mudbogger
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Howdy y'all,
With the 2019 flying season coming up, I started to wonder recently what would be the best "Next Airplane" for my fleet? I've been flying 3D foamies for awhile now and really want to start looking into a bigger balsa airframe and gas engine setup. I have experience with both electric mid-wings and electric biplanes, but I don't know their flight characteristics when using a gas engine setup. So, with that said, what do y'all think? are there any major advantages or disadvantages between the two wing types? Also, what kind of flight time can a pilot get from a gas setup vs electric power nowadays?
The reason I'm asking is because when I say "bigger airplane", I'm looking at moving from a 44-45" wingspan electric/foamie to a 77-78" wingspan gas/balsa setup. The idea of going bigger yet is intriguing, but transportation space is limited for me. The two airplanes I've been researching are:
1) MAMBA 70CC (YELLOW) and
2) 78" Extra 300 Red/White/Black- GAS .
Thanks y'all for any information you can provide. I appreciate it! God Bless and Happy Flying.
With the 2019 flying season coming up, I started to wonder recently what would be the best "Next Airplane" for my fleet? I've been flying 3D foamies for awhile now and really want to start looking into a bigger balsa airframe and gas engine setup. I have experience with both electric mid-wings and electric biplanes, but I don't know their flight characteristics when using a gas engine setup. So, with that said, what do y'all think? are there any major advantages or disadvantages between the two wing types? Also, what kind of flight time can a pilot get from a gas setup vs electric power nowadays?
The reason I'm asking is because when I say "bigger airplane", I'm looking at moving from a 44-45" wingspan electric/foamie to a 77-78" wingspan gas/balsa setup. The idea of going bigger yet is intriguing, but transportation space is limited for me. The two airplanes I've been researching are:
1) MAMBA 70CC (YELLOW) and
2) 78" Extra 300 Red/White/Black- GAS .
Thanks y'all for any information you can provide. I appreciate it! God Bless and Happy Flying.