Hobby Lobby Twin Aventura...battery packs? - Page 3

Airboatflyingshp · Feb 25, 2009, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by donjiskra

Response from Hobby Lobby:
"Don,
That was a great airplane. The company that made it is no longer in business or we would probably still be selling them. We'll keep an eye out and if anything similar comes along, we'll be sure to snatch it up.
Thanks.

That wasn't what I really wanted to hear, so any sellers out there?????

Don hi do you remember they did a giant version as well s600 size

but very expensive lots of Shiny bits. The model aircraft itself is a scale version of an ultralight.

jpgilbert · Feb 25, 2009, 02:24 PM

Hi Guys,
Took mine out to the field today and got in two 12 min flights with it. Many touch n' gos! This is one great flyer! Really enjoyed it. No wind to speak of today. Very few days like that so far this winter.

Used a bit less than 1900 mah of the first set of batteries - 2 ea TP 2S1P 2100 Prolites in parallel.

Joe

capngrog · Feb 25, 2009, 07:15 PM

Hey guys;

I have one of the old single engine (motor) Aventura ARFs, but haven't put it together yet. It looks like a pretty well built plane. Are plans or three views available to help in converting the single into a twin? I've been having lotsa fun with my Great Planes PBY and am really enjoying water flying. By the way, on another thread, the use of a spray on material called "Corrosion X" was mentioned and given very good reviews for waterproofing of vulnerable electronics such as receivers, ESCs etc. I've used it, but so far have been lucky enough not to have put it to the "test".

Regards,
Grog

donjiskra · Feb 27, 2009, 12:39 PM

Airboatflyingshp,
Never knew about that S600 size, THAT IS AWESOME!!!!
I bet it would be a magnificent flyer. Where'How did you get it????
Hobby Lobby didn't have it in their product line.
Is it still available?????

Hey Grog,
You shouldn't make your beautifu single motor version a twin, with today's brushless motors there is no need, except for aesthetic reasons.
Either way you will find ityo be a delightful fun flyer.
BTW, CorrosionX works really well.
Good luck with yours, but if you decide to part with yours, keep me in mind. I'm still looking for a single motor version.

Hey Joe,
"You don't need no stinking water", Snow is just as good, LOL
Don

Airboatflyingshp · Feb 28, 2009, 07:04 AM

I will dig out what I have Don but as I said it was produced by the same company.... the wood bits look easy enough to copy, anyone care to produce a body shell?? More details to follow anyway watch this space.

Airboatflyingshp · Mar 01, 2009, 07:09 AM

Aventura XXL Amhybie létající člunu.

Stavebnice bude k dostání ve verzi ARC.
Do stavebnice je rovněž připravován stejný model, maketa "AVENTURA II", poháněná jedním spalovacím motorem o objemu 20-25 ccm v tlačném uspořádání.
Konstrukce:
- křídla, VOP, SOP klasická stavba BSA
- trup laminát
Model je vybaven 8 servy.

Span 2100 mm
Length 1730 mm
WT 7100 g
Wing area 90,6 dm2
Wing loading 63,5 g/dm2
2xMEGA 45-3, 2xAPC 13/6,5", 2xregulátor JETI 3P-40A
2x14 čl.
Clark
S,V,K,Kl,M, zat. podvozek

První trupy s kompletním příslušenstvím (kabina, pomocné plováky) jsou již k dostání.
První stavebnice se objeví na trhu začátkem r.2005

Počet kliknutí na tuto stránku:683
Can someone translate?

After two computer crashes thats all I have but carve a plug from foam and use the lost foam technique or just hollow it and you could build one.

Airboatflyingshp · Mar 01, 2009, 07:19 AM

If you have its little bro scale its profiles up the wing and fins look the same pretty much and very simple at constant chord clark

donjiskra · Mar 01, 2009, 08:09 AM

Airboatflyingdhp,
THANKS for those magnificent photos and the instruction manual.
Those photos are incredible and show the excellent design and rigging.
Great engineering. The manual is very similar to the smaller version, so full of detail, and takes time to comprehend.
Unfortunately the kit manufacturer "Formoplast", of the Czech Republic, is no longer in business.

I used Google Translate www.translate.google.com for the following portions:

The first hulls with complete accessories (cab, auxiliary floats) are already available.
The first kit will appear on the market at the beginning r.2005, (year 2005)
Number of clicks on this page: 683

She sure was a beauty,
Don

Airboatflyingshp · Mar 01, 2009, 03:11 PM

I think the manual is for the small one?? I didnt think to check it!

donjiskra · Mar 01, 2009, 04:28 PM

Yes the manual you provided was indeed for the smaller version.
I hope you have the larger one still????

Airboatflyingshp · Mar 02, 2009, 07:41 AM

Sorry there wasnt one to download at the time...... best bet is to ask the guys at Wasserflug if they have any info.... I think we are talking well to do /slightly obsessive hobby price league!

donjiskra · Mar 02, 2009, 08:15 AM

OK, then. Thanks for trying.
Don

Airboatflyingshp · Mar 02, 2009, 08:36 AM

http://www.flyingboats.ca/PurchasingAFlyingBoat/ search this for ideas but google the real thing and you will see most are pusher powered. http://www.aeroadventureinc.com/Aero...ture/Home.html

Airboatflyingshp · Mar 12, 2009, 02:41 PM

http://www.rc-wasserflug.de.tf/ take a look and ask these guys they have one.

