FlyZone A-6 Intruder

[t-turley]

Has anyone seen one of these? I just picked it up at my LHS. It has a 27.5" WS, and the EDF unit looks to be about 2" or so in diameter. I'm seriously considering an R/C conversion. I've been EDF starved since I planted my Electro Screamer a few years ago :(

Tony Turley

[t-turley]

Here's a pic of the intakes:

TT

[t-turley]

...and here's a side view:

TT

[buzzsaw 46]

Jason Nowell

Did a conversion of that plane he had some info up in the microflight forum.

[t-turley]

Originally posted by buzzsaw 46
Jason Nowell

Did a conversion of that plane he had some info up in the microflight forum.

Thanks Buzzsaw. I'll go check that out.

Tony Turley

[forever]

I have a one , from China. It is very light.
GWS EDF-50
Pico std*2
R4P/35MHz
Maybe I use Li-ion Battery 7.2V600mAh

[jnowell]

Tony,

Guilty as charged :) I did one, they fly great...until you get them slow, then you find the nastiest tip spin (it aint no stall, it's a spin) that I've ever seen.

It really did fly nicely, but mine has already been retired, 3 attempts in a gym, one successful flight, one spin for Gary Jones, one fatal spin for me :)

I flew it probably 10 times outside without too much trouble, use a carbon brushed GWS motor, 8 cells, and the lightest equipment you can find. I used CS-10 servos, GWS R4-P reciever, GWS 2 amp ESC, and 8 120mAh NiCads.

Good luck, and keep the nose DOWN and the airspeed UP :)

Jason

[gutboy17]

Could someone post the distributor of the Flyzone A-6 Intruder.

[LawnDart]

www.towerhobbies.com

search under 'intruder ducted fan'

[Kevin Murray]

Tower Hobbies



http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p.pgm?Q=1&I=LXWV13&P=7

[t-turley]

Time to bring this old thread to a fitting conclusion: my Intruder has now been retired - involuntarily, that is. I've tried numerous combinations to get this plane to fly well, and short of adding bigger motors and more batteries and weight, it never satisfied me. I wasn't looking for jetlike performance - just the ability to get a complete flight without staggering around the sky. The final configuration was: HPI 45T modified (for Kyosho Mini-Z), GWS 15A ESC, 2xQC 830 Li-Ion, GWS R4P, and 2xGWS Pico servos. Weight was 7.8 oz. On its final flight, the double-sided tape holding on the stab came loose just as I tossed it, and the A-6 plunged to terra firma, hitting in a steep nose down attitude. The black plastic nose piece was ripped off, along with a few pieces of foam. The damage is repairable, but I'm just going to remove the radio and use it for something else, and chalk it up to a learning experience. Here are a couple of shots taken by my friend and flying buddy, Tim Atkins, using my Clever Cam.

Tony Turley

[Megowcoupe]

I gave one of these hunks of junk to one of my god sons (aged 10) and we attempted to fly it stock. The airplane is highly dependent on launch and wind conditions. Furthermore, it's very weak immediately after the wing- that joint has broken innumberable times, even in a relatively minor dork.

I think he's actually gotten a flight or two that he's happy with, i.e. a lap or two, but the ratio of decent flight to dork is very low.

Save your money...


Sam

[356Jim]

I converted one, also, and like Mr. Turley, put a Kyosho Mini-Z motor in it, powered by 5 x 350A NiCds for an AUW of about 7.3 oz. (Getting everything mounted inside and preserving the correct C.G. was a disaster). My only flight to date (due to a gazillion other projects) resulted in a vastly underpowered, drunken-moth-like flight with fortunately no damage as it softly impacted the early morning dew-infested grass.

But it WILL fly again and it will fly as well as Eric Sweeney's version seen at the MWE weekend back in February down in San Diego - because I said so!! (Actually, he had two - one powered by a GWS motor and the other with a sp300).

If you want to see further message traffic regarding this plane, search the Jets forum using "intruder" as the search phrase.

[frankenfoamy]

Finished a conversion.
Brushless 55mm fan
600mAh three cell lipo
ailerons and elevator

Flies great but the elevator is shadowed by the wing.
In certain positions the tail has no control.
I am converting to full flying stab to see if that will make a difference

[shschon]

Finished a conversion.
Brushless 55mm fan
600mAh three cell lipo
ailerons and elevator

Flies great but the elevator is shadowed by the wing.
In certain positions the tail has no control.
I am converting to full flying stab to see if that will make a difference

600mAh is really small. What motor and which fan do you put in? What is Amp draw and power? Thrust? Any picture?

It is easier to add the rudder or couple the rudder with aileron servo.

[Luftnut]

Looks like a cool little plane. Kinda reminds me of the Mosqutios, after hearing some of the comments. I had 2 of them and the actually flew ok, but had some issues. If you got into trouble on lauch it was all over. Got tired of repairing them

Still, I'll have to get one of these Intruders. :D

[frankenfoamy]

600mAh is really small. What motor and which fan do you put in? What is Amp draw and power? Thrust? Any picture?

It is easier to add the rudder or couple the rudder with aileron servo.


Fullymax extreme handles the 9.6 amps without getting warm. ( 96 watts)
The fan is GWS with a no name brushless outrunner.
I have a servo under each wing for ailerons. Adding a rudder servo would be easy. The biggest problem on this plane is getting weight forward.
I added 1/2 ounce of lead on the tail.

I will take a pic after I finish the tail conversion.

[shschon]

Fullymax extreme handles the 9.6 amps without getting warm. ( 96 watts)
The fan is GWS with a no name brushless outrunner.
I have a servo under each wing for ailerons. Adding a rudder servo would be easy. The biggest problem on this plane is getting weight forward.
I added 1/2 ounce of lead on the tail.

I will take a pic after I finish the tail conversion.


If I recall correctly the free flight version has a metal ball embedded in the nose for balance. If you have not done it try open up the nose and take out that metal ball maybe you can then remove the tail weight.

I did it with single servo on the back for aileron like old GWS setup. Save some weight and cost though may not look as clean close up.

[frankenfoamy]

Ok, now there is a flying stabilizer.