FMS 80mm EDF F-86 Sabre Jet PNP

[davegee]

Had a few more flights on the F-86 this morning. Really love how nice it handles on approach with the speed brakes out. Has quickly become one of my favorites.

Alas, it is too windy here in WY to fly right now, but I am looking forward to better flying weather to fly my F-86 and F9F Cougar. They are both great flying aircraft.

I am working on a reboot of the FMS P-47D razorback to convert to a bubbletop. Just sent the fuse out to California for this work to be done, then I'll take it from there when I get it back.

Thanks for posting the pics of your Sabre. Great airplane and you did a fantastic job on it!

Cheers

davegee

[F106DeltaDart]

Had a few more flights on the F-86 this morning. Really love how nice it handles on approach with the speed brakes out. Has quickly become one of my favorites.

[Mr. “B”]

MB,

Great story and legacy for your repaint.

Welcome to Hobby Squawk, glad to have you onboard, Sir.

Contact Callie Graphics and she will create the markings for you.

https://callie-graphics.com/pages/custom-work

She does amazing work and is the 'Go To' for this very thing.

Looking forward to watching your progress, keep us in the loop.

Post pictures and descriptions as is reasonable for you over in the Official Freewing F-86 Forum.

https://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc-airplanes/rc-jets/65836-official-freewing-80mm-edf-f-86-sabre-thread

Check out the mods and upgrades other members have done with their Sabres.

Good Hunting.

Best, LB

Thank you! He also flew the P-51, F-80, F-101, F-102, F-106 and the F-4.

[Mr. “B”]

MB,

Great story and legacy for your repaint.

Welcome to Hobby Squawk, glad to have you onboard, Sir.

Contact Callie Graphics and she will create the markings for you.

https://callie-graphics.com/pages/custom-work

She does amazing work and is the 'Go To' for this very thing.

Looking forward to watching your progress, keep us in the loop.

Post pictures and descriptions as is reasonable for you over in the Official Freewing F-86 Forum.

https://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc-airplanes/rc-jets/65836-official-freewing-80mm-edf-f-86-sabre-thread

Check out the mods and upgrades other members have done with their Sabres.

Good Hunting.

Best, LB

Thank you so much!

[F106DeltaDart]

Very cool and welcome to the forum! I got my markings from Callie Graphics. She has the files so I'm sure she can print whatever markings that you need.

[Elbee]

Very cool! My Father, Ret. Colonel Joseph Romack, flew with “ Robbie Risner “ in Korea. They stayed lifelong friends. I have recently started back into the hobby. I have found and purchased a Freewing 80mm “Jolley Roger “ F-86. That was the F-86 my Father flew. After Captain Jolley rotated out of Korea my Father renamed it the Patricia II. I want to change it from the Jolley Roger to the Patricia II. I would like your help in obtaining the 336th Rocketeer decals. My Dad was a 24 yr old, just out of jet school, when he arrived in Kimpo. My Dad was often Robbie’s wingman and after a sortie, if they had fuel, they would dogfight each other over Kimpo AFB. I would appreciate any help that you could provide.

MB,

Great story and legacy for your repaint.

Welcome to Hobby Squawk, glad to have you onboard, Sir.

Contact Callie Graphics and she will create the markings for you.

https://callie-graphics.com/pages/custom-work

She does amazing work and is the 'Go To' for this very thing.

Looking forward to watching your progress, keep us in the loop.

Post pictures and descriptions as is reasonable for you over in the Official Freewing F-86 Forum.

https://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc-airplanes/rc-jets/65836-official-freewing-80mm-edf-f-86-sabre-thread

Check out the mods and upgrades other members have done with their Sabres.

Good Hunting.

Best, LB

[Mr. “B”]

Got the markings in from Callie. Maiden flight coming soon.. The model is painted after Robbie Risner’s aircraft. After his wingman lost his engine Mig hunting in China, Risner incredibly used his airplane to push the jet to a bailout point. Sadly, his wingman did not survive recovery from the water, but it remains an amazing feat of airmanship.

Very cool! My Father, Ret. Colonel Joseph Romack, flew with “ Robbie Risner “ in Korea. They stayed lifelong friends. I have recently started back into the hobby. I have found and purchased a Freewing 80mm “Jolley Roger “ F-86. That was the F-86 my Father flew. After Captain Jolley rotated out of Korea my Father renamed it the Patricia II. I want to change it from the Jolley Roger to the Patricia II. I would like your help in obtaining the 336th Rocketeer decals. My Dad was a 24 yr old, just out of jet school, when he arrived in Kimpo. My Dad was often Robbie’s wingman and after a sortie, if they had fuel, they would dogfight each other over Kimpo AFB. I would appreciate any help that you could provide.

[davegee]

Hi F106DeltaDart: have you done anything to dress up the nose of the HK B-17? For instance, when I had a Flightline B-24 years ago, someone had a flat photo of the interior nose section. So, when you had the clear nose cone place, it looked more realistic than just a black wall in the nose. Do you know anything that might work?
thanks,

davegee

[Elbee]

F106DeltaDart

You are a gentleman, Sir.

Nicely done.

Best, LB

[F106DeltaDart]

So, with an event this weekend coming up, and my gear door order from FMS running far behind schedule, I decided to just make my own. So if anyone else needs it, here is the 3D print file I created for a spare nose gear door: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/vari...vyCSIGKMf_MbPM 73p1Q5d3Col6PQYPsoF

[davegee]

Thanks guys! Very happy with how it turned out. The sun glint off the aluminum going across that landscape really made it worth all the effort. Was hoping to get in more flights yesterday, but the nose gear door clevice broke on me. Didn’t have a spare with me, so it remained on the ground. Will have it replaced when it makes it back to TX.

