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

[Clearblue]

Same here OV, just a black box with an X?
Jim.

[bill34207]

I don't see it either. Not even a black box for me

[Twowingtj]

Must be your browser, I see it 4 by 4 ;)

I'm not seeing it either WBC.....not even and X marked box

[OV10]

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[1horse59]

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I can see it, and that is not good:Angry:

[TiredIronGRB]

So I've got to go on a RANT here which is not what I have ever done on this forum but I think everyone including Motion needs to be aware of this.
During the process of my reclamation of electronics from the destroyed Artic Thunder A-10, this disturbing find was uncovered.




What you are looking at is the port outer flap servo that has 2 of it's leads spliced back together. THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY.
Now to me, having a repaired part installed into a brand new $600 model is just unadulterated BULL:Poo: ..................SERIOUSLY FREEWING :Angry:
Someone needs to have the factory stop with the cutting corners practice and give the customer a full value product

I'm going to hide under the table:Scared:

[dahawk]

Did the TI switcheroo mod. Need to test before re- gluing covers to see if I need to grind

[TiredIronGRB]

Did the TI switcheroo mod. Need to test before re- gluing covers to see if I need to grind

Touch up the paint and leave them off, eventually you'll need back in there.

[Sky Wolf]

Here you go Wolf.

A-Ha! So the mod rakes the mains a little forward?

Thanks Steve!

[Sky Wolf]

So I've got to go on a RANT here which is not what I have ever done on this forum but I think everyone including Motion needs to be aware of this.
During the process of my reclamation of electronics from the destroyed Artic Thunder A-10, this disturbing find was uncovered.




What you are looking at is the port outer flap servo that has 2 of it's leads spliced back together. THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY.
Now to me, having a repaired part installed into a brand new $600 model is just unadulterated BULL:Poo: ..................SERIOUSLY FREEWING :Angry:
Someone needs to have the factory stop with the cutting corners practice and give the customer a full value product

Yikes! Is this what caused a crash?

[Shirty]

wow... :(

[RCjetdude]

Yikes! Is this what caused a crash?

No, he had a crash caused by an in flight altercation with TI's Corsair in which the Corsair won.

[OV10]

Yikes! Is this what caused a crash?

As Steve indicated, it was an altercation induced by my dumbass pilot error.:Loser:

But back to the bigger picture..........................

WHY IS FREEWING USING REPAIRED PARTS ON BRAND NEW $600 MODELS.
I want an answer. :Straight-Face:

[Boots Whirlygig]

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I see it. Very weird, when I read your description but couldn’t view the pic I figured the 3 wires were spliced, to size the length, but why 2? Is it true you’re modifying your hog with the addition of a nose mounted HSD Skyraider 4 blade prop and motor (like the razor back T-Bolt), so you never again get the short end of the stick during formation flying? LOL

[OV10]

I see it. Very weird, when I read your description but couldn’t view the pic I figured the 3 wires were spliced, to size the length, but why 2? Is it true you’re modifying your hog with the addition of a nose mounted HSD Skyraider 4 blade prop and motor (like the razor back T-Bolt), so you never again get the short end of the stick during formation flying? LOL

LOL Thanx Boots.........I needed that laugh this morning. ;)

[TiredIronGRB]

Since my nose was battle "bounce" scarred I have deemed it the "Rat Hawg" and dirtied her up quite a bit.
Messing up the nose lead me to reversing the mains, softening the nose strut and making a new plate to limit rearward travel of the nose gear I haven't have any issues with this plane...I would like to get a nice new pretty one to "fix" but until then I'll just enjoy this "Tired" one.

[Shirty]

Mate I like it, I think you've done a great job on it. Only way it could be better is to put a kangaroo roundel on it. ;)

[RCjetdude]

Since my nose was battle "bounce" scarred I have deemed it the "Rat Hawg" and dirtied her up quite a bit.
Messing up the nose lead me to reversing the mains, softening the nose strut and making a new plate to limit rearward travel of the nose gear I haven't have any issues with this plane...I would like to get a nice new pretty one to "fix" but until then I'll just enjoy this "Tired" one.

Long live the Rat Hawg!

[brrzee]

Anyone have to purchase a new wing set. If so how was the installation of the retracts and servos

Cheers

[Itgordon00]

Hey Folks,
For those of us average pilots who every-so-often have a less than perfect landing:
I tried a few options around the rodeo bounce and the following works best for me.
See video for results of the dampened struts.
Adding 500,000 wt silicon diff fluid to the nose strut works like a dream. (Thanks for the detailed steps Sockrat) I find that once that nose stays down the plane did not jump back into the air much, even with fairly hot landings Even if it did, it does so with the plane level and you simply land again with no damage to the nose gear. There is no rodeo bucking which kills the nose gear.
The next thing I did was soften the mains by stretching the last coil. The plane sits lower now and the mains do not jump back into the air.
I have had a 12 flights with it and it works well for me. I have had very hot landing which behaved like regular predicable plane and will simple become airborne and will gently sink back onto the mains first as it loses energy. This may not be for everyone. I just wanted to share so folks are aware of the options.