HobbyKing Tristania-EPP High-Performance 3D Airplane w/ Motor (USA Warehouse)

HobbyKing Tristania-EPP High-Performance 3D Airplane w/ Motor (USA Warehouse) (3 min 44 sec)

New Video Added 3/29/2011

HobbyKing 3D - HobbyKing Tristania-EPP (2 min 27 sec)

A lightweight and agile high performance 3D plane that will push your skills to the limits!
Reinforced with CF, and complete with option fins for precision tracking, this plane is designed for ultimate 3D and beyond!
This kit includes a 3D ready motor, prop saver and propeller.

Spec.
Fuselage length: 895mm
WingSpan: 845mm
ARF Weight: 190~210g

Included.
Motor : T2006 1900kV Brushless outrunner
Airscrew : 8040 slow flyer

Setup used for my model
Battery : 2 cell 7. 4 volt 250-350mah (25-30C) packs
Servo : 4 x 5g servos
ESC : 10 amp esc
Your own TX & RX

This is my First Hobby King plane so Im doing a full build log with tons of Pictures.

So let the build begin!

I Added some text to the picture so you can better understand what the process is.

More Pictures Coming soon! I will maiden her tomorrow if I get enough done today!
sweet plane and the cool part is you get the motor with the kit.

I've had my eye on that kit for a while. Looking forward to your flight report.

have you had a chance to do a static thrust test. what did it feel like?

I Had a chance to hover it in my leaving room

Here are more pictures of the build.

We are waiting breathlessly for a flight report. Would you please try to compare it to the SuperSlofly28 that we are used to flying?

Also useful would be some commentary about the build. Any tips or tricks? Difficulties you ran into? Must not have been any since you finished it so quickly.

Some quick notes that i can tell you so far plane came in at 6.1 oz without a battery pack installed, plane looks awsome the pictures don't do it justice, I modiifed from the plans a little and put the battery on the top of the fuselage as the required position makes the plane Nose heavy. will try and get a quick video up later.

I am gonna pull the trigger on one of these shortly. What are you guys using for Batts? I have some TP 3S 730s that hopefully will fit the bill.
Jeff

I like my planes as light as they can be so the first pack I tested was a 2 cel 7.4 volt 350mah (30C) packs the whole planes is under 7.0oz with this setup!

Plane is 100% RTF came in at 6.1 oz without the battery pack
I was going for 7.0oz auw and hit my goal

O'k my God I took over 80 photo's for this post!

Here is a Video still of the first Hover! Plane might be a little under powered wont know until I get the little guy outside on Sunday!

Originally Posted by tallflyer

Here is a Video still of the first Hover! Plane might be a little under powered wont know until I get the little guy outside on Sunday!

Where's the video? Neat photo though. Looking good.