Official Nexa 2100mm F-82 Twin Mustang (Balsa ARF) Discussion Thread

[Alpha]

Nexa F-82 Twin Mustang 2100mm (82.6") Wingspan - ARF

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The North American F-82 Twin Mustang was the last American piston-engine fighter ordered into production by the United States Air Force. Initially based on the P-51 Mustang but ultimately very unique, the F-82 was originally designed as a long-range escort fighter in World War II; however, the war ended well before the first production units were operational.

We are proud to announce Nexa, Motion RC's in-house Balsa-specific brand that will showcase customer-favorites and new, never-before-seen models in various balsa formats and a wide range of sizes and price points.

The Nexa F-82 Twin Mustang is a .50 size electric scale series warbird with a 2100mm wingspan, constructed primarily from balsa wood and fully covered. This ARF requires assembly and installation of your choice of servos and power system, and includes a three piece wing design with aluminum wing joiners, flaps, large battery hatch in both fuselages, painted pilot and pre-hinged and installed control surfaces. A rarity in the hobby, this model would be the talk of any RC airfield.

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Fully Covered and Detailed The Nexa F-82 Twin Mustang comes fully covered in the US Air Force WWII livery "Betty Jo" complete with weathering, panel lines and rivet detail. Betty Jo flew non-stop from Hawaii to New York, securing her place in history by the longest distance ever flown non-stop by a prop-driven fighterplane.

Scale Details Throughout There is no shortage of scale details with this F-82 Twin Mustang including two painted pilots, and operational flaps.

Two Large Hatches Large hatches in both fuselages allow for lots of space for any battery and electronic requirements.

Three Piece Wing For Easy Transportation The Nexa F-82 comes with a three piece wing and wing joiners for easy transportation.

FEATURES:

• US Airforce WWII "Betty Jo" livery that shows brilliantly in the skies
• Complete Balsa and lite-ply construction for rigidity and durability
• Electric retracts and struts included
• Three piece wing with aluminum wing joiners for easy transport
• Functional flaps for shorter takeoffs and slower landings
• Covered from tip to tail in scale details including two painted pilots and nicely detailed cockpit
• Fiberglass cowling for strength and durability
• All control surfaces come out of the box pre-hinged and installed for convenience
• Large battery hatches in both fuselages allows for your chosen electric setup

INCLUDES:

• Nexa F-82 Twin Mustang 2100mm (82.6") Wingspan - ARF
• Wheels, wheel covers
• Electric retracts and struts
• Hardware and decals

REQUIRES:

• 8 Channel radio - select a minimum 8 channel radio from our Radio Collection
• 8 Channel receiver - select a minimum 8 channel receiver from our Receiver Collection
• 2x .50 size brushless outrunner motors - we recommend Admiral GP5 4220-770kV Brushless Motor Multi-Pack (2 Motors)
• 2x 85 Amp brushless ESC - we recommend TWO of the ZTW Mantis 85A ESC with 5A SBEC
• BEC - we recommend the Castle Creations 20A BEC Pro
• 4x high voltage/torque servos for ailerons, elevator and rudder - we recommend FOUR Hitec D-645MW High Voltage High Torque Digital Metal Gear Servos
• 3x 17g standard servos for flaps - we recommend THREE Hitec HS-85BB High Torque Micro Servos
• TWO 4 Cell 14.8V 4000 - 5000 mAh LiPo Batteries - we recommend Admiral Pro 5000mAh 4S 14.8V 60C LiPo Battery with EC5 Connector Multi-Pack (2 Batteries)
• 2x Electric propellers - we recommend TWO of the APC 12x8 Thin Electric Propeller - Black
• 4 Cell compatible battery charger - select a minimum 4 cell (4S) charger from our Charger Collection

Customer Note
Nexa ARF models are constructed out of balsa wood and plywood. These are not foam models. The assembly of balsa wood ARF aircraft requires basic model building skills including the installation of servos, ESC, and motor (or gas engine).

[F106DeltaDart]

Very interesting!! Looks like a rebranded version of the VQ warbirds F-82. Will be keeping an eye on this one. I know it’s a sport scale model, but I’d love to cut one apart to scale it out a bit. Shorten the outer wing panels, add the fuselage extension, etc. I know it’s a long shot, but an chance there will be some appropriately sized counter-rotating 4 blade props sold to accompany it? Trying to figure that out has always been a difficult issue for this model.

[Alpha]

The model I flew didn't have counter-rotating props, and it flew fine, despite my expectation it would be squirrely.

As for scale 4-blade props, this bird's scale is roughly 1/7.5. The FMS 1700mm P-51's props are about 1/7.8 scale, so... mathematically they'd be the closest I can think of. To be safe I'd probably run the 1450mm's props out of concern for ground clearance. Neither size's propset is counter-rotating, though, but at least they'd look closer than 2Bs.

