Originally Posted by village_idiot

I'd like to see a brushless P-38 with counter rotating props in a 14 or so inch span. A brushless Corsair with flaperons would also be sweet, again in the area of 14 inch span or a little smaller than the old Cox Warbirds. I think I paid nearly $100 for the power and radio system in my Cox plane, so yes I just might drop close to $150 for a brushless mini sized plane if it seemed like the performance was worth the price. Now you can do power systems for much less so I would hope that the price would be closer to $125 for BNF. I only ask one thing... Please put the servos inside the fuse. To me it completely spoils the outward appearance as well as crash protection. With the P-38 there should be plenty or room to do this.

Also a full house Moth or Pitts would be really cool, again with a decent brushless motor.

Since they now have the receiver system board with the BL ESC mounted, there should be a steady flow of brushless models, they wouldn't change the design for a single model because it would have been much cheaper to just put on an external ESC if the only thing was going to be the BEAST. Might be able to do aircraft up to about 24 inch span with these servos, which would put them squarely in the niche where the Cox planes were before their demise. Added benefit is that it would be a complete system that was lighter and more compact with better marketing to help push them along.

So in summary the Beast is a step in the right direction, it will be interesting to see the next few models in this line of mini aircraft.

v i,

You are not alone in your thinking...

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1122270

rc

I don't think there's a guy here who wouldn't cough up 200 bucks for a UM P-38. HH has consistently said that licensing fees make it too expensive to produce a P-38. I'm not sure I buy that, since so many other companies model the Lightning. Are they not paying fees? Is their cost structure that superior to the mighty HH? How much hand-wringing and grovelling is it going to take? Just please, anything but another P-51. I'd have to guess that the real reason we don't have UM P-38's is because of development and production costs. The AR6400LBL wouldn't cut it, since it would need two ESC's. Then you're talking about an entirely different class of battery altogether (insert Airplane! joke here!). It would also not fall under the easy to fly category, so people who just had to get one (stepping up from slower planes, anyway) would be in way over their heads. It would probably end up being too fast for most indoor venues, as well. Because of it's weight, it would not have the kind of "fly, crash, repeat" durability we've come to expect from PZ micros.
I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, I'm just saying that it would take a lot to make one that we'd want to buy.
MR2

Originally Posted by minirips2

I don't think there's a guy here who wouldn't cough up 200 bucks for a UM P-38. HH has consistently said that licensing fees make it too expensive to produce a P-38. I'm not sure I buy that, since so many other companies model the Lightning. Are they not paying fees? Is their cost structure that superior to the mighty HH? How much hand-wringing and grovelling is it going to take?

Maybe, I'm not sure about the licensing.

I'd have to guess that the real reason we don't have UM P-38's is because of development and production costs. The AR6400LBL wouldn't cut it, since it would need two ESC's.

one internal one external ESC

It would also not fall under the easy to fly category, so people who just had to get one (stepping up from slower planes, anyway) would be in way over their heads. It would probably end up being too fast for most indoor venues, as well. Because of it's weight, it would not have the kind of "fly, crash, repeat" durability we've come to expect from PZ micros.
I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, I'm just saying that it would take a lot to make one that we'd want to buy.
MR2

You mean like the Sukhoi and 4-site? The two planes billed as advanced users only? Maybe it would be too hard to fly and I wouldn't want to get it too soon, but it is highest on the requested list, followed by the Corsair. I'd actually prefer the Corsair first if that matters. If the Corsair was made with correct wings instead of the extra dihedral it would be a handful to fly too, but I think it looks really cool so I want one. A brushless mini Moth would be a good stable plain for people to move up from RET to brushless REAT flight, if done correctly you could just switch the ailerons off and fly RET while you adjust to the aircraft and start using the ailerons and flaps as your skills progress.

Maybe they could also make something like a B-25 Mitchel with little tiny retracts Or some other bomber which should be ultra stable in flight. Maybe a DC-5 but not sure how well they would sell. Any of the Rutan designs with functional canard would be ultra cool too!

All I'd like to see for now would be a UM Mitsubishi A6M Zero. Brushed, so the performance compares somewhat to the P-51. But I guess Japanese warbirds don't sell that well, so maybe an AT-6 that I could bash ala "Tora, Tora, Tora"

I can see it now - UM war bird battles

We can all dream can't we ?

Originally Posted by Razors edge 29

I can see it now - UM war bird battles

We can all dream can't we ?

Even better would be micro Sonic Combat Modules that plug into the X-port. That would keep the foam carnage in check.

Yes i was thinking of something along those lines as well

Originally Posted by minirips2

Even better would be micro Sonic Combat Modules that plug into the X-port. That would keep the foam carnage in check.

Originally Posted by minirips2

Even better would be micro Sonic Combat Modules that plug into the X-port. That would keep the foam carnage in check.

Come on, dream a little, I want to shoot some airsoft pellets or electric motor powered missiles at my opponent planes!

Lol


Okay maveric

Where Iceman?

A UM EDF would be cool

Raptor; Habu or Saber even

Drooling I would be; great in the plank force it's be!

Originally Posted by minirips2

All I'd like to see for now would be a UM Mitsubishi A6M Zero. Brushed, so the performance compares somewhat to the P-51. But I guess Japanese warbirds don't sell that well, so maybe an AT-6 that I could bash ala "Tora, Tora, Tora"

Tora, Tora, Tora is very sweet but

The Battle of Midway in Sensurround changed my life!

rc



I also think these UM planes are the perfect platform for muli-engine.
Bring it on Horizon!

Most expensive BL-UM (need 12 ESC)

That looks like it would be fun...

Anyone know if anyone has ever made one?

I have seen one with 12 X-Twin motors.
http://www.rcline.tv/video/79/do-x-twin

^^That is freakin' awesome! I want one!

Originally Posted by Razors edge 29

Lol


Okay maveric

Where Iceman?

A UM EDF would be cool

Raptor; Habu or Saber even

Drooling I would be; great in the plank force it's be!

Yeah a raptor micro!