What's next from Motion RC?

[Gringotuerto]

One Item Other than a wish list of certain Prop planes and Jets I would love to see are installed BRAKES.

Since many don't need them, a good option would be to have compatible brakes sold as an upgrade. In other words, have them integrated and tested, but not included in the base price. That would be more convenient for everybody than trying to find and install random after-market brakes. And MotionRC could make some money also, since a lot of people would naturally buy the "proven" brakes.

[Alpha]

Hey Alpha, currently building the AL37. Why do you use the OPTO ESCs plus an extra BEC? Wouldn't it be better to use the BEC variant of the ESCs and pimp the blue box to handle the dual input from both ESCs? So you would have 10A max plus the security of the double input as a bonus. Maybe this solution could be cheaper at all?

Frank_GER Hi Frank, the most concise answer is that we prefer the UBEC because of its track record. We have thousands upon thousands of this unit in circulation across dozens of aircraft for nearly a decade, and it's incident rate is among the lowest of any production electronic component from any of our major factory partners. Its reliability outweighs the additional benefit of it being less expensive than developing another MFCB that integrates that feature. In addition, the independent nature of the UBEC allows it to be easily replaced by another device if a user so chooses.

One Item Other than a wish list of certain Prop planes and Jets I would love to see are installed BRAKES. Especially on such nice EDF's like the New Mig 29. With the advancement we have seen a in the past few years and the lack of having the longer runways For Take off and, more so for the landings would be BRAKES on the planes installed. the bigger share of runways for our RC planes are now to short for a lot of the newer EDfs to make safer landings with out running off into the weeds or taller grass so how about it Alpha will we ever see these EDF's come out with BRAKES already installed ? I for one believe sales would be greater if they installed BRAKES as a standard item and not an option you have to add after you have made the purchase

Wild Man Good question, Wild Man. We've looked at brakes at different times over the years. So far, it has been difficult to justify forcing everyone to pay the added ~$50 of a brake system in a PNP airplane, when we know that not everyone is going to use it. Brakes add an additional channel, aside from the weight and complexity (and thereby added potential for issues such as asymmetric brake application). Accordingly, at least so far, brakes have remained one of those optional "Upgrades" for those pilots for whom those costs are outweighed by such a system's advantages.

That being said, we have shown ourselves to be responsive to concerted, organized, majority-driven requests for changes to our products, most notably in our ongoing conversion of main line 80mm and 90mm PNPs to use Inrunners. The 70mm F-35, 80mm T-33, Twin 80mm MiG-29, and 80mm Gripen have all been released as PNP Inrunner models. This change was requested by a chorus of community members, and so we responded, and so far the data suggests that indeed the majority of those members were in fact happy to pay the additional premium over the previous outrunner motors we delivered in our PNPs previously. I would encourage you to start a poll here on Squawk, and let the community weigh in.

I'll be listening.



Thanks again,
Alpha

[mshagg]

I think that severely overestimates the number of people flying off of tarmac, or even more so, the number of people flying off of tarmac that aren't buying models because they don't have brakes installed.

[Wild Man]

One Item Other than a wish list of certain Prop planes and Jets I would love to see are installed BRAKES. Especially on such nice EDF's like the New Mig 29. With the advancement we have seen a in the past few years and the lack of having the longer runways For Take off and, more so for the landings would be BRAKES on the planes installed. the bigger share of runways for our RC planes are now to short for a lot of the newer EDfs to make safer landings with out running off into the weeds or taller grass so how about it Alpha will we ever see these EDF's come out with BRAKES already installed ? I for one believe sales would be greater if they installed BRAKES as a standard item and not an option you have to add after you have made the purchase

[Frank_GER]

Hey Alpha, currently building the AL37. Why do you use the OPTO ESCs plus an extra BEC? Wouldn't it be better to use the BEC variant of the ESCs and pimp the blue box to handle the dual input from both ESCs? So you would have 10A max plus the security of the double input as a bonus. Maybe this solution could be cheaper at all?

[Elbee]

I considered doing a 3DPUP for the A-10 to make a A-10B N/AW. Modification to the cockpit/hatch, a small turtle deck fairing, and extended stabilizer tips and elevators. A 2-seater for the MiG-29 can likely work by just kit-bashing the canopy/battery hatch..

DD, I, too, have thought about foam & 3DPUP turtle deck with a canopy plug for a P-51D to "B" conversion. A bit-o-kit bashing there would work well, I think. Gotta figure this one as I just can't get a "B" model Mustang off my mind. Best, LB

[AirHead]

If Motion were to produce a Grumman Duck; could you provide some threaded points to add a screw-on set of fixed landing gear and a tail wheel like those on a Stearman? It might seem like a "Franken Duck", but that way, one can create a biplane with a "skirted body" for land-based flying off pavement and when you want to go to water, just re-attach all the floats. That way you get 2 birds in one package...The floats would have to be separate screw on items anyway.

[Dirty Dee]

Alpha, design idea:

Have you considered single seat and dual seat canopy options for certain models? Either one would fit in the same fuselage, but they’d hav different canopy dimensions and different seating/pilot configurations. Could be offered as an optional part. Also, these could be retroactively designed for models already existing.

Id love to see that happen.

I considered doing a 3DPUP for the A-10 to make a A-10B N/AW. Modification to the cockpit/hatch, a small turtle deck fairing, and extended stabilizer tips and elevators.

A 2-seater for the MiG-29 can likely work by just kit-bashing the canopy/battery hatch.

I'm assuming that the cost of tooling might be a risk to take on assuming a low interest, much like the optional TV that's being provided with the 2 new releases.

