Originally posted by RCjetdude
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Yeah Man..........Time to Step Up and get that maiden under your belt at the paved strip;)Warbird Charlie
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No time tomorrow, busy day...will have to fly at daybreak to get it in tomorrow.Originally posted by OV10 View PostComment
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Well I wanted Day 500 of my daily flying exercise to be special so I maiden-ed the B-24!
She took off easily in about 75' as I eased back on the elevator, I used the recommended rates on the first flight then dialed in the ailerons some and added in some rudder mix for the second. The B-24 is very predictable and responds as you would expect...except where the throttle is concerned, she is a rocket ship! She will cruise easily at 1/3 throttle and is faster than scale at 1/2...I'm serious when I say she would probably out run some of my jets. I got 3 minutes on the first flight and 4 on the second with 3.8 left in the packs. I had a pretty good head wind landing and didn't use flaps and she still slowed down nicely and touched down like a feather, even with a decent flare that low belly never touched.
The ONLY issue I had and it really wasn't one was that the nose wheel "girdle" blew off on a fast pass...looks better without it anyway.Comment
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Congrats on 500 consecutive days George. Way to go. :Cool:Comment
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Thats what the video caption said ;)Originally posted by TiredIronGRB View PostWarbird Charlie
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Thanks. It's not been without its fair share of issues but overall it is a great plane. Congratulations on the successful maiden of the B-24 :)Comment
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TiredIron...video please!!
Anxious to see that big beast on it's maiden flight.Comment
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Pearl Harbor Day and Day 503, I flew this fast Moma-Chicken...
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Hard to video when you are doing outside snap rolls.... :P Hold my beer and watch this!! Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!Comment
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Have you tried it on 6S yet? I'm still doing 4S. I've seen vids of these buggers doing 165mph on 6S:Scared:. Supposedly, the stock system will handle it.Originally posted by TiredIronGRB View Post
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I did on my first one...it went in around 120mph it was spectacular!Originally posted by Twowingtj View PostComment
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It's funny, that faster foam flys, the harder the ground getsLOL.Originally posted by TiredIronGRB View PostComment
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It went in nose first on pavement and probably bounced 10 feet and as it was coming back down the 6S 3000 exploded into flames...it was the best crash I've ever had.Originally posted by Twowingtj View PostComment
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Crash big or go home!!!! Fire is good as long it is not in a dry hay field!! LOL
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Crash big THEN hang a couple days before going home......:POh I know that one well, George n Steve know what I mean. LOLOriginally posted by Hardway View PostWarbird Charlie
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:Cool: I'm with ya CB.Comment
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