We have a few special things planned for this segment of the Nexa brand. Nexa houses multiple factories (the OV-10 is from Black Horse, for example), and our approach is different. For starters, our Nexa birds come pre-upgraded with electric retracts as suspension struts for applicable models. As for molding specific four-blade counter-rotating props for this one bird, though, that's not in the cards. Yet.

What we've done with many of our factory partners will continue here. Let us know what you want to see, and we'll drive the feedback to the factory directly and see if/where/what can be done without breaking the system.

[F106DeltaDart]

Thanks Alpha, surprised that it flew well with same direction standard props! Most Models were not well behaved in that configuration. Maybe it’s due to the longer wing on the model? As for the P-51 props, I wonder if the new Eflite 1.5m P-51 props would work? When I was researching building one a while back, the spinner on the 1450mm P-51 was too small and the 1700mm too big. The new one might be close to a match.. Also, the retracts/struts being included is definitely a welcome upgrade!

[OV10]

Thanks Alpha, surprised that it flew well with same direction standard props! Most Models were not well behaved in that configuration. Maybe it’s due to the longer wing on the model? As for the P-51 props, I wonder if the new Eflite 1.5m P-51 props would work? When I was researching building one a while back, the spinner on the 1450mm P-51 was too small and the 1700mm too big. The new one might be close to a match.. Also, the retracts/struts being included is definitely a welcome upgrade!

I hear ya on that DD. Looks like another modding source..........I wanna get my hands on those struts from the 1500 P-47's for use on my CZ T-28

[T-CAT]

A introduction of the house brand Nexa sounds like a great path. All great stuff coming from you all at Motion RC. Thank you!

[J42day]

Yes one of these are definitely in my future....I have the VQ Models P-51 Redtail with Castle 90 and Rimfire .55 flying on 6s my favorite.

[Ian b]

Are nexa models going to be available from EU warehouse ?

[Marco Polo]

Are nexa models going to be available from EU warehouse ?

Yes, they are already on the Europe website here: https://www.motionrc.eu/collections/nexa-rc-airplanes

[Ian b]

Marco,
Thanks looks like went on after I asked!

[Guy.Caputo@bex.net]

They just arrived Chicago. Just ordered mine

[Guy.Caputo@bex.net]

Recommended 4220 770kv motors still out of stock. Wondering if I shoukld just drop some eflite .32 or the TACON 32 motors into it. Any thoughts?

[Evan D]

https://www.rcjuice.com/motor-esc/br...ner-motor.html

[Guy.Caputo@bex.net]

https://www.rcjuice.com/motor-esc/br...ner-motor.html

Thanks for the heads up on the motor but the Admiral GP5 4220-770kV Brushless Motor would be my first choice and then the TACON 32. I personally haven't had great luck with Hobbystar motors. But that's probably just me.


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[Twowingtj]

Anybody flying one yet?

[MrSmoothie]

I keep looking at this F-82... but every time I research the aircraft at all, I find that this rendition is little more than "cartoon scale" -- like the model designer drew the plans working from memory of what an F-82 looks like, without a photo, let along scale drawings. I suspect they started with P-51D fuselages already being made -- the F-82 fuselages were much longer as well as other differences. The wing span of the model is far too great, and would be even if one were to lengthen the fuselages in the direction of scale, if not exactly right.

And yet... I have looked at some in-flight videos and it sure looks like it performs well. I'm enjoying the three ARF's I have -- and would love to buy another. But more often than not, on the warbirds at least, the scale outlines are terrible. And on the ones that are decent, the gear struts are either too long, too short, too far apart...

And yet I keep looking at this F-82...

As Twowing asks: is anybody flying one yet???

[tab28682]

I read an article discussing the F-82 some time back. The article reported that there were exactly three minor parts that the F-82 shared with the P-51, contrary to what many think.

There have been a lot of sport scale/stand WAY off scale Twin Mustangs made from two P-51 models. They look ok flying by at 100mph 100 feet away.

I have entertained the idea of bashing a couple of foam ARF P-51 kits into a more decent rendition of the Twin Mustang, with correct wing planform and correct overall relative dimenions, plus vertical tail outline corrections and some fuselage resculpting. It would still be stand off scale, just somewhat less egregious than most of them.....:)

[Guy.Caputo@bex.net]

Building one now. A few hiccups but nothing that is a show stopper. Motors mounted but NOT adjusted for proper spacing yet.

[Guy.Caputo@bex.net]

1st step in the instructions, insert the wood dowels into the wings. There were no dowels. But a trip to home depot for some 1/4" dowel rod fixed that.

[Guy.Caputo@bex.net]

The struts were so tight and grabby upon compression, I had to dis-assemble, polish the barrels inside and out and then grease the inside of the tubes and remove burrs from spring.and grease with some Super-Lube. Now they are sweet.