larryfl1

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i lost my baby boomerang and have a p60.....

whats the thoughts on this vs a baby boomerang...i know completely different design......

i am also ordering a velox xl but want something easier first and then want to train my 7 year old son on



Larry

A7Bldr

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Thanks George, looks like I need the low wing version for good starting access.
Jim

seflyer

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i think I'll order one tomorrow as I have a pst600 laying around collecting dust. can a bigger than 50 oz. tank be fitted? It looks to be good for fun when not serious about scale looks.

georbeckha

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Yes, a larger tank surely can be put in there. As you can see by the picture below there is over 1 3/4 inches on top of the Dubro 50 oz tank.
When I have gotten used to flying this beasty I am planning on putting in a Sullivan Boat type tank on top. This will increase the fuel load from 50 to 66 oz. I think I'd install it with the 'V' on top for the breather tube. The Beauty of this jet over others in this respect is that the fuel tank is right on the center of gravity so adding another on top will have very little to zilch impact on the balance...
[link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXFT72&P=0]Sullivan 16 oz Boat tank[/link]
As always, these are my opinions and anyone is free to dispute or put their views forward!

George

seflyer

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what sort of flight time do you get out of the 50 oz. tank? the v tank is a good idea.

falconco

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seflyer, this is going to be dependant on the "burn" rate of your turbine. I believe the PST600 burns approx 8 ounces per minute. So, with 50 ounces I would say you are looking at a max of 6 mins of flight time. I am going to add the boat tank above my Dubro 50 ounce tank and increase it by a few minutes. I am using a Jet Central Super Bee in my Shockjet. Can't beat the service, the warranty or the turbine for power.

seflyer

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maybe i'll set it up on the test stand and do a high throttle setting consumption rate and find out what I am looking at.

Taildragger726

Bill brought the TBM demo Shockjet to my house for a big July 4th party. We had it flying in the back yard, passing the transmitter around. I am a 3D/aerobatic pilot and one of the other guys is a warbird driver. We both had a blast with it! There were about 60 people there with everyone watching. I live in a full scale fly in community and all the guests are aviation enthusiasts. Many question were fielded by Mr. Hatcher, from "How fast does it go?" to some pretty technical stuff!
As the daylight was fading, we put away the airplanes ( 35% Yak was flying too), loaded plates from the buffet style dining and even enjoyed some adult beverages!
When it was good and dark, we celebrate with a great fireworks show!!
RC props and jets,, food and friendship. A good time was had by all!


Another jet in the 'hood'.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pj0pgGWgMBE

larryfl1

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ok...i gave in and ordered mine.....

i noticed tbm sells liion batteries....i have been using lipos in most things...whats everyones thoughts???

im excited... since my baby boomer is in a bag of parts i hope to get this in the air and just have fun...


Larry

sweetpea01

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Lions are safe to charge in the plane!

Been using them in my 40% gas planes for years!

seflyer

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ordered mine today and will get together some extra servos and be all ready when it arrives.

georbeckha

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Well, Tomorrow (Saturday) is the big day... My Shockjet is done, ready to go!
The only thing that I had issues with in the last minute is that there are no control throws listed anywhere that I could find either on TBM or RCU Forums.
I'll see if I can get any video of the flight tomorrow. (Deep Breath - Calm Down)

George

larryfl1

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good luck george...im excited for a complete review...

my shockjet arrived today...i cant believe the size of the box it is huge...i mean really huge....


Larry

seflyer

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any room for a FOD screen in there?

georbeckha

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I know that the standard JetCat FOD screen does not fit but a home made one may fit.
Another thing you can look into and I am going to do once I get some mesh screen is to put the mesh over the air intakes to stop the C**P coming in and getting sucked into the turbine. I had done this on my Baby Boomerang and it seemed to work fine. I had no issues at all with any kind of junk being sucked in and no air restriction at all.

