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

[Hugh Wiedman]

Alpha is long gone from MRC.

Do you suppose he's with some Freewing competitor? :moneybag: I wouldn't doubt it. He's definitely got RC aircraft design skills in spades!

[Reptielenfreak]

Hey Guys...it's been a long time since I've checked in! A couple years ago I sold my A-10 because like Aros, I became disillusioned with needing two batteries per flight. But after several horrible experiences with E-Flite, I'm remembering the reliability and performance from the Hog and thinking I want to get another one! Are there any changes I need to get up to speed on...like the factory applied decals? And...here's the big question (maybe for Alpha)...can I have confidence that MRC will be supporting this plane well into the future? Thanks in advance!


Rob

I recently got mine. You get a sheet of decals yo choose from. I can recommand the trailer link nose gear and the 3d printer nose gear brace. Other then that its a rock solid jet takes of fast and easy, with the landing definetly keep the nose up. You wont regret getting one.

[Evan D]

Alpha is long gone from MRC.

[RCAV8R]

Hey Guys...it's been a long time since I've checked in! A couple years ago I sold my A-10 because like Aros, I became disillusioned with needing two batteries per flight. But after several horrible experiences with E-Flite, I'm remembering the reliability and performance from the Hog and thinking I want to get another one! Are there any changes I need to get up to speed on...like the factory applied decals? And...here's the big question (maybe for Alpha)...can I have confidence that MRC will be supporting this plane well into the future? Thanks in advance!


Rob

[Elbee]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV54p7hSJG0

Hey Y'all,

Quick vid of the A-10 "Black Mamba" Retirement Salute.

Great livery.

Best, LB

[Reptielenfreak]

Awesome jet. Needed to make some adjustments, thrust reverse, gear braces and the trailer link gear and now its way more bumpy runway proof

[Airguardian]

More brrrrrt!

[Airguardian]

No more terrible bounces since I softened the nose gear spring! ^^

[Reptielenfreak]

Does the 90mm upgrade make this a10 take of faster or is it not that much of a difference? Taking of from about 70meter runway its a cloth on top of grass so not much resistence. Thinking about 2x 4000mah 6s 45c lipos and the thrust reversing ESC's what flight time am i looking at?

[Hugh Wiedman]

I reeeeeeeeeeaaally wish this was a single battery jet. She's one of my favorites. Such a nice flyer, great presence. Just never liked that she needs two 6S batteries to fly.

Christmas is around the corner before you know it. Anyone want to take this livery on?? 😄

Absolutely, I'm game. Just send me a NIB using your MRC connections and I'll get right on it. I'll even kick in a few bucks ($2.00) for shipping. 😏😇 I'll PM you my shipping address although MRC must have it taped to their "Guy Who Spends All his Money With" wall. 🤑

I actually love this being twin batteries. Using the SMC HiV 5900's and easily get 7 minutes of flight time. Stuck the control board to the side of the fuselage so I could get the batteries back far enough end to end and still balance it 15-20mm behind manual at 195mm. Flies/lands so sweet there, definitely in the top 3 of my favorites.

[Aros]

I reeeeeeeeeeaaally wish this was a single battery jet. She's one of my favorites. Such a nice flyer, great presence. Just never liked that she needs two 6S batteries to fly.

Christmas is around the corner before you know it. Anyone want to take this livery on?? 😄

[Hugh Wiedman]

Damn, this thread is dead... what are y'all guys doing?
No A-10 love?

Au Contraire Mon Frere, we're just too busy flying this baby!! And No complaints to gripe about. This is an exceptional EDF. I'm loving flying this balanced around 195mm (which I suspect is extremely nose heavy for you ) with upgraded fans that came out of my Mig and 2 SMC HiV 5900's for 7-8 minutes. Whoopi! :partying_face:

[Airguardian]

Damn, this thread is dead... what are y'all guys doing?
No A-10 love?

[Elbee]

Hawgnotch84, Welcome to Hobby Squawk. The Freewing twin 80mm A-10 is 1700mm in wingspan or 66.93 inches.

The actual A-10c has a wingspan of 57'6" wingspan or 690 inches. Quick math gives a result of 690/66.93=10.4+ scale.

So you would be good to go with 1/10th scale decals.

All the stats are courtesy of the World Wide Web and math by LB.

Best, LB

[Hawgnotch84]

Does anyone know the scale of this 80mm version? I couldn't find it in the description and I want to replace the pre-applied Flying Tigers decals that comes with it now.

Thanks,

ATTACK!

-hn

[Elbee]

AdriPet. Welcome to Hobby Squawk, Sir.

It is my opinion, the length of the runway will be sufficient, however, I would be concerned about the 'rough' grassy surface not allowing a smooth transition at rotation.

This A-10 is a tough bird, though the Nose Gear mount can suffer some structural issues from rough surfaces and poor landings.

Ask me how I know...

Be aware, If not maintained, a rough surface will take it's toll over time.

Best, LB

[AdriPet]

Hello, I would like to ask if a 100m long area of somewhat rough grassy surface will be enough for this model A10?
I currently have an Avanti with 80EDF and this length is sufficient for my takeoff and landing.

[Airguardian]

We took some pretty crazy shots in this one...

[Airguardian]

I've finally succumbed to the brrrrrrt!

[Hugh Wiedman]

What battery configuration are people using on this model? I was hoping to use two SMC 6S 7200/6200 or two SMC 6S 5900/5100. To my disappointment they don’t fit in the front battery area.

I'm using 2 of the SMC HiV 5900's in mine and it flies outstanding with those. Moved the circuit board and stuck it to the port side fuselage wall for more room. Also upgraded the original 80mm outrunners with the 9 blade 1920 kv inrunners that originally came in my Mig 29 when I upgraded those fans to FMS fans. Flight time over 6 minutes, depending on how you fly. Definitely one of the best flying EDF's in my arsenal. CG back at least 16mm from manual- around 94mm if my memory is accurate. Lands like a dream there and stays relatively oriented level at all throttle positions, since this one is very sensitive to that since the thrust goes directly over the horizontal stabs. Too nose heavy and as you lower throttle it rises, too tail heavy just the opposite.

The picture below shows my battery placement when I originally used 2 HRB 6250's. Don't have a picture with the SMC's, but have both of them about 2 inches further forward since the SMC's together are about 180 gr less in weight, which also makes it fly much better with longer flight times than with the HRB's.