The 35% Wild Hare Edge 540 is designed for outstanding 3D ereobatics while retaining excellent slow flight stability. The larger than scale tail surfaces with generous counterbalances, plus the large ailerons, give outstanding low speed control authority which is necessary for good 3D performance. This "just right sized"� Edge 540 aircraft is shipped is designed for the popular 100cc class engines, although its light weight make it excellent for 8-85cc engines as well.

The Edge is really designed as a low cost way of moving to 100cc. IT uses a single strong servo in each wing which saves up to $200 per aircraft.

The new Edge is a "Fast Build" kit, which means that most of the building work is done for you. The canopy and hatch are compeletly finished and trimmed, hinging is done, all holes are drilled and blind nuts installed, the firewall is already installed and the thrust center-line is marked. Engine mounting templates are provided for popular engines and an engine mounting kit is available.

This Edge includes a canister tunnel which is pre-built into the plane. It is available in two color schemes as shown. The blue/gray/yellow is meant to be a nice base scheme accept user supplied graphics.

The 35% Edge has been test flown extensively with a DA-85 and also with a 100cc twin. By using dual rates on your radio the plane is an excellent general purpose airplane that is very easy to fly and land on low rates, and is an outrageous 3D performer on high rates.

Accessories

Hardware supplied includes aluminum landing gear, the tailwheel assembly, and all of the necessary fasteners needed to assemble the plane. No other hardware is supplied with the plane. A hardware accessory package is available which includes everything you need to assemble the plane except the electronics and engine/muffler/prop/spinner. It includes gas tank, control horns, fuel line, wheels and axles, pushrod materials, and a bag of small parts. All the hardware is top quality from American companies like Dubro and Sullivan.

A 4.5 inch spinner is required. In addition you will need radio and servos, servo extensions, engine, muffler(s), propeller, and miscellaneous hardware.

The entire plane is covered in Oracover/Ultracoat, so spare covering that matches exactly can be purchased at almost any hobby shop. The fiberglass cowl and wheel pants are painted in a beautiful Urethane enamel to match the color scheme. The cowl on the Edge 540 is wide enough to allow installation of a DA-100 engine without cutting the cowl for the plug caps.

Wings

The wings are built-up. There is one aileron servo bay in each wing and apre-installed hard point in each aileron. Ailerons are pre-hinged with 6 large pin style hinge points. The root ribs have blind nuts for the wing attachment bolts. Ailerons are slightly oversize for improved 3d control. A 1.5" Carbon-fiber wing tube is includede with the kit.

Fuselage

The fuse is built with light plybalsa. The single place hatch is full length from the canopy rear to the cowl, allowing wide open access to the fuselage interior. There are mounting bays in the tail for two rudder servos, the elevator servos mount in the horizontal stabs. There are also pre-cut slots for rudder pull-pull cables if the builder chooses that method of controlling the rudder. In the radio compartment there are mounts for 2 rudder servos for those who feel the need for a ganged servo installation but a single high-performance servo will drive the rudder adequately for any type of flying. The landing gear and its mount is tied to the motor bearers by aluminum brackets for added strength in this area. .

The cowl is pre mounted on a pre-installed cowl rin to save you time. If you use a twin cylinder engine such as a DA-100 and use canister mufflers no cutting of the cowl will be necessary.

Empennage

The horizontal stabs, elevators, fin and rudder are built up balsa and lite ply and are air foiled. Horizontal stabs are supported on a carbon fiver spars. Tabs on the bottom of the stab root ribs accept two machine screws on each side to hold the stabs in place. Elevators have hard points already installed and are slightly oversized for improved 3D performance.