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

[rlcamden]

Is anyone using a Spektrum AR630 receiver? If so, can you pls share you experience and where you mounted the receiver?

I have my receiver mounted inverted under the canopy release button. Tried the 3D receiver/gyro shelf, but liked this location better. I upgraded from the AR6030T to an AR637T. Those should be the same size as yours.

[Balsa Bob]

Do the armament pylons and/or the armaments need to be glued in place .... or do they stay in place okay ?

Bob

[salali]

Is anyone using a Spektrum AR630 receiver? If so, can you pls share you experience and where you mounted the receiver?

[xviper]

Thanks xviper, Did you put both batteries back there .... and not use the forward tray above the nose gear for one of the batteries ?

Yes, both batteries are back there, actually touching each other.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Hi All, Just finishing mine up, hope to maiden it soon. I will be using 5000 mah packs. Wondering if the plane balances okay with each pack on the trays ? I thought I had read (somewhere) that some people were relocating the Circuit Module to get it to balance ???

Thanks. Bob

Hey Bob, place the batteries so you can balance somewhere around 90mm. The manual calls for the CG at 78mm, but IMO (and I think most others) that's way too nose heavy, making landings somewhat difficult and potentially having the nose wheel touch first and cause the "Dreaded Bucking Bronco". I found that it flies exceptional, for me anyway, around 93mm back (and that's still no where near being tail heavy, in fact, just barely nose heavy). I'm using 2 RT 6250 mah batteries (get over 5 minutes of flight time) weighing 794 gr, so just like xviper, I removed the circuit board from the back of the rear tray and stuck it on the side fuselage on the port side. The front battery is about 1/3rd hanging over the end of the front battery tray.

[Twowingtj]

Balsa Bob I moved the board rearward. I'm using the Admiral 5000mah packs, one on each shelf. Some, that are using heavier packs, had to stack them on the rear shelf in order to get the desired CG.

[Balsa Bob]

I had to shove the board on mine as far back against the rear bulkhead so that the batteries would both fit back there.

Thanks xviper, Did you put both batteries back there .... and not use the forward tray above the nose gear for one of the batteries ?

[xviper]

Hi All, Just finishing mine up, hope to maiden it soon. I will be using 5000 mah packs. Wondering if the plane balances okay with each pack on the trays ? I thought I had read (somewhere) that some people were relocating the Circuit Module to get it to balance ???

Thanks. Bob

I had to shove the board on mine as far back against the rear bulkhead so that the batteries would both fit back there.

[Balsa Bob]

Hi All, Just finishing mine up, hope to maiden it soon. I will be using 5000 mah packs. Wondering if the plane balances okay with each pack on the trays ? I thought I had read (somewhere) that some people were relocating the Circuit Module to get it to balance ???

Thanks. Bob

[themudduck]

Thank you everyone I did find it on Amazon. hoping to see the 3D-printed plastic pod that mounts on a FW weapons pylon on Thingiverse.

Here you go.... Sleekpod for Insta360 GO camera by Foaminatthemouth - Thingiverse

[sam51401]

Hey mshagg, you have given an incentive to take my backup A10 out of mothballs and set it up with the 90mm fans you have mentioned. It will be right beside my stock 80mm version and using RT6250's, the flight times are expected to be even more generous. Nice combination you have given, now if i can find two of those AF fans/motor units or the old standard FW fans before they went to the HP versions.

Update.....looks like I’m in business as I have a set of fans coming and DD is bringing me a set of the modded 90mm nozzles to the Jet Jam this week.

[iflyrjs]

Thank you everyone I did find it on Amazon. hoping to see the 3D-printed plastic pod that mounts on a FW weapons pylon on Thingiverse.

[themudduck]

Hey there
I was just wanting to know whats the name of this little camera. If you have a link where I can pick one up that would be awesome.

MShagg is correct, its the original Insta360 Go. The new version (called the insta360 GO 2) is slightly smaller and won't fit this mount (I have the new version but need to design a new mount!).
The Insta360 GO cameras are available on Amazon.

[mshagg]

Hey there
I was just wanting to know whats the name of this little camera. If you have a link where I can pick one up that would be awesome.

Appears to be an insta360 go. They recently released a newer version of it too.

[iflyrjs]

Hey guys, yeah it is really cool! My friend posted an edited video (3 videos in one) where I mounted the camera on the tail of the AL37 airliner - it looks like someone is following the plane.

So this little camera comes with a small magnetic "docking station" that charges the camera and downloads the video. There are some electronics in the docking station and I guess that helps keep the camera small. I don't know for sure but the camera seems to use a capacitor instead of a battery, because it won't hold a full charge for more than a few days (I have to recharge it for each weekend). Maybe it just has a tiny battery!

The longest video it can take is 5 minutes (it won't record longer than that). You can take several 5-min videos in a row. It saves the videos internally and then you download it to your PC using the docking station. You can also use it with your phone (Iphone or Samsung). It uses proprietary software (free download) that you have to use, but then you can save it in a standard format. So it does have some limitations but it is very small and takes this really cool video. It has two modes - the stabilized mode and an "FPV" mode which looks exactly like a regular video. The magic is in the software, its takes a 360-degree video and when you play it back it looks like you see in my previous post. You can play it back in either mode - but the neat thing about the stabilized mode is that you can mount the camera in any position and the video will play back "upright". With the "FPV" mode the camera must be upright. (FPV mode is not FPV, that's just what they call it)

It will also take individual pics, and can be used to take "hyperlapse" videos (a string of pictures) but I got it for the video.

What I did was to mount the camera in a custom-made 3D-printed plastic pod that mounts on a FW weapons pylon.. (I haven't uploaded the new one to Thingiverse yet but I will).

Hey there
I was just wanting to know whats the name of this little camera. If you have a link where I can pick one up that would be awesome.

[okcrcpilot]

I apologize if this question has already been asked. Does anyone know the weight difference between the stock 80mm fans, 100amp ESC's & 80mm nacelles versus the 90mm 12-blade fans, 130amp ESC's and 90mm drop-in nacelles?

[Elbee]

Just your average...:

Hugh, Hardly. Best, LB

[Hugh Wiedman]

Hugh, you’re FAMOUS! And you didn’t even have to become an internet sensation to do it.

Just your average, everyday bone head. And my being in there obviously proves that they're not picky either and will take just about anything you send them!

[xviper]

Hugh, you’re FAMOUS! And you didn’t even have to become an internet sensation to do it.

[Hugh Wiedman]

Got my A-10 Arctic Thunder in this months focus section of Model Aviation. Always thought the mag was kinda useless, but now having 2nd thoughts after my F-18 Canadian was featured last month and the A-10 this month. WOW, what a Spectacular Magazine!