From: Kevin and
Cheryl Petrilla
To: Bob@bvmjets.com
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 7:27 PM
Subject: Aggressor II conversion.
Hi Bob,
This is Kevin from E-Jets
International. Just wanted to drop you a note to let you know I
finally flew my Aggressor II electric conversion today. Everything
went as planned the airframe and EVF (10s) performed flawlessly.
Here are a few pics and a link to the video.
Youtube video of Agressor II
Also, Thank you for your continued
support of E-Jets!
Enjoy
Kevin Petrilla
From:
Steven Burnett
To:
Patty Generali
Sent:
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 4:11 PM
Subject:
F86 EVF and Bandit
Patty,
5 flights on the 10s Sabre and all I can say is WOW! It flies like my
Bandit. Plenty of power, the verticle is amazing, yet true and pure
with no bad habits. I can hardly beleive it's electric. Amazing
finish for an ARF, I doubt there are many builders who could do
better.. A special thanks to Tommy Wood Jr for building it to
perfection and on time.. Trust me on this, I would not hesitate to
have Tommy build, or fly, anything of mine. Again BVM has a home run
with this one.. Thanks for all the hard work everyone at BVM does to
make sure that the end product is the best there is..
Steve Burnett
From:
Rafael Villeda
To:
Patty Generali
Sent:
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 10:14 PM
Subject:
F-86
Dear Patty and BVM team,
Thank you for all your help and
for making such a great airplane like the new ARF F-86. The maiden
went great and the jet looks, and flies awesome! Here's a pic on
maiden day!
Sincerely,
Rafael
Bob Violett, Peanut, and Harley Condra
22 Oct 2010
EVF ~2~ 10S
An all new 10 cell
power unit has been test flown in both the BVM Electra and Sabre Jet
with excellent results. It delivers 16# of thrust (test cell)
at 107 amps and runs very very cool. In-Flight motor temps
registered a maximum of 136°F
after the most demanding vertical climbs.
The Castle Creation's HV160 "Lite" is housed and kept cool in the
EVF's carbon fiber aft fairing for an all up weight of 2Lbs. 3oz.
Utilizing ThunderPower 45C 6500 mAh LiPo's (10 cells) we are getting
6+ minute flights without stressing the batteries, i.e. using less
than 80% of the capacity.
EDF Speed Record Holder
Sept 2010
This year at E-Jets
International, Dustin Buescher flew a specially prepared Electra
ARF to a top speed of 227 mph with a 2 way average of 218.5 mph.
The model is powered by a "Race" version of the Electric VioFan
(EVF-2) and ThunderPower LiPo batteries. This is a
testimonial to the efficiency of the Electric VioFan, the
Electra airframe and all of the BVM supplied support equipment.
See also
Speed Runs in Perspective
Under
Construction
BVM Phantom with twin EVF 10's for
power.
From:
Lou Lombardi
To:
Patty
Sent:
Friday, November 19, 2010 3:50 PM
Subject:
F-4
Patty:
After dealing with me for over a year I thought you might want
to see the end results. Pictures attached.
Thanks for all of your help.
Lou Lombardi
From: Gregg Fullington
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 2:55 PM
To: Patty
Subject: So Cal Fury's
Hi Patty:
Here is a photo
taken by Ken Simmons, of
Ron Derhacopian's China Lake with my PAX River scheme. I have 10
flights on mine, and Ron made the maiden flight on his the day
the photo was taken. We are both thrilled with the quality of
the kits. The performance and simplicity of the EVF system is
very impressive.
Best wishes
Gregg Fullington
From: Ing.Traby Enrico
To: Patty
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 4:53 AM
Subject: Fury
I just wanted to
let you know that I finally completed 2 successful
flights on my Fury AFS Version yesterday. The plane was
bought almost 2 years ago but for the old Viofan 91 combo
which was converted to the EVF system . Having a short grass
strip pushed my adrenalin but everything went perfect.
Complete package with EVF 5612 12s TP6400, old style wheels
and brakes. The Fury performed very well even with no gear
doors which I want to retrofit now. The sound with the new
intake is just incredible .... I had a real big smile after
the first flight which just took 3500 mAh after 4 min of
flight. Second flight was 5:30 where I was much more
relaxed. I just can say I love the Fury the paint scheme and
the flying characteristics ....
From: whmc1
To: Patty
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 2:18 PM
Subject: EVF Sabre
Bob, Patty and
Staff,
Just a quick picture of my Sabre with a 5212 fan and TP 40c
12s batts. Mucho thrust. Took the 20 year old kit and did a
major up-grade. Now plug-in wings, beefed up tail, landing
gear plates etc. Brought back memories of pre- ARF days!
