"Sonic" .46 nitro build

[Hobbydude2]

They say those symetrical wings are difficult to fly. My old timer Sky Raider 2 has it and it looks like its never been crashed by the previous owner. Good luck on the 2nd maiden.

 

[tudordewolf]

They say those symetrical wings are difficult to fly. My old timer Sky Raider 2 has it and it looks like its never been crashed by the previous owner. Good luck on the 2nd maiden.

It's definitely a lot more "squirrely" in the air than the Avistar, very snappy response to input even with expo. It has some dihedral, but doesn't have a much of a tendency toward self-levelling.

 

[gandalfnz]

I think it was sort of like "undoing" the crash, I still wanted to have that plane in my collection, and the engine had survived, so it begat a rebuild.. It's an easy kit, goes together in a weekend, and I had the chance to do a crisper job putting it together, having already made one just a few weeks ago...

I had it on its side and it only loses altitude faster like that when pulling "up," and it stalls quickly. I intend it as a practice plane for more aggressive flying, and silly experiments like the following exhaust setup, since it collects a substantial amount even with a deflector:
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I removed the muffler baffle to lessen the overall resistance. Considering I'm not pushing this engine past ~11k rpm, I don't think the tube will have too much of a detrimental effect. I was tempted to run it all the way to the back but that would involve a lot more work mounting the support clips. I'll try to trial it next weekend if the weather permits.

Edit: I see it doesn't clear the aileron, I'm reworking it a tiny bit higher

Love the quirky mods you tend do do on these...
That muffler stinger extension, will severely impact engines performance.
I have never attempted this, but from what I read online, its not a good idea.
In any case, please let us know how it works out, really keen to find out.
I just accepted that there will always be some oil on the plane and have gotten into a habit of taking alcohol wipes with me. Takes 2 mins to clean it all off nicely.