Ripmax Bullet

Victor Saliba wrote on 25/02/2013:

Strengths: Very light, goes fast, easy to put together, no need to open the manual.

Weaknesses: clevises and wheels.

Overall: Fun to fly, an everyday model, flight performance is very good, cannot do without. Well worth every penny.

Tim Reeves wrote on 16/10/2012:

Strengths: Instructions are clear.

Weaknesses: No spinner with the kit. Clevises are poor quality plastic and pull off the rods, so had to fit my own. The main under carriage wire is very thin.

Overall: Check the fuselage as the glue is almost non existant. and the covering is not stuck down well, so had to spend time sorting this out. The fuel tank does not fit the way it is supposed to, unless you break out some of the former just behind the firewall. Be very careful when fixing the elevators, as the wire joining them can be easily pushed through the balsa, so re enforcement is needed. If I'd seen this kit before buying, I would have spent it on something better. I have not flown it yet, so can't comment on performance. Finally got round to flying it today. I was very impressed, especially after being dissapointed with the quality of the kit. I've got an Irvine 53, at first had a 12x6 prop, but changed it to an 11x8 due to the long grass and bumps on our strip. Fist flight had to trim it out, not to much before flying hands off. 2nd flight went really well, performes loops and rolls with ease and this was on low rates. Landing was easy, slows up nicely and the undercarrage is adiquate despite being on the flimsy side.