Official Freewing Twin 80mm/90mm A-10 Thunderbolt II Thread

[Shirty]

Cool.

[DCORSAIR]

Sweeeeeet, a set of mains for me..............:a10

Thank you sir for the update.

[Sky Wolf]

Will definitely own a set of both the mains and the nose gear as back up. Can’t wait for these to release!

Thanks Alpha!

[Twowingtj]

Thanks for the update Alpha. Producing these to meet customer needs/desires is remarkable in this industry. Who else does that? (....cricket sounds in the background of silence), well, there you go. :Cool:

[Sky Wolf]

Thanks for the update Alpha. Producing these to meet customer needs/desires is remarkable in this industry. Who else does that? (....cricket sounds in the background of silence), well, there you go. :Cool:

Love it! And so true!

[MikeT]

I'm end for a set.

Mike

[RCAV8R]

I will want both mains and a nose gear! Rob

[bill34207]

Still much to do before being ready to fly but.... a good idea of what it looks like when put together.

[Boots Whirlygig]

A couple of shots taken of a friends A-10.

Mike

Is that Delta a model or full size?

[RCjetdude]

Still much to do before being ready to fly but.... a good idea of what it looks like when put together.

Bill, it looks great! Excellent job!

[downwindleg]

O.K. I finally got the nerve up to fly the A-10 again with the T.I. main gear reversal!! First flight was kind of a hard landing as I cut the power too soon and it dropped like a stone. Second flight was smoother as I held the power on through touchdown, nose up. Third flight was a greaser....nose up 20% power on and let it settle in and cut power on touchdown. This plane has turned from a monster I feared to the beginnings of a *****cat. Hoping to fly again tomorrow to get more comfortable and of course some video. It was SRO in the peanut gallery which added to the stress level but I got it done. WOOHOO!!!!! Brad

[RCAV8R]

Still much to do before being ready to fly but.... a good idea of what it looks like when put together.

Looks great Bill! The weathering and clear coat (dull coat) really sets it off nicely! Rob

[RCAV8R]

O.K. I finally got the nerve up to fly the A-10 again with the T.I. main gear reversal!! First flight was kind of a hard landing as I cut the power too soon and it dropped like a stone. Second flight was smoother as I held the power on through touchdown, nose up. Third flight was a greaser....nose up 25% power on and let it settle in and cut power on touchdown. This plane has turned from a monster I feared to the beginnings of a *****cat. Hoping to fly again tomorrow to get more comfortable and of course some video. It was SRO in the peanut gallery which added to the stress level but I got it done. WOOHOO!!!!! Brad

That is great to hear Brad! I had three more flights today and still dialing in the landings but it is fun to learn! If it was easy, then anybody could do it, right? Rob

[RCjetdude]

O.K. I finally got the nerve up to fly the A-10 again with the T.I. main gear reversal!! First flight was kind of a hard landing as I cut the power too soon and it dropped like a stone. Second flight was smoother as I held the power on through touchdown, nose up. Third flight was a greaser....nose up 25% power on and let it settle in and cut power on touchdown. This plane has turned from a monster I feared to the beginnings of a *****cat. Hoping to fly again tomorrow to get more comfortable and of course some video. It was SRO in the peanut gallery which added to the stress level but I got it done. WOOHOO!!!!! Brad

Awesome Brad! Your confidence and fun are back...:Cool:

[downwindleg]

Thanks Steve and Rob. It means allot coming from you guys. Brad

[Alpha]

Well done, Brad, keep at it! Bill, your scheme is coming along really nicely! I can't load high res pics from here... is that a "Peanut" desert scheme? On my phone the colors look a bit IAF-ish, which is cool in its own right.

[bill34207]

Thanks everybody. Alpha it is a somewhat copy of the "Peanut" scheme. On the colors, I didn't do any real research on them. I just went into Home Depot and eyeballed color samples that looked "about right" to me. Kind of wish I'd gone with something a little lighter for the darkest brown since the black decals don't show up well on it.

[Twowingtj]

Very nicely done Bill!

[downwindleg]

Well done, Brad, keep at it! Bill, your scheme is coming along really nicely! I can't load high res pics from here... is that a "Peanut" desert scheme? On my phone the colors look a bit IAF-ish, which is cool in its own right.

Thanks Alpha, I did the T.I. main reversal for less bouncing but I noticed when taxiing, there is virtually no shock absorption with this setup so I'm still hoping for the strut upgrades in the near future. Thanks again, Brad

[crxmanpat]

That's good news on the revised LG Alpha! I'll be in for a nose gear.