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Specter-1800 Composite Performance V-Tail EP Glider 1800mm (ARF)
The Specter 1800 is one of a devilishly good range of exclusive Hobbyking Performance gliders that offer you quality, looks and speed at a saintly good price.
The Specter has a nicely finished composite fuselage and expertly built and covered balsa wings and tailplane. As you would expect, the wing is removable for easy transportation & fast field assembly, also the Specter uses a V-tail configuration for excellent speed and handling. There is a comprehensive hardware kit supplied and for the final touch, the canopy is carbon fiber.
There is no doubt, the Specter 1800 has been designed for performance, with the right set up, this model offers excellent speed and the airframe offers superb handling, this is a nice quality ARF model that any RC Pilot would be proud to own, performance was never so affordable!
Features: V-Tail configuration Removable wing for easy transport CF canopy and wing tube Easy build with instructions included Excellent quality Composite fuselage Excellent flight performance
Requires: Your own 4 Channel TX/RX with v-tail mixing 28mm Brushless Inrunner Motor up to 1800kv 4 x 9g servo 1600~1800mAh 3s Lipoly Battery 30mm Folding prop spinner 40A ESC w/BEC
Abouth the motor for the Specter, please some help, wich 28 mm motor and wich ESC will be the best?. Ive used 2650 rpm 28 mm inrarunner motor witch 2200 11.1 lipo bat. The Esc blow !!!!!
I just order one of these, I'm going to use a Mega 16-15-5 wich is about 1800kv, and Hk 40 amp speed control (the blue one) and a 10x6 graupner folding prop, prop wont be cheap but with a nice looking plane like this, you want to put good electronics and prop....hope this gives you some idea what to put in....
Hi Francisco, thanks. Could you be more especific about the motor? Cant find it. Im also using a 10x6 graupner folding prop, my mistake is the motor size I guess. Regards.
Recieved mine one week ago, have it ready for the motor and after that it's maiden. First impressions are good, I did glue the 2 winghalfs together. Video of this model can be found as an addition to this post.
HK does suggest other servos, Turnigy MG90S Metal Gear* they're probably thinner?
Anyway, HK says this plane is 4 channels, but I see 5. Could be a ***mer for someone who has a 4-channel set and ordered this plane.
I went to fit the HXT 900 servos for the vee tail and the bottom of the servo is touching the bottom of the fusilage but the arm on the top sticks out above the wing mount level. The servos appear to be too large. How did anyone else get around this issue?
Kevin it is about HK give us some rec PARTS. Or at least let us list what we found worked. It would not be hard, they do is for MOTORS i=under users input. So are you going to ask HK or shall I.
As written below:
I fly a Passer-X with KD A22-20L motor (from HK), 11x8 folding prop, 30A ESC and 1000mAh 3S Lipo. This set-up pulls 300W for screaming vertical climbs (hotliner style). Don't pull high Gs at full power - I doubt the wing is rated to do it.
I glued the pieces in place on the fuse and inserted a carved plug of balsa into the empty end of the fuse with a bit of wood glue on it. That gave me something to screw into. I drilled a couple of pilot holes through the tail surfaces and fuse end and secured the whole thing with a couple of screws in each half. Don't run the screws into each other.
As written below:
I fly a Passer-X with KD A22-20L motor (from HK), 11x8 folding prop, 30A ESC and 1000mAh 3S Lipo. This set-up pulls 300W for screaming vertical climbs (hotliner style). Don't pull high Gs at full power - I doubt the wing is rated to do it.
Hello, could someone who has a specter/passer x please tell me the recommended C.G.location? I have had one sitting waiting for a few years now and would like to finally fly it. Thanks.
No problem, begin to try it with a CG at 29-30% of the wing chord (taken at the wing root for your first flihts).
Furthermore you should try step by step to move it at 31 % and so on. ... paying attention that the more you put your CG back you increase gradualy the instability of the model. and, at least, to a point that it become so "nervous" that you almost cannot control it.
Yes, "the plans call for" so ... nothing to say more ???.
But, measuring the C.G. "from the nose" of the glider is quite unusual and I have more than a doubt that a classic model which have a length of 930 mm should have a C.G. "at 680 mm from the nose". Are you well awaken ? It's better to shut it up than giving a false information Mister Lee !
LarrySee, why do you give crazy answers? Your answer is worse than no-answer! I fly a Passer-X and my CG is 71mm back from the leading edge at the wing root. I have also heard of 68mm used - not much different, and good corroboration.
Oh poor boy. You gave some REALLY bad totally ill-informed advice that could have crashed other modeller's planes, and you're the victim. Go and give bad advice somewhere else!!!