Take a look at this link

http://www.modellbau-bichler.com/sea...06fddd6d6b432e a Mk3

and other nice stuff but not cheap http://www.modellbau-bichler.com/mac...ca83e06d11f43c

Jim Petro · Mar 15, 2009, 12:35 AM

What a perfect day for the maiden water flight! Couldn't use the YMCA pool for float tests. Water line is parrallel to the flight balance line. I by-passed comon sense when I saw that the water rudder is 1/4" above the water. That puts the hull waterline at the top of the hull V. Taxi runs with full up elevator didn't show any nose dipping, but also couldn't get the tail down enough to submerge the water rudder.
The cameraman is a rookie and only the takeoff out of all the sequence of shots is worth viewing. Any instructions on how I go about making it useable for you to see?
I advanced the throttle slowly during the long straight run and she lifted off smoothly. However, it was aimed directly at the fisherman on the rapidly closing opposite shore and trees. Flight response is excellent. Rolls and loops well. Good handling at all power settings. Half the flight was at slow low level passes to give the cameraman a chance.
Desided to make a few T&Gs; Used a nice low power approach and blipped a bit of power at knee-high to stop the descent. big mistake....the nose dipped but I got it to hit level but hard. The right float was submerged. One of the power blips while trying to get it that last 20' to shore dipped the nose into the water and she posed perfectly vertical for a moment before continuing onto the back. It was within reach of the 20' FG pole and easily retrieved.
The right float bottom is missing. No other damage. Will be easy to fix. The water rudder will be lengthened. The A123 battery 3s2200mah (2 three cell parrallel units) performed as I expected and am very satisfied.
Any other suggestions?

Feb 25, 2009, 02:24 PM	#32
jpgilbert MaineFlyer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Augusta, Me Posts: 582	Hi Guys, Took mine out to the field today and got in two 12 min flights with it. Many touch n' gos! This is one great flyer! Really enjoyed it. No wind to speak of today. Very few days like that so far this winter. Used a bit less than 1900 mah of the first set of batteries - 2 ea TP 2S1P 2100 Prolites in parallel. Joe Attached Thumbnails Aventura Twin on Snow. A lot of snow. About 2 ft on the ground! 70.1 KB · Views: 97

Feb 27, 2009, 12:39 PM	#34
donjiskra WAA-08 Pilot Eventually Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Darien,IL,USA Posts: 1,377	Airboatflyingshp, Never knew about that S600 size, THAT IS AWESOME!!!! I bet it would be a magnificent flyer. Where'How did you get it???? Hobby Lobby didn't have it in their product line. Is it still available????? Hey Grog, You shouldn't make your beautifu single motor version a twin, with today's brushless motors there is no need, except for aesthetic reasons. Either way you will find ityo be a delightful fun flyer. BTW, CorrosionX works really well. Good luck with yours, but if you decide to part with yours, keep me in mind. I'm still looking for a single motor version. Hey Joe, "You don't need no stinking water", Snow is just as good, LOL Don Last edited by donjiskra; Feb 27, 2009 at 02:18 PM.

Feb 28, 2009, 07:04 AM	#35
Airboatflyingshp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: B'ham UK Posts: 2,980	I will dig out what I have Don but as I said it was produced by the same company.... the wood bits look easy enough to copy, anyone care to produce a body shell?? More details to follow anyway watch this space. Attached Thumbnails 89.1 KB · Views: 68 78.6 KB · Views: 67 80.9 KB · Views: 72 93.2 KB · Views: 64 80.5 KB · Views: 70 92.3 KB · Views: 66 48.3 KB · Views: 68 89.3 KB · Views: 63 49.4 KB · Views: 67 86.5 KB · Views: 62 93.2 KB · Views: 70 Attached Files Advetura Inst_cz.zip (1.87 MB, 16 views) Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Mar 01, 2009 at 07:05 AM.

Mar 01, 2009, 08:09 AM	#38
donjiskra WAA-08 Pilot Eventually Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Darien,IL,USA Posts: 1,377	Airboatflyingdhp, THANKS for those magnificent photos and the instruction manual. Those photos are incredible and show the excellent design and rigging. Great engineering. The manual is very similar to the smaller version, so full of detail, and takes time to comprehend. Unfortunately the kit manufacturer "Formoplast", of the Czech Republic, is no longer in business. I used Google Translate www.translate.google.com for the following portions: The first hulls with complete accessories (cab, auxiliary floats) are already available. The first kit will appear on the market at the beginning r.2005, (year 2005) Number of clicks on this page: 683 She sure was a beauty, Don Attached Thumbnails A great program for translation of many languages. I just copy the text and paste. It asks which languages From/To. 49.0 KB · Views: 53 Last edited by donjiskra; Mar 01, 2009 at 08:29 AM.

