althepal88. What color are you going to repaint? If the otb red is needed, take a flat surface with the color on it to Home Depot. They will match it near perfect in a small sample container for only $4.00 +/-. Did this when I scraped the red on the wingtip tanks. Have to strain my eyes to tell the difference. If silver there is a Rustoleum that is as close as can be. I have used it on other FW silver finish jets. I will look in my stash to see which one it is.
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Stock tailpipe?
I tried a slightly necked down exhaust here at my field in Denver (~5400'MSL) and did *not* get the same amazing results we saw in Phoenix (~1200'MSL). Ended up going back to a stock tailpipe.
It appears Alpha has got the proportions dead-on for the majority of the customer base.
If you live at 3000'MSL or less (guesstimate), you can enjoy better acceleration, slightly higher top end (about 6mph) and slightly lower amp draw by necking the tailpipe down to 2.5" exhaust diameter.
Vic
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Originally posted by AceMigKiller View PostStock tailpipe?
I tried a slightly necked down exhaust here at my field in Denver (~5400'MSL) and did *not* get the same amazing results we saw in Phoenix (~1200'MSL). Ended up going back to a stock tailpipe.
It appears Alpha has got the proportions dead-on for the majority of the customer base.
If you live at 3000'MSL or less (guesstimate), you can enjoy better acceleration, slightly higher top end (about 6mph) and slightly lower amp draw by necking the tailpipe down to 2.5" exhaust diameter.
Vic
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Originally posted by AceMigKiller View PostOh yeah. Love me some RT packs!
Just took the nose weights out of mine so I can run 6250's 😎Pat
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Originally posted by xviper View PostIt was the warmest it's been all winter. I actually over-dressed.Warbird Charlie
HSD Skyraider FlightLine OV-10 FMS 1400: P-40B, P-51, F4U, F6F, T-28, P-40E, Pitts, 1700 F4U & F7F, FOX glider Freewing A-6, T-33, P-51 Dynam ME-262, Waco TF Giant P-47; ESM F7F-3 LX PBJ-1 EFL CZ T-28, C-150, 1500 P-51 & FW-190
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With some of the extra time that many of us have now, I finally started the T-33 to P-80 conversion I mentioned on here a couple of months ago.
A couple of hours with some very sharp and very thin knife blades had the T-33 fuselage separated into five sections. The picture below shows the P-80 fuse parts assembled for a fit check Very little blending needed on the front joint and just a little more on the aft joint. I removed the same amount from the canopy hatch as was removed from the forward fuselage.
The inlet ducting at the front joint will take some massaging to get smooth airflow, but will not be a huge amount of work.
The second picture shows the rear joint as it is being cleaned up a little before bonding.
More to come from time to time.
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Originally posted by tab28682 View PostI finally started the T-33 to P-80 conversion I mentioned on here a couple of months ago. More to come from time to time.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~
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Hey All,
I am really interested in purchasing the T33 as my first EDF. However after reading a lot of the comments on Motion RC website, although reviewed as a good jet, there is a common theme about the landing gear.
It seems in particular if you fly off grass, the extra strain on the gear is causing the mains to become detached (lack of glue seems the reported issue). This in turn is then causing the fuselage to get damaged.
I guess a question for everyone who owns one but also @Motionrc is have the factory changed anything (perhaps the amount of glue used) to ensure that the issue of the main gear becoming detached doesn’t happen anymore... within reason!
Many thanks and hopefully MotionRC/Alpha see this comment/question!
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Originally posted by Adam1985 View PostHey All,
I am really interested in purchasing the T33 as my first EDF. However after reading a lot of the comments on Motion RC website, although reviewed as a good jet, there is a common theme about the landing gear.
It seems in particular if you fly off grass, the extra strain on the gear is causing the mains to become detached (lack of glue seems the reported issue). This in turn is then causing the fuselage to get damaged.
I guess a question for everyone who owns one but also @Motionrc is have the factory changed anything (perhaps the amount of glue used) to ensure that the issue of the main gear becoming detached doesn’t happen anymore... within reason!
Many thanks and hopefully MotionRC/Alpha see this comment/question!
I'm from the UK and fly off of grass but still have not managed to maiden my t33 as my first jet as i am under lockdown.This jet is a great first jet as i have been told that it is very stable due to large envelope and can cruise slowly for a jet.I too have heard about the gear issue but have had a fiddle with them and they seem very firm.Although i cannot give an extent to how study they are as i have not flown it yet.
Fred
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