Hope this helps

George

seflyer

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awaiting first impressions of the test flights let us know how she flys

georbeckha

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First impressions - DON'T Fly it if you almost put your normal sport plane into the ground right before the test fly. I managed to get it down in one piece but boy, was it close!
Ok, Out in the sunlight it is a nice looking jet. Big! Got lots of ooo's and ahhhh's from the p'nut gallery!
Well, enough stalling and fire it up! Per the TBM Video, it takes off in about 20 odd feet on tarmac. A couple of clicks aileron and it is nice and level. Oh, Forgot to take the flaps up. The plane took a good nosedive as soon as the flaps were retracted! About 8-10 clicks up trim on the elevator had it flying level.
A couple of circuits to settle the nerves and a slow fly by with half and then full flaps showed a major lifting of the nose! Nothing extravagant but still enough to make landing while holding down elevator a pain in the *****.
I Landed it ok on half flaps (Maybe a little fast) and checked everything over. Some reason the brake servo arm was not set to where I had it set so the brake was not being engaged! Also, a set screw had come loose (Or I forgot to tighten it) on the nose wheel but this was easy to fix.
I set the flap switch to add in down elevator. Up for the next flight and again, taking off in 20 ft or so. Test the flaps out in a slow fly by and I had mixed in to much down elevator. Flipped the flap switch and it took a nosedive. Oh well, I'll have to remember that for the landing. This thing is so quiet coming towards you that you really have a hard time hearing it until it is almost upon you. then it flashes by at a pretty good clip. Estimates by me put it around 140 odd mph. Tomorrow the guys will have the radar gun out to check the speeds.
3rd flight was much better, my nerves had all but gone away and the kinks pretty much worked out. This is one nice flying plane. Very stable. very predictable, pretty fast for a trainer! The control throws that I listed on my build blog seem to be pretty much spot on. I'll try to post some video if I can get the tape from FALCONCO.
Tomorrow, I'll be out again and really put it thru it's paces. More of a report there. However, this is a really nice flyer. I flew for 5 minutes from takeoff roll to timer going off, Landed and still have about a third of a tank of fuel left! That is with the standard DuBro 50 oz tank. I'm still going to look at getting the addl tank for another 16 oz fuel.

George

FL510

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Did I hear more fuel?? Here's mine with 74oz. fuel and 24oz. for smoke. 1 dubro 50oz. + 24oz. and 2 12oz. for smoke. I cut out the middle tray and made a new bottom for the 24 oz tank and UAT to sit. Then made a smaller tray and raised it a little bit for the 2 smoke tanks.

Jed

alasdair

On these Shock Jets, does it take any lead in the nose to get the CG right? Or just batteries?

georbeckha

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I have a Jetcat P60 for power, a 2500 mah 6v RX battery and a 4800 mah LiPo ECU Battery and it balanced just perfectly with no added weight anywhere

George

seflyer

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so there are flap mixes required apparently[sm=omg_smile.gif] glad you got it down ok. I'll make sure I have a second hand to adjust for them on my maiden. landing speed is nice and slow with full flaps? kevin

SinCityJets

Well, we just brought in three of these. All we have done so far is unpack a couple of them to put together for Demos. I have to tell you, these things are packed like Faberge' Eggs!! I was EXTREMELY impressed with the packing job on these planes. I would have no concern at all shipping these anywhere.

First impressions are SURPRISED. Come on, $400 bucks....how well built could they really be? Again, amazed would be the answer. That must be why they call it the Shock jet, you'll be impressed with how well it's built. So far I am thoroughly impressed with the packing of the planes, and how well they appeared to be put together. Of course the flight characteristics will be the real test, but if it performs half as well as they describe it in the video, I'll be even more elated.

I'm looking forward to getting this one together and in the air.

Whoever is planning on coming out for Sin City Jets in November will be able to fly mine if they like (Turbine Waiver Required

grbaker

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Nope, guess again.[:@]

Shok

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Funny guy.
I have been good and quiet and let this thread go, but if you want to go round and round again, I'm game.

We all know you chose your horse a long time ago. We all know you are a TBM dealer.

falconco

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Guys,

We all know the stories that have gone round and round. Let's just leave this thread for the ones that have purchased this ARF and want to have a little fun with it.

Enough said!