[grant22]

Alpha, design idea:

Have you considered single seat and dual seat canopy options for certain models? Either one would fit in the same fuselage, but they’d hav different canopy dimensions and different seating/pilot configurations. Could be offered as an optional part. Also, these could be retroactively designed for models already existing.

Id love to see that happen.

[xviper]

As far as "swing wings" go, I'd rather see a Panavia Tornado. But then, with the F-14 already in existence as a model, perhaps a more refined, improved V2 might be better?

[Alpha]

My name is Alpha and I approve of this page

[Alastair67]

Still hoping for something like a 1600-1700mm PC-21 that I can drop a 6S 5000-6000mAh into when I'm done with flying EDF's. The FMS 1100mm is great on 5 or 6S, but I know Flightline can do this one better for sure. RAAF delivery scheme is a stunner too

[Frank_GER]

I think all the jets being produced are outstanding and if I had to make a serious choice, I would replace every plane I have with a jet! But, once in awhile it would be great to see some rare old birds come to life and be honoured in EPO just as you are doing now. The old Grumman J2F Duck would be a great companion to the Grumman Albatross that's out there. It may be a challenge to make and perhaps the retractable landing gear could be an issue, but there are examples out there that have been done by modelers and it all works!. I guess the other option is to scratch build one if there are plans available....

Oh, a waterbomber would also be nice. Think ablut a Canadair.CL-415:

[RRHandy]

Alpha If this is the forum for next jet requests, I'd love to see either a single or twin 80mm Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111C air superiority grey. It's a sexy, aggressive looking strike aircraft. However, I appreciate the complexities of a wing box that would have to come with it, but it has a shape that I think would be appealing to people, especially those who remember in US service as well.

That has been asked for Mannnnnny times Yesssss please.

[mick8488]

Alpha If this is the forum for next jet requests, I'd love to see either a single or twin 80mm Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111C air superiority grey. It's a sexy, aggressive looking strike aircraft. However, I appreciate the complexities of a wing box that would have to come with it, but it has a shape that I think would be appealing to people, especially those who remember in US service as well.

[BluesDragon]

I like that went in depth, BluesDragon. The fun is in playing the game, not winning it.



Here's the breakdown for Project Jaws: JAS 39 Gripen:


Project Jaws --




O'er laid sea trenches through my sol --Imagery of flying ("o'er") from WWI ("trenches") to present day ("my Sol"). Sol is the Swedish word for sun. Clues: Airplane, Swedish, connection from WWI to Present Day
Soul immortal legends past --Imagery further supporting a connection from the present to the past. Clues: An "immortal" airplane... cannot be, so the immortal aspect is the livery/squadron/unit = Heritage livery of a Swedish airplane
fast a whisper fletch and quiver -- A fast but low observable airplane ("fast a whisper") that has multiple roles ("quiver"). A "Fletch" is the fin of an arrow (i.e., Delta wing shape). Clues: Multirole Swedish Delta Airplane
single staff superb at last -- Single engine ("single staff"), the latest iteration being the best ("superb at last"). The Super Gripen is the latest iteration of the Gripen.
Revved and rent --Imagery of a car (revving the engine) and accelerating quickly ("rent the pavement tearing"). Saab builds cars. We know it's a Swedish jet, now the riddle mentions cars. Swedish Jet+Cars = Saab.
the pavement tearing
grip the peat her war just won --Imagery of a double meaning of a jet accelerating and a car accelerating on grass/unprepared surfaces ("grip the peat"). Also, history lesson, Saab was founded in 1945 ("her war just won"). The "war" mentioned is WW2. Her war (the Swedes, and the Czechs) was just one.
They've all gone a hiding hearing --"They" is a reference to other modern multirole fighters trying to achieve stealth ("they've all gone a hiding"), despite the
Future Past --Double reference confirming the heritage livery of a Saab delta, and also the fact that the Gripen has exceeded some of the more "futuristic" airplanes (the Gripen has low observability qualities despite not being an overtly "stealth" aircraft.
We've just begun --






Say Jaws and choose. --If you say "Jaws" aloud, you're also saying "JAS", which is a reference to the JAS 39. "Choose" is a reference to the fact that the Swedish people voted for the name "Gripen" in a public poll to name the JAS 39. They said Jaws (JAS) and chose (Gripen)

Clues:
Airplane
Swedish
Connection from WWI to Present Day (livery)
Delta Wing
Multirole
Jet company and Car company imagery founded after a large war (Saab)
Stealthy/futuristic, while still being connected to the past
Pronounced JAS and the name was chosen by the people

=

Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen in Heritage Livery commemorating 100 years of the Czech Air Force

https://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc...jet#post271300

Oh yeah.. now for a vivid look into the puzzle master mind! I love the game.. although I'm almost never on the right track, it's always fun trying to figure it out while building up sleep deprivation. lol.. I'll get it one of these days...

[Beetlemankurt]

Really pleased for all the Gripen fans out there. Looks like another stunning model from Motion. What an amazing time to be involved in this hobby with models of this quality coming out at the pace that they do. Nice work Alpha and the team.

[RRHandy]

Airhead saying DUCK!!!!!!!!!

[AirHead]

I think all the jets being produced are outstanding and if I had to make a serious choice, I would replace every plane I have with a jet! But, once in awhile it would be great to see some rare old birds come to life and be honoured in EPO just as you are doing now. The old Grumman J2F Duck would be a great companion to the Grumman Albatross that's out there. It may be a challenge to make and perhaps the retractable landing gear could be an issue, but there are examples out there that have been done by modelers and it all works!. I guess the other option is to scratch build one if there are plans available....

[Splat]

Don't know if it has been mentioned here but I'm going to say it again anyway at Alpha's suggestion lol

MiG-15 please!!! 😁