which v tail is the best

[airtime]

OK I need to here some opinions on which v tail glass sloper is the best for front side and some dsing. But more for sloping and racing. Reason for this is that it is going to be the next plane for me to buy.

[Vanders]

What wingspan do you want?
In a 60" I'd guess I'd be going for a Carbon Bird after seeing Sean fly his.
www.falcongliders.com.au/carbonbird.html

[skyboyken]

Hi airtime,

I'd definitely second the Carbon Bird in the 1.5m class. The Erwin would be my recommendation as a 2m. It's faster than the Bird and can fly well in lighter air. If you are keen to push the envelope in DS (say over 150mph) the Bird has a reputation for being unbreakable.

Both are wonderful planes.

Go Great!

Ken.

[airtime]

Thanks fellas , Ken you've flown down here at byron, do you think the bird will fly at that spot that we flew at when you came down the other week. Will it fly in 5 knots or less or will a 2.5 - 3 metre be better.
that new 1 that Eric's got I think it's 3 metres. It seems to fly in any types of situations high or low winds.

What servos and receivers are best for these types of gliders

[sean]

Hi Airtime,

The bigger planes tend to fly better in light lift, and also tend to be faster, but becasue they're so big they don't always look faster. Eric's Skorpion is a 3M.

My 2M Erwin is very good in light lift, very fast in big lift and also very smooth, responsive and precise for aerobatics. The Bird is also good in light lift - I built mine heavy for DS yet is stays up in light air about as well as or slightly better than a light Bee.

The Erwin DSes faster than my 1.5M Bird in light-medium lift but wouldn't stand up to really fast DS like the Bird.

There are plenty of other choices and mostly they're all very good. I read that the 2M Blade flies very similarly to the 2M Erwin, and it's a little cheaper.

[skyboyken]

Hi Airtime,

when the lift goes really light there is simply no substitute for span - 3m planes rule!

You saw the difference in performance between the big planes and the smaller ones. That being said, as soon as the lift is better than really light all the mouldies fly, and fly well.

As far as receivers go, use a good quality one because the fuselages are usually carbon to some extent and that can make for difficulties. I use Schulze or Multiplex receivers exclusively. Eric uses JR synth receivers successfully.

As for servos, digitals are most common but good analog servos will do the job as well. I can't really say more without knowing what plane you're looking at and what you intend to use it for.

Go Great!

Ken.

[ezza]

Hey Astan,

You have opened a real can of worms here.

There are so many and basically all are good. The 60 inchers need a little more wind than a 3m but will still fly in less than a foamie. Most of the 60 inch vtails I have flown can have a tendancy to flick if the elevator is used too much. You already have good practice with this though, with the M60 and Moth.

A good way to get a 3m is buying used. All mine have been used except for the MC3.

Just as an alternative look at the links near the bottom of this thread; www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=875789&page=55#post10386943

Between 60-130 bucks. The guys in Vicco are all getting them. Apparently they fly excellent and are a cheap alternative. They are supposed to thermal well and Swoopdown flew one of his friends' in 30 knots at a huge seacliff down there the other day. Weighs only 400grams approximately when built. Noticed Swoopdown is ordering one now......Must have been alright?

Eric

[sf2]

try steve drakes epp models ive got a vtail which cranks and ds really well(so the stories go, I can't so don't know)