Arrows Hobby Modified 50mm Viper EDF Jet Maiden

This model was a Christmas present from my son and wife. The canopy was black, so I made my own canopy using a combination of LW-PLA and a custom Vacuum Formed Canopy with the addition of a pilot etc. Did this to make is as similar as possible in looks to my e-flite 90mm Viper.
The CG as per the manual appears to be spot on and pretty much consistent with the e-flite 90mm Viper. Running a 3S 1300mah battery it seems to fly fine, but I have a feeling 4S could be better. Will give that a go in a later flight.
All in All a fantastic little EDF that flies way better than expected. I managed to squeeze in 8 flights on this day.. This model was purchased from Metro Hobbies in Melbourne but if you simple search for Arrows Hobby 50mm Viper I'm sure you'll find it

[@Royshanger]

I need that dude to make sure my planes are ready to fly.

[@AussieRCPlayground]

Awesome maiden, well done. Gonna have to do a 50mm formation flight. 😉

[@BMSWEB]

Thanks buddy! It's such a blast to fly. I'll be doing a ton of packs on it on Friday if the weather is good. Formation on these would be perfect for practice for the 90mm Versions

[@markshelden2597]

Absolutely great to see you finally got it in the air.

[@BMSRC-im6qe]

Thanks Mark, I'm absolutely over the moon about this aircraft. Totally exceeded my expectations! I flew it 8 times that day 😂

[@OhGAAH]

That was a great maiden flight. Artur did a perfect launch and Thomas did a great job on the video. Canopy looks incredible. 👍👍👍

[@BMSRC-im6qe]

Thanks Graeme, can't wait for you to see it fly on Friday

[@JakeBullit123]

Glad I found you here. Nice to see the old fella on the sticks. Liking the canopy, Viper is an awesome wee plane.

[@BMSRC-im6qe]

Thanks 👍 Yep having a lot of fun with the RC Planes

[@paulballard4243]

Nice flight!! I added rudder to mine and I use a 4s 2200 all the way back. It’s super fun!! Doesn’t have the stall characteristics of the 90mm Viper. For storage purposes my friend David Snyder came up with the idea of using rare earth magnets to hold in the elevator and the winglets. I’ve had over 50 flights with it with no issues.

[@BMSRC-im6qe]

Thanks for the info Paul! I've been debating adding a rudder. My son just purchased one and maybe we can try that on his. Do you have a video of the rudder install or pics on your channel? I'll check it out now

[@Royshanger]

The camera person sounds very knowledgeable.

[@BMSRC-im6qe]

Thanks Buddy, my son did a great job on the camera and he's a way better pilot than me

[@rohitppatil]

Where can I buy that canopy? It looks so cool!

[@JoeSmith-gg5jk]

Any leads to where we can get the canopy from? Or how you made it?

[@BMSRC-im6qe]

It requires a Plug of the canopy to be made and then vacuum form the Canopy over it. I'll be doing a followup video on the whole process soon

[@longcrawler]

Any update on the availability of the canopy mod??

[@BMSRC-im6qe]

Im currently working on a new version, once it's done, I'll get a video out on it. Hopefully a week or so away

[@longcrawler]

Any thoughts on what they might cost??

[@BMSRC-im6qe]

@@longcrawler no not yet, but new one I'm working on should reduce costs in a massive way and look even better (Better 99% of 90mm EDFs). If you don't mind me asking, what do you think would be reasonable for the Canopy plus all the internals like Instrument Cluster, pilot etc as a kit (Some assembly etc)

[@dnadnadna743]

gyro LMAO