Official Freewing 80mm EDF L-39 Albatros Thread

[xviper]

At the risk of stating the obvious, would adjusting the rod length to the servo work ? A photo would help...
Tom

The front gear door on this plane is not servo actuated. Yes, there is a servo rod but it's not connected to a servo. It's connected to a bar that is pushed on by the strut. The whole mechanism is spring loaded to stay open when there is no strut against it. And yes, it's a matter of playing with the length of that servo rod and through trial and error with repeated closing and openings that the gap in the door is reduced to the desired amount when closed. However, there is a compromise between having a small gap to having the door stay open insufficiently and it gets in the way of the strut as it tries to retract, thereby causing a jamb mid-travel. Some doors, I believe have a slight warp in it and this makes it impossible to close that gap completely without it catching the strut in a bad way during the closing phase.

[Kahmed]

At the risk of stating the obvious, would adjusting the rod length to the servo work ? A photo would help...
Tom

I did play around with the length of the rod but it didn’t help much. Will post pic.

[Pogo]

Has anyone here have problems with the nose gear door not closing flush on the L39?

At the risk of stating the obvious, would adjusting the rod length to the servo work ? A photo would help...
Tom

[Kahmed]

Not really, but you can try to bent it a little, but carefully it is plastic.

Ok thanks I’ll try that.

[Jets and Wings]

Has anyone here have problems with the nose gear door not closing flush on the L39?

Not really, but you can try to bent it a little, but carefully it is plastic.

[Jets and Wings]

A flying buddy just assembled the F18 and he had issues with the blue box on his as well .. maybe we just got two of a bad lot .. his was having rudder issues as well .. hopefully that’s all that’s affected.. will keep an eye on it for sure.

Yes it seems to happen sometimes, good you recognized it before flight, you should contact MRC Customer Service about that, just to let them know that it still happens and may be you get a new blue-box if you want.

[Possum62]

A flying buddy just assembled the F18 and he had issues with the blue box on his as well .. maybe we just got two of a bad lot .. his was having rudder issues as well .. hopefully that’s all that’s affected.. will keep an eye on it for sure.

[Kahmed]

Has anyone here have problems with the nose gear door not closing flush on the L39?

[Jets and Wings]

Spencer Keith Welcome to HobbySquawk, you will love the L-39 for sure...

[Jets and Wings]

Possum62 Hello and welcome to HobbySquawk, I have several Freewing and FlightLine planes with the bluebox without any issue. It is a bit of an unknown thing! Thousands of customers have no problems with it.

[Spencer Keith]

Mine will arrive tomorrow and ready to see what everyone’s talking about.

[Possum62]

I had the battery as far back in the tray as it would go. It was butted up against the shelf for the blue box .. speaking of blue box ... when I first set the plane up the rudder and nose gear steering would not work . I installed a “y” plugged straight into the receiver and problem fixed.. kinda has me concerned about the reliability of the blue boxes !

[flyinhigh042]

I’ve been following this thread and wanted to post that I got my maiden in today and all I can say is ... looks like I’ve got a new everyday plane ! Had a blast !! Only needed a few clicks of down trim and it was flying hands off .. I’m flying it with HRD 5000’s and it seemed a little nose heavy. But was still able to make nose high landings .. sorry no video !

Congrats! Of my three EDF’s the L-39 gets the most attention. I’ve been progressively moving my Admiral 5000’s aft as I fly it more. I currently place them about .5” from the very back of the battery tray.
Have fun!

[Possum62]

I’ve been following this thread and wanted to post that I got my maiden in today and all I can say is ... looks like I’ve got a new everyday plane ! Had a blast !! Only needed a few clicks of down trim and it was flying hands off .. I’m flying it with HRD 5000’s and it seemed a little nose heavy. But was still able to make nose high landings .. sorry no video !

[GBLynden]

Thanks T-Cat! I will check those out

[T-CAT]

Hey guys!

Do any of you have any pictures or other details on what you used to touch up your wing tip tanks? I need some of that blue and am not sure about the following:

• Type of paint (acrylic, latex, other?)
• Color combinations/numbers you guys have used after getting a color match
• Any place that will send said paint from online

Any help is appreciated

GB

Hey GB. Below are some posts from others on RCg regarding the blue paint and white paint they had color matched at Home Depot. In regards to the type of paint, I would personally stick with water-based/acrylic. It's easier to clean up, can be easily sprayed through an airbrush, and often less harmful. The sheen depends on what you feel matches the stock paint best, matte, eggshell (I like this particular sheen for this aircraft paint), satin, etc., and if you would rather add your own. As far as I know, I don't think Home Depot ships/delivers paint that is custom matched like this.

Blue: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...postcount=1811

White: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...postcount=1791

[xviper]

Maybe someone can help me i have 5 flights on my L39 and on the 5th flight i took off and put the gear up and when i came around for my first pass i noticed my nose gear door was not closed so i landed. While on the ground i turned the plane over and cycled the gear and the nose gear and one of the main gear only go up about 80% of the way. I have had no hard landings has anyone else had this issue or with any other freewing jet?

Mine has worked flawlessly so far. You should check the nose gear as it goes up and down to see if any part is touching anything as it goes through it's cycle. I'm talking about the tire maybe touching something of if the mechanism that pulls the door closed is getting caught on something and won't close fully. That will prevent the retract from fully going up. As for the main, cycle it as watch carefully if the tire is touching anything as it tries to seat into the wheel well. Some retracts aren't as strong as they could be to overcome the slightest bit of resistance. Besides these things, the rest is something only you can observe on your plane.

[GBLynden]

Hey guys!

Do any of you have any pictures or other details on what you used to touch up your wing tip tanks? I need some of that blue and am not sure about the following:

• Type of paint (acrylic, latex, other?)
• Color combinations/numbers you guys have used after getting a color match
• Any place that will send said paint from online

Any help is appreciated

GB

[p3arljam]

Maybe someone can help me i have 5 flights on my L39 and on the 5th flight i took off and put the gear up and when i came around for my first pass i noticed my nose gear door was not closed so i landed. While on the ground i turned the plane over and cycled the gear and the nose gear and one of the main gear only go up about 80% of the way. I have had no hard landings has anyone else had this issue or with any other freewing jet?

[Hardway]

I agree!!! If it doesn't work out, no harm done!!! The only project guaranteed to fail is the one you never start!!!