Terrific Time at Toledo...THANKS!!!
CrossCustm
on this newsgroup who took the time to stop by and say hello at Toledo. I can't
begin to name you all, so please forgive me if I don't try, but I had easily
100 different people come up to me just to say "I see you on rcma and thanks"
(or some variation thereof). It was really an honor to have so many wonderful
people come by to visit....And a special thanks to the folks who insisted on
seeking out my boss and/or my boss' boss, shaking hands with them as well, and
passing on your thoughts. It meant A LOT.
It was such fun to get to show off the new Extra, after a year of silence and
many, many hours of hard work, to truly, finally, unveil her, to prove that she
really DOES weigh just 20 lbs on the 8 1/2 lb MacMinarelli 85cc engine with a
100.5" span...to hand people the 14 oz wing panel (covered with servo and
linkage), and watch their reactions.....I wish I could share it with
EVERYBODY....what a wonderfully fun weekend it was!!!!
So, I just wanted to take a moment to say THANKS to everyone who came to say
hi, and esp those who listened to me ramble about the big plane just because of
my excitement! :-)
Sincerely,
Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
Product Support Manager
Great Planes Model Distributors
product...@greatplanes.com
www.greatplanes.com
rab...@execulink.com
Randy
CrossCustm
You hit the nail on the head.....I spoke to a young man and his dad who fully
intend to get the aircraft to 15 POUNDS on 100.5" wing!!! The macminarelli
powered birds (both of them) are carrying several ounces of tailweight to
balance the engines. The aircraft, built stock, requires about 5 lbs on the
nose at the minimum -- 5 lb TOTAL that is...exhaust, ignition, prop, spinner.
We anticipate with an engine like the smaller BMEs you would need some
noseweight after moving radio gear forward in that huge fuselage....there's
TONS of room for flexibility.
The aircraft at the show was production parts...the plant cuts us 2 samples
from standard, stock wood and provides them to us for 2 check builds. This was
not AT ALL hand selected wood, in fact, if anything it was the reverse as check
kits typically get built with the wood that does not pass QC for kit cutting.
This kit does not have anything to cut and carve other than leading edges....it
is all light by engineering, full span sheer webs, etc....so there is little to
through the flying weight off. This design is like the wing of the Giles wing,
and we've had VERY VERY few folks say they came out overweight on that aircraft
for similar reasons.
This aircraft has been built by 3 different builders now, one who normally
builds rather heavily. BY CHANGING NOTHING in the design he still came in
within our recommended weight range at 21 lbs WITH THE MAC 85 cc! On a
smaller, lighter engine it is VERY possible to come in under our weight range.
Last thought -- becuase she is so lightweight the smaller engines are really
viable in the aircraft. With the Mac 70cc, at 19 lbs ready for fuel, twin
spinning a meijlick 24x8 at 7000 RPM the plane can torque roll and climb out.
With the Mac 85cc, she has enough to torque roll, climb out, and perform a
vertical snap and keep going after about 5-6 plane lengths to pick up speed.
Sincerely,
Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
Product Support Manager
Great Planes Model Distributors
product...@greatplanes.com
www.greatplanes.com
<<AnnMarie..a BME 2.7 weighs 3 lbs...5 lbs less than the macanerelli
....does this mean I could come out with a 100" plane weighing 15
lbs!!!!...or would a lot of nose weight be needed ? Is there any way to
calculate this?..was your prototype at the show using a stock kit or hnd
selected wood? I have built many planes with low advertised weights but
could not get the results without scrapping half the wood
supplied!!....George
Mark B
available in the UK?
I am already looking for a larger scale model, this sounds just the cats
bits 4 me!
Regards
CrossCustm <cross...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I just wanted to take a moment to say THANKS to all the really terrific
people
> on this newsgroup who took the time to stop by and say hello at Toledo. I
can't
> begin to name you all, so please forgive me if I don't try, but I had
easily
> 100 different people come up to me just to say "I see you on rcma and
thanks"
> (or some variation thereof). It was really an honor to have so many
wonderful
> people come by to visit....And a special thanks to the folks who insisted
on
> seeking out my boss and/or my boss' boss, shaking hands with them as well,
and
> passing on your thoughts. It meant A LOT.
