Check it out. At the 3DHS Fly Low In East in NJ this past weekend, this monster flew. I went over to take a picture and mentioned the micro version and the owner said he had one!

Originally Posted by kalmon

Yeah the Beast set is has gold trim and the 3D set has silver trim
-Brian

ok, so it looks like there's no difference at all between the two sets of parts other then the color? (Beast vs Beast 3D)

I'm going to buy a complete airframe, and the airframe parts for the 3D version are all out of stock, but the old gold version is in stock, and I kinda like the gold better anyway, just want to make sure I'm not making a mistake before I order.

Hi there,

I need an in-runner brush-less motor for my Typhoon 3D (Parkzone) - a cheap substitution that would hold to original specs of stock motor.

Thank you in advance!

Originally Posted by zawaprz

Hi there,

I need an in-runner brush-less motor for my Typhoon 3D (Parkzone) - a cheap substitution that would hold to original specs of stock motor.

Thank you in advance!

wrong thread?

Jim350s' Beast 3D number 4 elevator continued to lock up this morning. It suffered a fair bit of damage from the crashes but can be polished up. I'll be ripping it apart to see what the cause is this evening in hopes to fix it before it takes flight again..

I just wanted to show you guys what I had been doing with my Beasts. These are the from the float set that are offered for the Umx Carbon Cub. We have also had success with the Umx Sbach on floats.

This video shows the initial test over land.

umx beast and sbach float mod flight test (3 min 22 sec)

And then...

Trojanman's Sbach Floats mod maiden (4 min 23 sec)

Originally Posted by WhalleyB0Y

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I just wanted to show you guys what I had been doing with my Beasts. These are the from the float set that are offered for the Umx Carbon Cub. We have also had success with the Umx Sbach on floats.

Very nice, a few close up pictures of how you put those floats on the Beast would be nice, basically, belly shots. (And a Beast video if you ever have a chance). I think I have to start shopping for those floats!

I picked up a couple of GWS 5x3 3 bladed props after seeing some reference to running this prop on the plane through a Google search, it's supposed to be just as manoeuvrable, but slower if you cut the prop down to a 4x3 (according to what I read through the google search)

I'll try it out and see, I think the plane flys great, but it would be nice if I could slow it down just a little bit.

I cut the prop down to a 4x3 and re-balanced it, and I'll give it a try tomorrow in the am.

I ordered a complete air-frame, the older gold trimmed version, right down to the nose cone, plus a decal set for the older gold trimmed plane. once I learn to fly the thing, (if it holds out that long) I'll be able to swap the guts into the new air-frame and have a nice looking flyer to ad to my fleet.

I figured I'd learn on the old beat up plane first though. So far, I think I'm doing pretty good with it, I haven't really crashed it yet, I ran out of battery a couple of times and had to dump it in the tall grass because it wasn't going to make it back to the runway.

I noticed for a smooth landing, you have to come in hot with quite a bit of power, you can't just cut the throttle and glide in, that don't work because it sinks like a rock when you do, but I've been able to get some really smooth landing out of it by coming in with about 1/3rd of the throttle open, than slowly cutting the throttle as the wheels touch down so it rolls to a gentle stop.

Originally Posted by Stuart Linfoot

I picked up a couple of GWS 5x3 3 bladed props after seeing some reference to running this prop on the plane through a Google search, it's supposed to be just as manoeuvrable, but slower if you cut the prop down to a 4x3 (according to what I read through the google search)

I'll try it out and see, I think the plane flys great, but it would be nice if I could slow it down just a little bit.

I cut the prop down to a 4x3 and re-balanced it, and I'll give it a try tomorrow in the am.

I ordered a complete air-frame, the older gold trimmed version, right down to the nose cone, plus a decal set for the older gold trimmed plane. once I learn to fly the thing, (if it holds out that long) I'll be able to swap the guts into the new air-frame and have a nice looking flyer to ad to my fleet.

I figured I'd learn on the old beat up plane first though. So far, I think I'm doing pretty good with it, I haven't really crashed it yet, I ran out of battery a couple of times and had to dump it in the tall grass because it wasn't going to make it back to the runway.

I noticed for a smooth landing, you have to come in hot with quite a bit of power, you can't just cut the throttle and glide in, that don't work because it sinks like a rock when you do, but I've been able to get some really smooth landing out of it by coming in with about 1/3rd of the throttle open, than slowly cutting the throttle as the wheels touch down so it rolls to a gentle stop.

I flew my B3D on a 5x3x3 for quite a while before I switched to the 3000kv motor. It flies just fine with the 5x3x3. No need to cut it down to 4". In fact you might actually get more speed as it'll be turning at a higher rpm. Of course the beast's huge cowl might block enough airflow to slow it down....

here is a link to an old pic of the 5x3x3 on my B3D.

As far as landings I'm assuming you mean "hot" as in under power, not "hot" in the normal meaning being fast. You're right about needing to land with power as I've seen dropped pieces of jelly covered toast with better glide ratios than the B3D! If you use the elevator to manage speed and the throttle to manage the rate of descent you'll be rewarded with the most awesome 3-point landings at a nice slow speed.

-Brian

I've replaced the elevator servo twice now on my beast brick so now I'm running on my third. I noticed on the second switch out that the drive gear on the screw drive rubbed on the PC board which I hope caused the issue so I carefully made clearance by scraping the PC board with an old xacto knife. Now I can see light between the gear and board.

On Jim's board, there's not much room for error in that gap either, but it still has light between it.

Ahoy! I've been fly'n my UM t-28 with my DX4e stock SC radio. Can I fly this Beast with this radio. I'm looking for a micro biplane that I can bind n fly to this radio. I love these micro planes! I like to just fly, I'm not interesred in building anything. I don't take many chances because I don't like repairing them either. I'm an old pirate that came back to RC fly'n after a 15 year break. All my nitro/gas planes are in the attic!!!!! I just love these electric foamies.

Capt'n Ron

Originally Posted by mycaptain

Ahoy! I've been fly'n my UM t-28 with my DX4e stock SC radio. Can I fly this Beast with this radio. I'm looking for a micro biplane that I can bind n fly to this radio. I love these micro planes! I like to just fly, I'm not interesred in building anything. I don't take many chances because I don't like repairing them either. I'm an old pirate that came back to RC fly'n after a 15 year break. All my nitro/gas planes are in the attic!!!!! I just love these electric foamies.

Capt'n Ron

Ron,

You can fly the Beast with the DX4e. It probably won't be as enjoyable as flying it with a much more precise, much lower-latency tx such as the DX6i, but it will fly the plane.

Joel

Welcome back Capt'n! Where are you flying at? I'm in south Portage and often fly at Ramona Park.

Jay

1Radioflyer...I'm fly'n on the west side of Kalamazoo on Drake Road at Western Michigan University Park. It's the big field where you park to walk the trails and go through the woods. I'll be there tomorrow morning at 6am if there is no wind. I fly in the mornings just before sunrise if no wind. You are welcome. I'm the only one fly'n there.

Turboparker... Thanks for letting me know I can use the DX4e with the Beast.

Capt'n Ron