Official Freewing B-2 Spirit Bomber 86" Twin 70mm EDF Jet

[TwistedGrin]

I ordered up:

Two Nose Wheels:
BenchCraft 55mm (2.2") x 15mm Treaded Ultra Lightweight EVA Foam Wheel for 2mm Axle
BCT5016-098

Two Main Wheels:
BenchCraft 64mm (2.5") x 24mm Treaded Ultra Lightweight Rubber PU Wheel for 3.1mm Axle
BCT5016-077

Two Main Wheel Struts:
Freewing Stinger 90 Main Landing Gear Strut
FJ305110811

Two Main Wheel Axles:
Freewing Stinger 90 Main Landing Gear Wheel Axle
FJ305110812

Two Main Strut pins (Just in case):
Freewing Stinger 90 Main Landing Gear Connecting Pin
FJ305110810

I have not dissasembled the main retracts to see what size the main strut pins are....betting they are 5mm. If they are the 90mm Singer struts may need drilling out for 5mm.

Will report back on what parts interchange or need cutting drilling......

Hoping to have good luck as a couple pilots have reported with thier own hacks for Grass Operations (Short nap well manicured grass runway)

TwistedGrin

[Radar-Guy]

Another option for people owning a lathe

https://www.rc-network.de/threads/freewing-b-2-spirit.11898037/page-7#post-12264601

[crxmanpat]

OK, negative on the Corsair mains as well as they are 85mm tires and the max I can use is 60mm. I may do what Frank did and go with T-45 mains and the "frankenstrut" and 50mm nose wheels.

[crxmanpat]

Not just some foam….

OK, so negative on the Mig-29 retracts. I wonder if the Corsair mains would work. I need to find some measurements as I don't have one.

[GliderGuy]

Has anyone snapped the nose gear strut yet?

I bent the worm gear in the nose gear servo….replaced the servo. Tried to save a bounced landing. Bad choice!

Should have added power and gone around.

-GG

[Radar-Guy]

I think I'm going to investigate whether or not the Mig-29 mains could be used as a replacement for grass ops. May require the removal of some foam (hopefully at the mold marks) but should allow the gear to be fully enclosed in the well with the doors completely closed. I flew my Mig off the grass for the first time last Saturday with no issues, so hoping this will work for the B-2.

Not just some foam….

[crxmanpat]

I think I'm going to investigate whether or not the Mig-29 mains could be used as a replacement for grass ops. May require the removal of some foam (hopefully at the mold marks) but should allow the gear to be fully enclosed in the well with the doors completely closed. I flew my Mig off the grass for the first time last Saturday with no issues, so hoping this will work for the B-2.

[Aros]

Take the battery hatch or one of the EDF covers to HD and they will be able to do a perfect match. The paint will be latex and will hold up quite well.

Roger, that was my next step...

[Aros]

The servo cover is on the top of the wing. The screws are painted making it blend right it.

Oh snap! Thanks!

[okcrcpilot]

Hey folks, been gone for a few days, I apologize if I missed the post somewhere but does anyone have the dead nuts paint match numbers for this bird (or DC - Darn Close) I can take to Home Depot or Lowes? She's acquired some slight hangar rash already just from trying to get the clams set right for flight. Much appreciated!

Take the battery hatch or one of the EDF covers to HD and they will be able to do a perfect match. The paint will be latex and will hold up quite well.

[Evan D]

Why ask that way, do you expect it to snap? DO you have a B-2 that this has happened to?

[primodus22]

Has anyone snapped the nose gear strut yet?

[jasmith41]

Nice work Icarus the 2nd , not only did you get off grass in a short distance, it was WET grass, so kudos to Radar-Guy for the mods.

For those of you interested in B2 historical information, the Smithsonian channel has a series called Air Disasters (great program which sums up my flying skills). This year one of the episodes is called "Stealth Bomber Down", from Season 17 (current), episode #3. It's well worth the view. It details the take-off crash of the Spirit of Kansas from the Guam airbase in 2008 which shut down B2 operations for several months and potentially could have ended the B2 program. There is outstanding real videos, interviews, analysis of the crash to determine the cause and insight into the most sophisticated aircraft in the world, which was quite fascinating to me (especially when you find out what brought it down). Also learned that the $44 Billion B2 program had 21 bombers in total (not sure if that's still current) and initially had 300 hand picked pilots in the group, the best of the best. Each B2 was named after a state, except two which were designated as the "Spirit of America" and the "Spirit of Kitty Hawk". I won't spoil it for anyone interested in watching it, so you'll have to see it for yourself, which IMO is well worth it.

'great program which sums up my flying skills'... LOL You've never seen me fly before... you got nothing on me...

[Icarus the 2nd]

Nice work Icarus the 2nd , not only did you get off grass in a short distance, it was WET grass, so kudos to Radar-Guy for the mods.

For those of you interested in B2 historical information, the Smithsonian channel has a series called Air Disasters (great program which sums up my flying skills). This year one of the episodes is called "Stealth Bomber Down", from Season 17 (current), episode #3. It's well worth the view. It details the take-off crash of the Spirit of Kansas from the Guam airbase in 2008 which shut down B2 operations for several months and potentially could have ended the B2 program. There is outstanding real videos, interviews, analysis of the crash to determine the cause and insight into the most sophisticated aircraft in the world, which was quite fascinating to me (especially when you find out what brought it down). Also learned that the $44 Billion B2 program had 21 bombers in total (not sure if that's still current) and initially had 300 hand picked pilots in the group, the best of the best. Each B2 was named after a state, except two which were designated as the "Spirit of America" and the "Spirit of Kitty Hawk". I won't spoil it for anyone interested in watching it, so you'll have to see it for yourself, which IMO is well worth it.

thanks!

[Icarus the 2nd]

Does anyone have a Home Depot touch up paint code color match for the B-2 paint?

I made a mix with Tamiya airbrush colors:

You need Tamiya XF-54 and add a little Tamiya XF-19 at a 20/1 ratio

[Icarus the 2nd]

Hey folks, been gone for a few days, I apologize if I missed the post somewhere but does anyone have the dead nuts paint match numbers for this bird (or DC - Darn Close) I can take to Home Depot or Lowes? She's acquired some slight hangar rash already just from trying to get the clams set right for flight. Much appreciated!

I made a mix with Tamiya airbrush colors:

You need Tamiya XF-54 and add a little Tamiya XF-19 at a 20/1 ratio

[Icarus the 2nd]

Well done G. !! :-) Kind Regards Jörg

thanks a lot !

[Colorc]

The servo cover is on the top of the wing. The screws are painted making it blend right it.

[Aros]

Also, does anyone have any idea how to remove the servo arm on the servo for the clam shells? There's no servo cover you can remove there and there's no tool I own that can get into that small area to unscrew the broken arm. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

[kallend]

It's worth reading the A3S3 V2 manual if you want to understand some of the settings in a bit more detail - the E52 manual skips over a lot of it.

Link: https://www.hobbyeagle.com/manuals/A...al_v2.0_en.pdf