The Multiplex is Twin Star is a nice plane.
Doesn't need any major modifications. I built it with HS80 servos because
Karlton recommended mini/micro servos (not the super micros) to keep the
weight down. It was a real piece of cake to build. In fact you don't really
build it but rather assemble it.
I did forget to put the blind nut in the wood for the forward wing bolt. I
wondered why the hole seemed too big. Duh!
The foam used in the kit is quite fragile for a foamie. The plane is NOT built
to crash or get bonked around in the car.
One owner cut flaps into the wing and said it was a hoot.
Needs alot of aileron differential and/or rudder mixing.
I doubled the control throws given in the kit.
Inverted flight sucks (no surprise with a flat bottom airfoil). Be sure your
battery is secure, mine wasn't and spent 7 months on the Los Banos slope.
"Stupid Twin Star tricks" was a thread on the RCSE for a while because the
plane just begs to be flown in odd situations.
Lots of guys use the "Night Ops" light sets to fly their twin stars at night.
Stick with the stock props. They look like spoons but work better than you'd
think.
Although a heat gun can be a foamie pilot's best friend; AVOID it on the Twin
Star. The molded foam responds poorly to heat.
Bill Swingle
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Pleasanton, CA
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