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Nate’s brand new T-33 on its maiden flight! Very impressive bird!! Lots of power but easy on batteries!
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Originally posted by Dkurtzid View Post
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Just got back from the maiden flight of my T-33, and it flew great! Had a gusty crosswind and was a bit concerned at first, but no trim was required at all after liftoff. Tracked nicely, had great power, and an excellent glide capability. Was surprised at the flight time as well, flew 4 minutes at first, and measured 65% left in the 6S 5800!8 Photos
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Took advantage of light breezes and sunny skies this afternoon to maiden my T-33. Took 5 packs; 2 4000's and 3 5000's. Decreased recommended aileron throw by about 30% 'cause I heard roll was a bit twitchy at low rates. Needed a few clicks of up and right trim at 1/2 throttle and was hands off. Very comfortable 1st 4.5 min flight. First 5k pack was low 3.8's. Flew 4000mah packs 3.5 mins, low 3.7's. this jet is fast even at half throttle, ballistic at full. Sound is quiet, almost turbine like. It has a great "whoosh" in a high speed throttle off low pass. Easy and comfortable to fly and land. Pull the trigger... you're gonna love it!
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Not very original, and the Thunderbirds scheme has been used everywhere, but I still felt compelled to do it.
Don
Looks awesome and one of the best looking T-33 schemes ever.
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Speaking of the time delay on the blue box gear channel....
I've made a 1/10 scale Follow Me truck, using the Blue Boxes that I'd pulled from the T-33 and a couple other Freewing aircraft. The Blue Boxes control three different lights and they all have a different delay. I figure that the Follow Me truck will be a big hit at the RC Field. :-)
It's a short, crappy iphone video that I quickly made to show my truck to a couple friends. Anyway, I figured that some of you all may appreciate the truck.
In addition to using the Blue Boxes to allow me to switch lights ON/OFF, I switched the 3-channel ground receiver to a 6-channel Lemon DSM receiver so that I'd have channels available to turn lights on and off. Throttle and Turn are on the Right Stick (Elevator and Aileron, respectively).---
Warbirder
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Originally posted by Corsair nut View PostT33 mods!!I solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
AMA#116446
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Originally posted by Corsair nut View Post
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A buddy of mine did two flights on my T-33 yesterday. Flights were good with all stock settings, but after the first flight we reduced the low rates on the ailerons, which really helped the over sensitivity. We didn’t adjust the rudder or elevator but did fly it on low rates.
I flew it twice today myself and had nice flights. It cruises nicely at Denver altitudes (5800’MSL) at mid throttle power settings. All aspects were predictable and landings were easy so far. Really enjoying this jet! I would like to add some mods like a landing light on the nose gear strut and some light weathering. Very happy with my purchase, I highly recommend it!
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Originally posted by Corsair nut View Post
Did shortening the main LG create any issues with the wheel well clearance when retracted? Or the door closing mechanism? Or is the lower squat all due to the Softer spring compression?
Don
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T-33 made it's public debut last weekend at the Desert Warbirds, a yearly fundraising fly-in for our local veterans, and earned a 2nd Place in the Post WW2 class for it's great flying and show characteristics, and was a pleasure to fly it all weekend ( we enjoyed mid-70's and 2 mph wind straight down the runway)...I also had a chance for some great formation flying with the T-28's....Thanks Motion RC for the great flying jet..!2 Photos
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