Lots of work but well worth it. Thanks for your support in
getting me updated parts.
Ary Figueira's EVF powered Sabre at a model field in
Brazil.
Former Marine "Uncle Joe" recently moved to Phoenix,
Arizona and enlisted the help of John Gerhardt to get his year long
project airborne. It flies with authority on Twin EVF 5012 units
and 12s 5000mah "Saddle CellsTM".
Monster Planes
An FTE Production
Lake Wales, Florida
17-19 Oct. 08
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This first of its kind event, drew a lot of interest from participants and
modeler spectators. BVM graciously accepted an invitation to
participate in the noontime airshow with a change-up demonstration.
Bob Fiorenze flew his “Red
Hot” Electra, while B.V. simultaneously flew the Sabre ARF prototype – both
powered by Electric VioFans on 12s power. Flight Power 30c 6400 matched
cell batteries provided the umph.
The smoke equipped Ultra
Bandit guided by Dustin thrilled the crowd with high speed, low, knife edge
passes and extreme, almost cloud punching, vertical climbs. |
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| The EVO 12s 6400 2p matched cell
battery set that Rob Lynch is holding now has 119 cycles in this Electra ARF
and is still going strong.
His choreographed aerobatic flight routine is 6 1/2
minutes long and the end of flight battery temps and volts are all in the
"normal" range.
Rob flies on Sundays and Wednesdays every week in the
Fort Lauderdale area. He is the busiest and best jet flyer we know! |
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Rob Lynch also debuted his Ultra Bandit at
the RCACF field 15 Sept 08. He guides the JetCat P-180 powered machine
with a JR DSM 12X. All of the systems functioned flawlessly. |
| So much of Rob's flight routine is inverted
that perhaps the lettering on the cockpit rail is proper. |
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From:
Michael Cramer
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 6:58 PM
To: BVM
Subject: AFS F-86 Sabre
Bob,
I thought I would send you a few pictures of my new EVF powered
AFS F-86 Sabre. It was flown for the first time two weeks ago and
flew great!
The
F-86 was a long term project and it was worth the wait. With the
simplicity of the EVF, I am glad I converted it to electric. I also
would like to thank BVM Field Rep Dave Malchione for all his help,
technical assistance, and performing the test flight. It has been a
great experience. I have already ordered an Electra Jet for my next
project. Hope to see you at a jet rally next year.
Thank you,
Mike Cramer |
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Bob Fiorenze with his EVF 5012 powered Electra
Jet and Flight Power hat in hand. |
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| The EVO 12s 6400 2p matched cell
battery set that Rob Lynch is holding now has 119 cycles in this Electra ARF
and is still going strong.
His choreographed aerobatic flight routine is 6 1/2
minutes long and the end of flight battery temps and volts are all in the
"normal" range.
Rob flies on Sundays and Wednesdays every week in the
Fort Lauderdale area. He is the busiest and best jet flyer we know! |
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From: Frankie Mirandes
To: Patty
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:56 PM
Subject: New life to a 15 year old plane
Patty, Bob, &
Dustin
Just got back from the field here in Puerto Rico. I will tell you it
feels great giving new life to a 15 year old plane !
Wow, what a
performance ! My Maverick is a new plane. It flew great. I followed the
instructions and with the support of the BVM team you can only expect
great results.
I am in the process
of placing the Mav in the shipping box. I am going to WINIMAC ! Jets
over the Heartland with my new ELECTRIC JET ! Nothing but spectacular !
Gracias Amigo !
Frankie Mirandes
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Joe Dwek lives in Brussels, Belgium and is an avid E.D.F.
enthusiast. He is modifying this Aggressor II to house a BVM EVF 4010. |
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Here is the F-80 on the fly by at the Joe Nall '08 event.
We fly a few laps with the tanks on, then Jettison them for high speed
passes. |
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Kent Nogy flew the brand new F-80 at Top Gun in the Pro
Am class. The 5 1/2 minute competition flights consumed one half of
the 6400 mah capacity. The power unit is the EVF
6215 with (3) Flight Power EVO 30c 5s 2p 6400 mah matched Saddle Cells.
The Misawa wing tip tanks are jettisoned early in the
flight for a scored maneuver. The airframe is then extremely
"slippery" and consumes minimum amperage to cruise between maneuvers.
It is amusing that one of the flight judges downgraded the Fast Fly-By
maneuver as being too fast.
The A.F.S. (Advanced Fabrication System) kit has been
extensively modified for EVF power.
Availability and price soon. |
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