Good headwork, DeltaDart. You made a good decision keeping it on the ground with that mechanical issue. Better to be safe than sorry, in my book.
Glad you had a good time and thanks for posting those pics!

Cheers

Davegee

[F106DeltaDart]

Thanks guys! Very happy with how it turned out. The sun glint off the aluminum going across that landscape really made it worth all the effort. Was hoping to get in more flights yesterday, but the nose gear door clevice broke on me. Didn’t have a spare with me, so it remained on the ground. Will have it replaced when it makes it back to TX.

[davegee]

F106DeltaDart

I agree with davegee, your pictures are amazingly good.

She's MiG hunting in the mountains for certain.

Superb build, Sir.

Best, LB

Just be sure he stays South of the Yalu River!!😁😁😁

[Elbee]

F106DeltaDart

I agree with davegee, your pictures are amazingly good.

She's MiG hunting in the mountains for certain.

Superb build, Sir.

Best, LB

[davegee]

F-86 photos from St George. 4 flights so far. Still getting the landings dialed in. Seems that good amounts of flap and airbrake and coming in power on are the way to go. 4 flights so far.

Beautiful pics of a beautiful plane, DeltaDart! Three things come to mind when I see your airplane: first, I like how you "metalized" it over the foam to make it look even more scale. Second, I like how you modified the gear doors so that when the gear is down, they are all retracted, like the real thing. And third, I really like the extra pains and time you took to get the speedbrakes angled downwards some when extended, like the real airplane looked. Fantastic!

St. George is obviously higher elevation than sea level, I think just under 3,000 feet or so, but that thinner air has to be respected when flying planes, big or small there. My elevation at Cody is 5,000 feet, so it is even more necessary to keep that in mind. I do the same thing you mentioned, flaps down, speed brakes out, and some power in all the way to touchdown or close to it. That seems to work for me with this plane. The narrow gear are a concern, but I only nicked a wingtip a little bit one time, and that was when it was almost stopped at the end of the runway after a landing. I was a bit too strong in trying to keep it from departing the runway and it was just going a bit faster than I I thought. It dipped the wing a bit and scraped the runway. Very minor and easily repairable damage to the wingtip. But I still kept it out of those nasty airplane-eating brambles that we have!

Great job, happy flying!

[F106DeltaDart]

F-86 photos from St George. 4 flights so far. Still getting the landings dialed in. Seems that good amounts of flap and airbrake and coming in power on are the way to go. 4 flights so far.

[davegee]

Will do! Packing it in the trailer for the drive today,

As for the nose gear weak spot, for me it was two fold. Just on the aft side of the steering servo, the plastic mounting tray is very thin. It cracked there and caused the support linkage to collapse. The second issue is that these support trays were glued from the inside of the air intake, likely as the halves of the model were being assembled. This puts the glue (which was very sparsely applied) in tension where it is weakest. Most other models would mount parts from before for that reason.

The small 3D printed support bracket in the RCG thread solves this by bracing the upper sides of the plastic mounts against the plywood battery tray, which is much more rigid.

Good information to know! I'll take my F-86 out into my shop and take a closer look at the weak spots on this model.

Have a ball at St. George!

Cheers

Davegee

[F106DeltaDart]

Will do! Packing it in the trailer for the drive today,

As for the nose gear weak spot, for me it was two fold. Just on the aft side of the steering servo, the plastic mounting tray is very thin. It cracked there and caused the support linkage to collapse. The second issue is that these support trays were glued from the inside of the air intake, likely as the halves of the model were being assembled. This puts the glue (which was very sparsely applied) in tension where it is weakest. Most other models would mount parts from before for that reason.

The small 3D printed support bracket in the RCG thread solves this by bracing the upper sides of the plastic mounts against the plywood battery tray, which is much more rigid.

[davegee]

Thanks Dave and LB! Nose gear is patched up and ready to go. I 3D printed a nose gear reinforcement piece that was posted in the RCgroups thread. Should help avoid further issues. Will be packed up Monday for the drive out to St George, UT for the John Morgan electric event.

Dave, I remember reading about the Vietnam incident as well, “Pardo’s Push”. Another incredible feat of airmanship. Hopefully I’ll have some more pics from St George next week!

Yes, that's it! I read it in an aviation magazine several years ago. Neil Armstrong during his combat tour in Korea had the presence of mind (not to mention that his engine was still working and the plane was somewhat flyable for a few minutes) to attempt to get out to sea where he could eject and air-sea rescue was waiting for him. Obviously, it worked out for him!

I was wondering, can you pinpoint or detail anything about the nose gear mishap on your F-86? So far I have not had a problem, but if there is something to beware of, I'll incorporate inspections of that area more in the future.

Have fun in St. George! I flew out there with my late father in law in his turbo Cessna 182 many years ago for a Barbershop Singing event he was involved with. Beautiful country down there and I bet a great place to fly RC. Your silver bird highlighted with the red rocks behind should make for some stunning pics!

Cheers

Davegee

[F106DeltaDart]

Thanks Dave and LB! Nose gear is patched up and ready to go. I 3D printed a nose gear reinforcement piece that was posted in the RCgroups thread. Should help avoid further issues. Will be packed up Monday for the drive out to St George, UT for the John Morgan electric event.

Dave, I remember reading about the Vietnam incident as well, “Pardo’s Push”. Another incredible feat of airmanship. Hopefully I’ll have some more pics from St George next week!