The Revenge
By Randy Woodbridge The Revenge is a competition level 3D foamie airframe designed by Mark Leseberg Jr. The kit features 6mm Depron foam construction with high quality high gloss vinyl graphics. Exclusively manufactured by Sherry & Tim May of CustomFoamies.com of Henderson NV. I first saw this aircraft being 3D'd by Mark Leseberg Jr in the SuperFly 4 air show here in Las Vegas NV, on November 12, 2005. You would not believe, unless you were there to see with your own eyes, how the Revenge can 3D very slowly. This aircraft does 3D maneuvers that will impress everyone that see's it in flight! It's a show stopper for sure. The kit is featured by Sherry & Tim May of CustomFoamies, where they custom laser cut each kit to the highest quality of perfection. This kit is the best kit I have ever seen on the RC market to date! It's 10 ++ on the scale of 1-10. The kit is very complete in every detail. It comes with a laser cut motor mount. Custom cut vinyl high gloss graphics that you put on the body of the aircraft, light weight foam wheels, landing gear, linkage, laser cut servo extension arms, laser cut control horns, velcro attachment for battery, speed controller, and receiver. Aileron pushrods, elevator & rudder pushrods made from carbon fiber. Heat shrink tubing for aileron linkage. Landing gear stoppers (clear) to retain the light weight wheels on the axles (how cool is that)! Tail skid, E/Z mini connectors. Pushrod end stops (white) made from rubber (Way Cool)!. The Revenge is packaged in a very nice plastic clear bag for protection. Very complete builders manual with pictures of each step - 10 ++. Only 28 pages long. It's building time is the fastest I’ve ever seen, 2 hours. Specifications: Model: Revenge Manufacture: CustomFoamies.com Wingspan: 31" Fuselage Length : 35" Weight: 12.5 (RTF). Equipment Used: Radio: JR 9303 Servos: JR 241 Receiver: Berg 4 Ch by Castle Creations Motor: Axi 2208/34 brushless Speed Controller: Phoenix-25 by Castle Creations Battery: Thunder power 910 mha 3 cell
Weight of model with battery: 11.1 oz Weight of model without battery: 9.0 oz Flight Performance: I started with the Revenge back in late April of 2006. The first flight I found the Revenge fling true and straight. The Revenge can knife-edge unlike any other aircraft you have ever flown before! It can perform axial rolls, and pin wheels on a straight line. With very little elevator deflection, the Revenge will do harries (both upright and inverted. I am particularly impressed with the Revenge's roll rate: It is like a drill bit at 30,000 RPM with wings. Well, not quite that fast...but it is faster than any other foamie I've flown, and it is straight and axial. Over View: The vinyl decals really class up the 6mm Depron foam which provides very adequate stiffness for any maneuvers and speed desired. Talk about knife edge performance...spectacular! The rectangular carbon fiber inserts from the body into the firewall really provide "roots" that keep the firewall in place. The innovative landing gear arrangement really takes landings in all kinds of grass and on asphalt with ease. G R E A T design. The kit comes with the vinyl hinges that are very strong and light and only require hinging on the top side of the ailerons and elevator and on one side of the rudder. The surface the control surfaces hinge to is already precisely beveled, providing for large deflections...nice touch that nobody else has done. All in all: a superb kit, expertly manufactured with care and precision! Scoreboard: Packaging quality :(Excellent) Rate 10 + + + Revenge Building Instructions: Rate 10 ++ Assembly: Very easy, Straight forward and simple: 10 +++ Flight performance: Full 3D range
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