 124" Extra 300 40%
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I did something very risky! Something, I promised myself I would never do again, but, I did it!
What is this you may ask yourself???
Ok, I did it, I ordered online from Chief RC store. Whom, I must say, is very unreliable and the person who runs it, the RC department, very rude. OK, well, he has redeemed himself, but I still would not order from them again, since I think this was a winning the lottery type thing!
I found on their website these new carbon fiber landing gear for like 70 dollars! and the quality is superb! For a 40%er.
You guys better go check them out
it says SD hobbies on the side.
The gear are real good carbon fiber. SO much better than even the best Graph Tec, back in their day.
I have a LG from Bill Hempel on a Yak, and that gear is like the best!! This one reminds me of it.
On all my past 3DHS extras, and also the graph tec gear, all, have fractured, some on the 3rd landing, others, after 100 or 200 flights, start to sag.
But not the Bill Hempel one. SO maybe these will hold up as well as those.
Plus, guess what else? these weigh over a 1/2 pound less than the Carden landing gear.
And they are already predrilled, even for the wheel pants!
Also, it was drilled on the mounting area. SO this was filled with carbon fiber rod, and adhered with resin and then covered with kevlar/CF hybrid cloth.
then I predrilled them for my fuselage.
so a 1/2 pound less, I will take it!
Now, something I have never used before! I feel privileged! This is going to be nice.
These are the fairings for the LG:
this is going to be real nice!!!
What is this you may ask yourself???
Ok, I did it, I ordered online from Chief RC store. Whom, I must say, is very unreliable and the person who runs it, the RC department, very rude. OK, well, he has redeemed himself, but I still would not order from them again, since I think this was a winning the lottery type thing!
I found on their website these new carbon fiber landing gear for like 70 dollars! and the quality is superb! For a 40%er.
You guys better go check them out
it says SD hobbies on the side.
The gear are real good carbon fiber. SO much better than even the best Graph Tec, back in their day.
I have a LG from Bill Hempel on a Yak, and that gear is like the best!! This one reminds me of it.
On all my past 3DHS extras, and also the graph tec gear, all, have fractured, some on the 3rd landing, others, after 100 or 200 flights, start to sag.
But not the Bill Hempel one. SO maybe these will hold up as well as those.
Plus, guess what else? these weigh over a 1/2 pound less than the Carden landing gear.
And they are already predrilled, even for the wheel pants!
Also, it was drilled on the mounting area. SO this was filled with carbon fiber rod, and adhered with resin and then covered with kevlar/CF hybrid cloth.
then I predrilled them for my fuselage.
so a 1/2 pound less, I will take it!
Now, something I have never used before! I feel privileged! This is going to be nice.
These are the fairings for the LG:
this is going to be real nice!!!
Notorious B.E.N.
100cc
What is that red stuff?
had to quit building to do some repairs on some other airplanes, we have the final IMAC contest this weekend coming up. Yesterday, when I went to fly my Dalton, i noticed the left wing aileron was sagging some, I flew her, but, it was rolling ever so slightly. I quit, and today, I changed out both servos on the left wing, and now, the sag is gone!
Now, I have to get two more older airplanes ready so they are competition ready.
Had to put them aside for now:
Now, I have to get two more older airplanes ready so they are competition ready.
Had to put them aside for now: