On the Mig-21 thread on RCG I saw where someone added some small block's of wood under the nose gear mounting flanges to give it a little more positive incidence. They claim it makes a difference getting off of grass. You might want to look into it. I use half flaps and yes it takes a good distance to get airborne.
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Even on a paved runway with half flaps, I have had to give her a hard bump of up elevator to break the nose wheel off the ground.... And it is not nose heavy at all. CG is spot on...Comment
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How fast do you think the MIG is? My buddy thinks it is the fastest 80mm he has seen so far on a stock setup... I was flying in 15 mph plus from the north, so the downwind passes were smoking!!Comment
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not as fast as you may think my stinger 90 was way faster I doubt the mig was near 90 mph mine wont get up speed unless its in a diveComment
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She's definitely quick but I think the F-5 might have it beat, just because she's a smaller framed girl ;)Models current and qualified on!: Freewing; 90mm F-16, 80mm Mig-21, A-4, F-14, F-5, L-39, P-51 / Flexinnovation flexjet / HSD; 105mm F-16 / Flightline 1600mm Spitfire, B-24 / FMS; P-40b, F4U Corsair, Beaver (painted as an Army U-6), /Eflite; Carbon Z T-28, V900, P2 Prometheus, Pitts S1, umx Pitts, Champ, umx B-17, and a bunch of other small bits and bobs from hobbyking.Comment
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If any one is interested in getting to know the fishbed better from the pilots seat what better way than through a flight simulator when your not at the airfield.
I have found that the DCS simulator a great way to become more familiar with a particular aircraft's capabilities and limitations with out risking your own RC plane.
DCS is free to download and it includes an Su-25T and TF-51D. But additional aircraft can be bought and added and one of which is the Mig-21bis.
The main reason I am mentioning it now is because there is currently a 50% off summer sale going on till July 24.
So if you have a PC that meets the minimum requirements specs I highly recommend it.
https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.c...ules/mig21bis/
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Got the opportunity to see my first Freewing Mig-21 up close and in the sky. Here's a video of it.
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Good morning to all,
I order my Mig21 today (will take some time to arrive) and it´s seems dificult to disassemble the wings for a easier transportation (it´s really very dificult to disassemble?); so i´m planning to use a MPX conector (cutting the servo wires) and conect both sides inside the fuselage (opening the window below the plane , where is possible to acess the ESC, conect the wires and close everytime)...my question is if it´s possible to pass the conector throug the fuselage hole normally where the servos wire are inserted?
I can also glue the MPX conector on the fuselage and on the wing but specially the wing servos, will need to be cut very short and honestly i don´t want in case something wron i´ll need to change the servos.
Thank you guys!Attached FilesComment
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unless you are carrying it on a motor bike the wings will be the least of your problems its not very wide at all, the length will be the problem(never thought I would ever say that in public:)Comment
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For anyone having difficulty on grass fields I can attest to the effectiveness of this method. I printed up some shims on a 3d printer, at about 5mm thick, which increased the incidence about 1 degree. It created no issues with the gear operation, and I took off in about half the distance of my previous best effort under similar conditions. You do need to get some longer screws, #4 x 3/4" phillips flat heads did the trick.
Not that it's any great feat of engineering, but if anyone is interested in the .stl file for 3D printing, drop me a private message.
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Here`s a couple of picts of my Mig and my buddies. Mine is the one with polish markings. Both fly extremely well especially for an 80 yr old like me. I slipped in a pict of the tail flash from my old unit the 180th Fighter wingComment
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I feel the Mig 21 is underpowered... has anyone done a power upgrade to this airplane what did you do and what were the results?Comment
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Welocome to HS Jet10! Nice weathering job on the Mig!
Did you program your throttle endpoints into the ESC? I find that the Mig has more than enough power stock, and is one of my faster jets.PatComment
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Yes I did... as long as I did it correctlyComment
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Radio on, throttle to full, plug in lipo, immediately after first beeps move throttle to off.PatComment
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Pat.. do you fly off of grass or pavement?Comment
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Pavement and geotex. I've never flown off grass, but most guys say they have no problem taking off grass with takeoff flaps.PatComment
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