>
> It was such fun to get to show off the new Extra, after a year of silence
and
> many, many hours of hard work, to truly, finally, unveil her, to prove
that she
> really DOES weigh just 20 lbs on the 8 1/2 lb MacMinarelli 85cc engine
with a
> 100.5" span...to hand people the 14 oz wing panel (covered with servo and
> linkage), and watch their reactions.....I wish I could share it with
> EVERYBODY....what a wonderfully fun weekend it was!!!!
>
> So, I just wanted to take a moment to say THANKS to everyone who came to
say
> hi, and esp those who listened to me ramble about the big plane just
because of
> my excitement! :-)
>
Dr. Sandy Frank
AnnMarie Cross will be a KEYNOTE Speaker in Arlington.Tx
and will be available for some personal BS in the speakers booth
May 19-20,2000 for more info:::
see------ http://www.ama-dist-8.org
CrossCustm
I'm sorry, I don't know personally. Please contact Ripmax
www.ripmax.com
rip...@compuserve.com
helpline telephone: 0181 282 7500
Ripmax Corner, Green St.
Enfield
London EN3 7SJ
to see when they anticipate having them available.
***SO*** glad to hear you're excited about her! I sure am!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
Product Support Manager
Great Planes Model Distributors
product...@greatplanes.com
www.greatplanes.com
>Subject: Re: Terrific Time at Toledo...THANKS!!!
>From: "Mark B" Ma...@cobra-micro.demon.co.uk
>Date: 4/11/00 11:26 AM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: <955470360.20885.0...@news.demon.co.uk>
>
>Sounds & looks like a great plane( ) can you tell me when it will be
>available in the UK?
>I am already looking for a larger scale model, this sounds just the cats
>bits 4 me!
>
>Regards
>
>
>CrossCustm <cross...@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:20000410231538...@ng-md1.aol.com...
Mark B
cheers
--
Mark Barron
Leeds
UK
Ma...@cobra-micro.demon.co.uk
CrossCustm <cross...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Nick Yuhasz
Thanks for taking the time to talk to me and others. You are one of the
reasons we continue to support the products lines you represent! With
similar products being produced by multiple companies, as well as commodity
pricing, most often the only distinguishing factor is Customer Service.
I equate you to outstanding Customer Service.
Nick Yuhasz
Amherst, Ohio
CrossCustm
every once in a while someone tells me that it shows! (GRIN)
for those of you who have never met me, I want to tell a funny Toledo story....
the power went out in our booth several times Saturday morning. One of our
reviewers was in the booth at hte time...and he joked to the person in charge
of our booth that perhaps if I shined a little brighter we wouldn't need the
power....the response was....
"if she shines any brighter someone is going to KILL HER!"
:-)))))
rab...@execulink.com
:-)))
Randy
>the power went out in our booth several times Saturday morning. One of our
>reviewers was in the booth at hte time...and he joked to the person in charge
>of our booth that perhaps if I shined a little brighter we wouldn't need the
>power....the response was....
>
>"if she shines any brighter someone is going to KILL HER!"
>
>:-)))))
>
>Sincerely,
>Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
>Product Support Manager
>Great Planes Model Distributors
>product...@greatplanes.com
>www.greatplanes.com
Randy Brown
MAAC 45752,IMAC 1814
www.Iflyrcairplanes.com
Scale Aerobatic chairman of Canada
Team Airtronics
Team OhioR/C-www.ohiorc.com
Rudder SP by Multiplex
aerogra...@my-deja.com
I'm in the market for this size, what price are we looking at and when
will it be availlable.
Thanks
Roger
http://www.aerografixs.com
In article <20000410231538...@ng-md1.aol.com>,
cross...@aol.com (CrossCustm) wrote:
> I just wanted to take a moment to say THANKS to all the really
terrific people
> on this newsgroup who took the time to stop by and say hello at
Toledo. I can't
> Sincerely,
> Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
> Product Support Manager
> Great Planes Model Distributors
> product...@greatplanes.com
> www.greatplanes.com
>
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Before you buy.
Nick Yuhasz
dealing with RC suppliers (names withheld) that don't have a clue about
Customer Service. If the company I work for (large financial institution)
dealt with our customers the same way as some of the RC companies, we would
be out of business!
If I seem over exuberant , it's because AM is always ready to answer
questions and resolve problems. What a concept!
Nick Yuhasz
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