bought these for flaps and ailerons and find them to be precise and more than suitable. very easy to blow the budget when buying servos i went for a more budget focus option from the servos recommended for the orion but have no regrets and would buy again. have to say every product i have bought from hyperflight has been quality. the rated torque is very high compared to similar small servos and having wide voltage is a bonus for future use
been looking at the orion for a while now and decided to take the plunge. well impressed with the quality. ideal for light sloping and flat field. easy to put together. the built in threads for the control horns were a lot easier than on a shadow so well done to nan for that. the tail plane and fin connection is simple but effective. quality of plane is excellent.
I picked up 4 of these little metal geared servos for a new DLG I've been building. They are smaller, and about half the price, of a Kst-06, so that makes installation in a small nose much easier. They seem to center very well, and are capable of running on my 2S Lipo. I will be using this servo in my next build.
My first impression was the Encanto might turn out heavier than the 480 gm advertised as the main wing ribs are cut from 3mm balsa and 3mm liteply and the sub-ribs although from 2mm balsa come in pairs. The fuselage sides and bulkheads are also from 3mm lite ply and the tail boom is at least 10cm longer than most RES kits models. The actual flying weight of the model was 10gms below target. The kit is designed for 'cased' out-runner motors as there is no clearance for standard out runner motor cables. I fitted an X-Power F2307/14 but a Dualsky XM2523 is shown on the plan. The fuselage profile suits 25mm spinners. The laser-cut parts were a perfect fit. The kit comes with all the necessary accessories such as magnets and kevlar thread for binding the carbon spars at the joints As I wanted to cover the model in transparent film I spent deal of time sanding off the laser burns where they are exposed.
The model is unusual in having a dual carbon joiners (I've since learnt the Andreas has the same arrangement) but this has the benefit of having wing retainer magnets that actually pull the wings onto the fuselage. I don't know of another RES kit where the magnets retain the wings as well as these do. The rudder/elevator servos fit under the wing with a separate hatch leaving plenty of space for batteries RX and ESC behind the motor. I swapped out the supplied white plastic tube and 0.7mm wire push rods for the HyperFlight etched PTFE tube and 0.5mm wire to save weight. The spoilers deserve a mention with their multiple holes to ease landing control. Unfortunately these were discarded by the owner/pilot as not being in keeping with a smooth upper wing surface. 2/3 size plain spoiler plates were used which do an excellent job to control descent with little trim change. Note: there is only space for 7mm thick servos in the spoiler bay unless you modify the mounting.
The flight characteristics deserve special mention as despite its relatively low dihedral it has a very flat turn and this really shows in thermals. The X-power motor has a brisk climb rate on 2S lipos and easily reaches the F5L launch height in time. Using only 2S cells kept the ready to fly weight at 472gms. I have no hesitation is recommending the Encanto and will be building another shortly for myself. P.S. I have no experience of flying with Ballast (supplied by HyperFlight ) but I incorporated the 3D printed ballast boxes in the wing which make the addition of weight very easy.
Since writing the above. I have built another Encanto for myself. I used CHA DS06 servos for the spoilers and lowered the servo plate by 0.5mm to ensure they would fit. I fitted magnets to the servo arms and embed a metal strip in the spoiler blade for the magnet to act upon. This ensures the spoiler follows the servo arm and keeps it closed when not in use. The supplied multi hole spoiler blades were used which meant covering was a little tedious and I had to make a special tool from 10mm dia brass tube to cut the Oracover holes accurately. The effort paid off in flight as the spoilers are less aggressive and easier to trim. This is a very elegant design with excellent performance.
I had high hopes for this, but unless you fly in the Arctic or only at night this 3d print will last 30 seconds in sunlight, I sat the glider on the covered bench at the RC field, and before I retrieve all my flying gear from my truck the pod was leaning over 20 degrees as it melted....................waste of money
I really enjoyed building this kit, and it flies very well, but on my plans the wings are a bit too short (or the trailing edge piece is too long). Only issue it caused for me was that I cut one wing spar a little short.I also love how it breaks down and that the wings split in half.
Product was well packaged and delivered to my home address in EU in timely fashion. All uo a good service. Thanks
Quality kit and instructions, all went together perfectly, I'm nearly ready for covering.
Using the DYS D2225-19 1350kv with a 3S 500mAh and JX DHV56MG servos.
Looking forward to the maiden. Service from Hyperflight was outstanding, and it made it all the way to Australia in one piece.
Well, a follow up to my previous review. I've never had a premium moulded glider before wirh so many issues. The wing is made of two layers of carbon cloth laid at 90 degrees to each other - halfway along one wing half, the top carbon layer was split apart, leaving a 1/4in line across the wing with only one layer of cloth. A worrying strength issue. A detailed check of the bag of bits - a wing fixing bolt was missing and the two elevon push rod wires were different lengths, one just too short. Lesson - do not rely on the wire measurements in the instructions as they were certainly wrong for my kit. Having bent one pushrod to the stated dimensions, it didn't fit, so I had to re-make it using my own wire. The other piece of wire was too short, so I also had to replace that. So overall, not a great kit of parts + instructions for something costing this much. I only hope it flies OK once the rain stops.
I just received my MKS HV70H servos and they are beautifully made and well packaged. Also the shipment got to me here in western Canada in about a week. Why 4 stars when the servos themselves deserve 5? It's definitely not the servos, but the fact Hyperflight has the wrong drawing on their website, by which I made my choice. The servo is now the V2 version, which is slightly different. The proper drawing is on the MKS website. You will see from the proper drawing the servo will be more challenging to mount with screws than the V1 version. I had designed a 3D printed tray specifically for these servos to go into my Hawk 2, but it looks like I may have to put these aside and go with taped and glued KST X06N's...the type of setup I was trying to avoid. Also note, the MKS website still has the V1 for the picture of the servo, like Hyperflight.
HyperFlight reply: Sorry about the problem. We have now updated the drawing to the V2.
awesom little plane mine came out at 87g the suport from angel wings design is just the best just that the 3d printed parts were britle and i dont like the piano wire control rod i would prefer the string one and you should secure nicely the wing tip of the launch peg it can break if you dont treat it nicely apart from that the kit is wonderfoul and it flies great and its a good begginer plane i used elrs for mine with a radiomaster boxer and i used some emax es9051 servos and i had incredible range like 250 meters my max but i think i could go over 600 and more
I've been waiting so long to fly my Circle Dancer. It was delivered very promptly to Thailand, even though it was ordered just before Christmas. Building / assembly was a dream and all parts were very high quality. As for the first flight, well I had nothing to worry about. The only adjustment was a very slight elevator change. The flight was over 30 minutes. I could have stayed up longer. I will add some down elevator with the Crow brakes before the next flight. It is a beautiful model to fly, and I'm looking forward to my next outing with it. I would like to thank Hyperflight for their great service ... it seems that is just Normal for them.
Good quality product together with 1st class service. Highly recommend.
Ordered 4 of these switches to install in my DLGs. I was tired of plugging and unplugging the battery. Also, my hands are so big that several times I had pulled the wires out of the connector. These switches are working absolutly perfectly. A key benefit of this switch is that when plugged into a battery, the switch turns itself on without a magnet. That means if you lose/forget your magnet, you can still fly. My previous switches did not work that way, and ruined a few sessions due to me forgetting the magnet.
Arrived quickly and undamaged (nice packing Hyperflight!). On inspection, a small section of the carbon cloth weave on the wing upper surface was misaligned, which was a shame as it rather draws the eye even if the build strength doesn't seem affected. Overall, however, a nice kit of parts, and as soon as the delayed rudder servo arrives I'll get building. Can't wait!