>Ron Runyan wrote: >What's the scoop??? Inquiring minds want to know. > >BTW, what is the airfoil on this thing? I just might need a new plane. Here's the scoop and the specs: <snip> "The Diamant is a wonderful little open class TD ship, and it is an excellent sloper as well because of it's size and performance (fast and light lift friendly) Here's the specs: Wing Span: 96 in Area: 691 sq. in. Airfoil: Eppler 193 Weight: 47oz (empty) All Up: 66 oz +/- (including nose weight) Loading: 13 oz/ft 4 servo wing, full flying stab Ready to fly imported molded hollow-core wing airplane. Originally $575 kit only. It has a very wide fuse accommodating any servo/rx/battery combination imaginable. It has factory installed plug-in wing servo connectors. The original kit came with a carbon fiber rod, which I recently replaced with 7075-T6 aluminum. It was distributed by Dynamic Modeling in Irvine California in 1994. They are no longer in business. To my knowledge, only one other kit exists here in the States. They are made overseas, I believe they are still available in Europe (one source said yes), but I was unable to confirm this. I have the manual in Word format, as well as a Word formatted drawing of the wing rod (greatly eases replacement!). I also have the Futaba 8UAF Transmitter programming set up by Don Edburg (author of the Futaba manuals - and original owner of this plane), that could be shipped with the plane.... It can be seen on the Soaring Junkies website at: http://home.earthlink.net/~vera01/molded.htm <end snip> Why am I selling it? Because I don't have the greatest thumbs in the world. I'm afraid to break an unreplacable plane like that. Also, because I bought it as a cheap way to get into TD. It also appeared to be a very manageable size and would be fun on the slope, where I currently do 100% of my flying. TD is all about landing, and that's my worst skill. I don't want to kill this plane. Other concerns are the difficulty of making replacement wingrods. The kit came with a carbon rod, which Don Edburg broke and could not replace. When I bought the plane, I spent a month trying to find someone who would make a new metal rod. Every bid I got was between $100-300, each! I didn't know what I was getting into. Now I have a new rod (7075-T6 aircraft aluminum), but the effort to get it made left a bitter taste in my mouth. It's also only 4mm thick, and there are some concerns about having to lightly pump the winch peddle to avoid bending it. If I had any building skills whatsoever, and a decent workshop, I'd bore out the rectangular sleeves and build a new ROUND wing joiner rod sleeve that went a little deeper into the wing and was easy to replace! But I don't have the skills or tools needed. And I don't have the money to get it done. If your interested, drop me a line. Nathan Woods (949) 261-1001x169 wk [EMAIL PROTECTED] (714) 538-9311 hm [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