Mar 02, 2009, 07:41 AM	#41
Airboatflyingshp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: B'ham UK Posts: 2,980	Sorry there wasnt one to download at the time...... best bet is to ask the guys at Wasserflug if they have any info.... I think we are talking well to do /slightly obsessive hobby price league! Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Mar 02, 2009 at 07:59 AM.

Feb 25, 2009, 07:15 PM	#33
capngrog Where'd it go? Uh Oh! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 173	Hey guys; I have one of the old single engine (motor) Aventura ARFs, but haven't put it together yet. It looks like a pretty well built plane. Are plans or three views available to help in converting the single into a twin? I've been having lotsa fun with my Great Planes PBY and am really enjoying water flying. By the way, on another thread, the use of a spray on material called "Corrosion X" was mentioned and given very good reviews for waterproofing of vulnerable electronics such as receivers, ESCs etc. I've used it, but so far have been lucky enough not to have put it to the "test". Regards, Grog

Mar 01, 2009, 07:09 AM	#36
Airboatflyingshp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: B'ham UK Posts: 2,980	Aventura XXL Amhybie létající člunu. Stavebnice bude k dostání ve verzi ARC. Do stavebnice je rovněž připravován stejný model, maketa "AVENTURA II", poháněná jedním spalovacím motorem o objemu 20-25 ccm v tlačném uspořádání. Konstrukce: - křídla, VOP, SOP klasická stavba BSA - trup laminát Model je vybaven 8 servy. Span 2100 mm Length 1730 mm WT 7100 g Wing area 90,6 dm2 Wing loading 63,5 g/dm2 2xMEGA 45-3, 2xAPC 13/6,5", 2xregulátor JETI 3P-40A 2x14 čl. Clark S,V,K,Kl,M, zat. podvozek První trupy s kompletním příslušenstvím (kabina, pomocné plováky) jsou již k dostání. První stavebnice se objeví na trhu začátkem r.2005 Počet kliknutí na tuto stránku:683 Can someone translate? After two computer crashes thats all I have but carve a plug from foam and use the lost foam technique or just hollow it and you could build one.

Mar 01, 2009, 07:19 AM	#37
Airboatflyingshp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: B'ham UK Posts: 2,980	If you have its little bro scale its profiles up the wing and fins look the same pretty much and very simple at constant chord clark

Mar 01, 2009, 03:11 PM	#39
Airboatflyingshp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: B'ham UK Posts: 2,980	I think the manual is for the small one?? I didnt think to check it!

Mar 01, 2009, 04:28 PM	#40
donjiskra WAA-08 Pilot Eventually Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Darien,IL,USA Posts: 1,377	Yes the manual you provided was indeed for the smaller version. I hope you have the larger one still????

Mar 02, 2009, 08:15 AM	#42
donjiskra WAA-08 Pilot Eventually Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Darien,IL,USA Posts: 1,377	OK, then. Thanks for trying. Don

Mar 02, 2009, 08:36 AM	#43
Airboatflyingshp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: B'ham UK Posts: 2,980	http://www.flyingboats.ca/PurchasingAFlyingBoat/ search this for ideas but google the real thing and you will see most are pusher powered. http://www.aeroadventureinc.com/Aero...ture/Home.html Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Mar 02, 2009 at 04:18 PM.

Mar 12, 2009, 02:41 PM	#44
Airboatflyingshp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: B'ham UK Posts: 2,980	http://www.rc-wasserflug.de.tf/ take a look and ask these guys they have one. Take a look at this link http://www.modellbau-bichler.com/sea...06fddd6d6b432e a Mk3 and other nice stuff but not cheap http://www.modellbau-bichler.com/mac...ca83e06d11f43c Last edited by Airboatflyingshp; Mar 12, 2009 at 03:20 PM.

Mar 15, 2009, 12:35 AM	#45
Jim Petro Registered User Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Gary, IN, USA Posts: 566	What a perfect day for the maiden water flight! Couldn't use the YMCA pool for float tests. Water line is parrallel to the flight balance line. I by-passed comon sense when I saw that the water rudder is 1/4" above the water. That puts the hull waterline at the top of the hull V. Taxi runs with full up elevator didn't show any nose dipping, but also couldn't get the tail down enough to submerge the water rudder. The cameraman is a rookie and only the takeoff out of all the sequence of shots is worth viewing. Any instructions on how I go about making it useable for you to see? I advanced the throttle slowly during the long straight run and she lifted off smoothly. However, it was aimed directly at the fisherman on the rapidly closing opposite shore and trees. Flight response is excellent. Rolls and loops well. Good handling at all power settings. Half the flight was at slow low level passes to give the cameraman a chance. Desided to make a few T&Gs; Used a nice low power approach and blipped a bit of power at knee-high to stop the descent. big mistake....the nose dipped but I got it to hit level but hard. The right float was submerged. One of the power blips while trying to get it that last 20' to shore dipped the nose into the water and she posed perfectly vertical for a moment before continuing onto the back. It was within reach of the 20' FG pole and easily retrieved. The right float bottom is missing. No other damage. Will be easy to fix. The water rudder will be lengthened. The A123 battery 3s2200mah (2 three cell parrallel units) performed as I expected and am very satisfied. Any other suggestions?

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