I presume Larry See would say 68 mm (instead of "680mm"). As I don't know the deepnes of the wing's chord I suppose it could be something like 21 or 22 cm. After all,1°*) with a CG at "680 mm from the nose" the model can simply NOT fly at all and 2°*) it is impossible to obtain a balance point "at 680mm of the nose" even with motor and battery fixed "on the tail" 3°*)so...no danger to crash anything...(Ha, ha !).
Like I said, I fly the Passer-X from R2 Hobbies. I therefore have NOT purchased this exact model. If you're about to suggest that this model is wildly different from the Passer-X, I'd suggest you don't go there. You've lost enough face already.
It is the contents of the package I question. They aren't right and certainly not worth the $129USD(includes shipping). And I will go anywhere I please.
Straight Up, there is nothing more to debate with this "hilarious Larry": it is obvious that this little boy still don't know anything about anything. Furthermore, he DO persist : is he mad ?
Podeis aconsejarme un motor que no vaya falto de potencia?? EN las indicaciones pone por arriba de 1800 kv, pero sin embargo el que aconseja la pagina es de 1500... Podeis aconsejarme uno que este bien?
You can advise me a motor that will not underpowered? IN the directions placed on top of 1800 kv, yet the counseling page is 1500 ... You can advise me one that is right?
lol @ Exclusive to Hobbyking this is a Passer X copy.The Passer X has been around a very long time and is a very attractive nice flying Glider just search youtube for Passer X or Passer Glider
I would recommend it, of course, a great flyer, but the transparent yellow one has a very very poor visibility, you have to upgrade the covering with stickers or paint...
I have the Passer X and would recommend this, my setup is 3200kv brushless 28x30mm heli motor with 6x3 folding prop, 11.1volt 3S 2200MAH lipo. this setup just fits and flight time is quite good, windy days im getting 20 minutes, this is a good fun relaxing glider to fly :-)
Hm, the suggested inrunner motor alone weighs 102 grams, plus a spinner prop -30 grams. Add a battery of about 120-180 grams, and you're never ever going to come out at 680 grams flying weight. And: dump that woodie-thingie holding the motor up front and epoxy a decent fiberglass mount instead. Watch out that the shaft of your motor is long enough to accommodate the folding prop-spinner, other wise, you'll never get that turning true....
Well, and I think the 3200kv is also a bit overkill... and quite inefficient with a small 6x3 prop. Im afraid HK´*s warehouse doesn´*t have a motor that would nicely fit and make sense for this kind of flyer.
I fly a Passer-X with KD A22-20L motor (from HK), 11x8 folding prop, 30A ESC and 1000mAh 3S Lipo. This set-up pulls 300W for screaming vertical climbs (hotliner style). Don't pull high Gs at full power - I doubt the wing is rated to do it.
Straight up Yep not rated I know I broke my passer-x pulling up too quick though I used a hyperion G series outrunner on mine (have to get around to fixing it. As for the colour I'd dissagree that yellow is hard to see as I have had several over the years and all are fine. The weirdest one I have is a clear wing done in laminating film and it's highly visible.
Hi guys. Im looking for a glider/racer combo and wondering if the airframe is up to it? Looking at acheving 200km/h numbers for racing and was going to pair it with the turnigy 28mm 2600kv motor and a 6x6 folding prop, 60A esc and 2kg micro servos.. What do you guys think? Cheers
Agreed, this one is not a speed demon. However, I believe the Pacer G007-H Composite High Performance Glider 2240mm (ARF) would meet your requirements - also a Hobby King plane.
I went to fit the HXT 900 servos for the vee tail and the bottom of the servo is touching the bottom of the fusilage but the arm on the top sticks out above the wing mount level. The servos appear to be too large. How did anyone else get around this issue?
I mounted my HXT 900s on an angle. Check out RC Groups, and search for the Passer-X build log. Post #161 shows my servo installation (I've since replaced the servos in the pic with 2 x HXT 900).
planador muito bom, montei com a configuração: motor: 2830/1000kv bateira 1.8A/ 11.1V Helice: 9x5 Ficou muito rapido e muito bom para termicas, o Kit tem que ser melhorado, pois vem com algumas coisas para terminar. Falta um freio aerodinamico, pois precisa de muito espaço para o pouso.
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The plane was very packed (double boxed) and inner box and plane was undamaged. The fuse is very small and light. Canopy uses the wire retention method. The wings featured a very slim undercambered airfoil? The wings are also very strong but heavy. One wing had "C Grain" balsa for sheeting. This grade of balsa is grainy and is reserved for making wing ribs thus making this side of the wing heavier than the other. The wings seem well engineered though.
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Mit einpaar Verbesserungen beim Servoeinbau und bei der Anlenkung des V-Leitwerks (siehe Files) ist Sie für diesen Preis einfach top.
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