Review of the RE Extra300 EPP

[Touch n Go]

for those who know, the planes are back in stock :d

yeah. anyway for those who have this plane, care to share what type of battery you guys use and the weight of the battery. thx alot!!!

[Ghostfit]

I'm on TP 1320 3S ...around 80+g per pack

Viflyer, ...
Hi Norm,

These planes should be around 350g DRY ! ...mine was sitting in the light drizzle and absorb quite abit of water ...thus 550+ g

Flew her again yesterday after drying her out to around 400g ...much better.

Will try with a GWS 10 x 6 HD prop today.

[Lplate]

Hi guys. thinking of getting one of these planes.
Can advice your setup and the weight of each component like motors, esc and lipo? Thank you so much.

[Ghostfit]

Would advise you to follow Viflyer's advise and epoxy the landing gears mounting after you've strapped them on with the zip ties. ...just dun ask me why !

Here's more photos before I move on to the next 'project'

[viflyer]

Even when glued on the gear is still too long, i.e. too weak for the plane.

I was going to try another version by this company if I liked this one but I am going to pass.

[Ghostfit]

Agreed ! ...but it did make very hard landings forgivable to the plane !

I guess those long and thin wires gave the whole LG arrangement extra shock absorbing qualities

...To be sure, I'll be putting CF LG on the Silent next.

[plug&fly]

Hey Tony

Can you help me order one of these...maybe the silent.

[viflyer]

Silent

I wouldn't mind seeing some good build pics and opinions of the Silent when/if any of you guys get one?

[Ghostfit]

I've managed to sort out the warp wings and best CG for the Extra 300s. It flies alot better now, I must say that this model sorta grows on ya.

A few points:
1) Despite the weight, she's a floater !
2) For some strange reason, wind dun seems to affect her as much as other models.
3) A Hairdryer is pretty useful for curing warps (Yes, I took the risk to experiment )
4) Dun bring this model out if the skies even hints that it's gonna rain.
5) There is nothing in the world like flying a plane that'll laugh at the ground rushing up to meet her.

I wouldn't mind seeing some good build pics and opinions of the Silent when/if any of you guys get one?

Hi Norm, ...keep an eye on this thread

Can you help me order one of these...maybe the silent.

Can ...I've got quite a number of students bugging me to order it for them, ...will order a Yak54 and Gee Bee next. since they're in stock, interested ?

[VinCopter]

Tony, thanks for tips.

Collecting mine tomorrow, should be able to maiden this weekend.

[Touch n Go]

hehe juz got mine today, set up will be:
4x HXT900 servo
TR2213-924kv wit 11x4.7
zippy 1000mah 25C
hp titan 20A esc
airtechnic 6ch rx

hope to keep the weight below 400g.

[plug&fly]

I've managed to sort out the warp wings and best CG for the Extra 300s. It flies alot better now, I must say that this model sorta grows on ya.

A few points:
1) Despite the weight, she's a floater !
2) For some strange reason, wind dun seems to affect her as much as other models.
3) A Hairdryer is pretty useful for curing warps (Yes, I took the risk to experiment )
4) Dun bring this model out if the skies even hints that it's gonna rain.
5) There is nothing in the world like flying a plane that'll laugh at the ground rushing up to meet her.


Hi Norm, ...keep an eye on this thread


Can ...I've got quite a number of students bugging me to order it for them, ...will order a Yak54 and Gee Bee next. since they're in stock, interested ?

I would like to order a silent if you may, please. Thank you in advance.

[Ghostfit]

I would like to order a silent if you may, please. Thank you in advance.

Okay ! ...hope you dun mind waiting

hehe juz got mine today, set up will be:
4x HXT900 servo
TR2213-924kv wit 11x4.7
zippy 1000mah 25C
hp titan 20A esc
airtechnic 6ch rx

hope to keep the weight below 400g.

That's almost what I have on the extra ! ...try an APC 10 x 4.7 SF prop, I've settled on this after testing many, many other props - APC, GWS, MA, AeroCams carbons, etc

Tony, thanks for tips.

Collecting mine tomorrow, should be able to maiden this weekend.

Excellent ! ...dun forget to post your vids and picts here !

[dynax]

I built a Gee Bee 2 weeks ago and I just finished building an Extra last night. The LG is very flimsy, but I modded both planes as follows.

Get a small CF rod (1.5mm is about right) and use it as a cross brace across the LG. Tie it on with lots of cottom thread looped around the LF and CF piece and then CA it and hit it with kicker. Works a treat! The LG still has lots of flex forward and backward, which helps in a crash, but the outward movement under the weight of the plane is virtually eliminated.

/ \ LG with cross brace tied on with cotton thread
/ \ and CAed. Wrap cotton around all possible
-/-----\- paths to prevent the join from slipping up
/ \ the LG leg if the CA joint loosens.
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BTW The Gee Bee is an awesome plane to fly; one of the best 400-500g EPP 3d planes I've flown and I've flown just about all of them. It's not a precision plane, but for fun hardcore 3D it's tops. I probably won't get to fly the Extra for a few days as the forecast is for strong wind until mid next week.

My Gee Bee and Extra are both 480g AUW with a 62g motor, 95g battery, GWS 10x6, 4 HXT900 servos, 2 15cm servo extensions and an AR6100. Despite the weight, the Gee Bee is floaty. I also glued some short CF rods onto the control rods as they flexed too much for my liking, especially the rudder control rod. I also found the CA hinges a little fussy to install because they're so flimsy, so I used some stiffer CA hinges I already had that didn't fold over every time I tried poking them into the slits in the foam. I'm not a patient person and I had access to a better alternative so I used it. I suppose that if you're very patient the kit hinges will be satisfactory.

[dynax]

Extra ready for its maiden

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