I got rid of my sabre far too quick. I really bees to give it another shot with todays 9bl inrunner setup
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Originally posted by Corsair nut View Postthose landings were perfect!
Your F-86 looks awesome, as usual Brent! You always raise the bar a dozen building stories or so!
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I just got back from the field. I tried to maiden my F-86 and no luck. We have a well groomed 800ft grass strip cut very short and I could not get the F-86 to rotate. Just would not get enough speed. I have the HP version as well. I tried no flaps, half and full flaps. I also calibrated the ESC again to be sure I was getting full power.
Anyone have any suggestions for operations off a grass field with this plane ?
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Originally posted by Waconut View PostI just got back from the field. I tried to maiden my F-86 and no luck. We have a well groomed 800ft grass strip cut very short and I could not get the F-86 to rotate. Just would not get enough speed. I have the HP version as well. I tried no flaps, half and full flaps. I also calibrated the ESC again to be sure I was getting full power.
Anyone have any suggestions for operations off a grass field with this plane ?
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This was almost expected when the attached pic was posted in one of your posts a while back.... It has to be extremely nose heavy or tail heavy (without the lipo installed) being as you stated the correct CG. Make sure the tires are not too tight and rubbing on takeoff, and of course... ESC Calibration.
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Waconut, That'll do it. Glad it was something simple. Looks like you might want to add some type of grass guard device to the bottom inlet. Hmmm.... Best, LBI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Hi Guys,
Well good news and bad news. I was able to get the maiden flight in this morning and she flew great. The only adjustment was 2 clicks of right aileron and it was tracking straight and level. I went to put the 2nd flight on it and hit a small hole or bump in the runway just before rotating and it turned sideways and ripped the main gear out .
I did film the maiden flight with my sport cam but was disappointed to find out I had the camera angled too high and was shooting over top of the plane during the takeoff and landing. I did get some usable flight footage. The plane really flew great and I greased the landing with a nice smooth touch down on the mains. I will get it patched up and fly it again next weekend. Taking the A-10 out tomorrow.
Here is the video of the maiden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lNcXlci_dA
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While waiting for mig29 and saab gripen to arrive here in Scotland.
I decided to repaint my 80mm F86
Started with Tamiya primer over existing decals.
Airbrush pattern with Tamiya paints
Design and make my own graphics
Weather and dirty with oil pastels
then x2 coats clear matt acrylic varnish
all done in x2 days
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Originally posted by Waconut View PostI flew the F-86 again today. It just does not like a grass runway.
https://youtu.be/RWuQtlCZ344
Does yours have the inrunner?
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