Official Freewing 70mm Twin Me 262 Thread

[xviper]

OK, if you wish ........................... I just looked at my TX settings for my flaps. 3 second delay and 0% ELE comp on all positions. IF I were to use no delay and didn't slow down the plane before throwing the flap switch, then the plane will "balloon" and I'd need some DOWN ELE comp. If that's the way you fly, then experiment with 3% (1/2 flaps) and 6% (full flaps), but this is also dependent upon exact what your flap deflection is set at to begin with. This is for Spektrum but again do this up high to see what it does. And since you should do this kind of stuff up high anyway, that's why I always suggest to NOT use any compensation till you find out what it does based on your flying style.
It's only worthwhile if you know how a person flies. EG. I know guys who do their whole flight with the retracts hanging down. This changes a lot of things and other peoples' settings are much less meaningful.

[BadClams]

Thanks for that.

[marwady]

Just finishing up the nose reinforcement.

Weather is going to dictate when I maiden it.

I actually bought a spare fuselage when I ordered the kit.

Same reinforcement on that, too.

Cheers 🥂

[BadClams]

Just finishing up the nose reinforcement.

Weather is going to dictate when I maiden it.

I actually bought a spare fuselage when I ordered the kit.

Same reinforcement on that, too.

Cheers 🥂

Looks good Marwady. I just did my own maiden (2 flights) and survived! FYI, I found it needed less aileron deflection than I anticipated and needed UP ELEVATOR trim in all 3 wing settings (clean, takeoff and landing flaps) even though I'm using (relatively light) batteries and have CG at 110mm. The settings that RCGeek (youtube) posted on his video are pretty reasonable (close to what I ended up with, but I use more expo than he does, FWIW). Good luck!

[BadClams]

Awfully quiet around here...

[1979hack]

See these are out of stock on Motion - are they gone for good??? Hope I didn't miss out.

[RRHandy]

See these are out of stock on Motion - are they gone for good??? Hope I didn't miss out.

If it doesn't say discontinued then it's just out of stock.

[xviper]

See these are out of stock on Motion - are they gone for good??? Hope I didn't miss out.

They still have them at RC Castle.
That said, so many "out of stock" items have been out of stock so many, many months. If they were coming back, you'd think they'd be back in stock by now.

[OV10]

They still have them at RC Castle.
That said, so many "out of stock" items have been out of stock so many, many months. If they were coming back, you'd think they'd be back in stock by now.

I wouldn't be holding my breath on that thought my friend, remember where these foamies are made and that the country was literally shut down in the manufacturing cities twice as long as the more domestic fronts that have the higher labor costs.

[marwady]

I now have 5 flights on this beautiful airplane and I have to say, it's the nicest jet I have flown to date.

Very predictable and a great glider. A 4000 6s gives me about 6 minutes with proper throttle control.

Just a little power on landing and she settles right in.

If you're on the fence on this one, pull the trigger. You won't be disappointed.

Cheers 🥂

[Nottoday]

Hello and a happy new Year,
here is my Me 262 V2 .

[PwrWgnWalt]

Santa brought me a present - an Me-262 v2 !!
Always wanted an Me-262 ducted fan, but never saw a plane or kit I was enthralled with - until this!
Have read through this whole thread (helped Santa’s decision - so “Thank You!” to all who’ve posted),
and while waiting for the snow to go away (it’ll be a couple of months, at least) I will:
1. Set up throws to be moderate, with expo.
2. Install reinforcement CF rods into forward section
3. Add the vertical stabilizer graphics from Callie

Question:
For those who have painted, what type of paint (appears to be latex) and what specific colors/brands have you found that match up?

Will use a graphene 6s 6000mAh battery, and low rates for T/O and Landing.
I’ve calculated this to be 1/8.4 scale model, so may look for a replacement pilot.
In the future, will probably mod the flaps, but not much else…

Thanks in advance for any answers to my paint question!

[themudduck]

I've used Behr latex house paints (color matched to the model) and they work very well - for this plane I used a matte finish. Many people have had great results using a clear spray to seal and protect the original paint. Water-based Minwax Polyacrylic in the green can. Both from Home Depot in my case! The pilot figure is sitting in the back seat! You can peel the canopy off and move him - or replace him.

The three points you mentioned are good. This plane is an excellent well-behaved flyer, its only weak spot is the nose but the reinforcements take care of that. My experience is that it can be a bit nose-heavy. I've used a 5000 and a light 6200 (about 800gm) with it placed as far back as possible. If your battery is heavier than 800gm then the model will be nose-heavy (which certainly isn't a disaster, but lighter always flies better).

One tip - if you fly from grass make sure its short and clean - the motors will suck up debris which will erode the fan blades over time (or simply gunk up the blades).

[DavidsTVBrandon]

I just ordered this plane. I see people are reinforcing the nose? What happens if you don't do that? Will it break on landing? I'm looking for more information on this and why I should be doing it.

[nuts-n-volts]

Yes, on a harder landing it can break at the front corner of the hatch. Best to run CF tubes down the sides or thru the nose to tie into the retract mounts.

[DavidsTVBrandon]

Thanks. I ordered some 5mm Carbon Rods. As I understand, drill a 5mm hole in the front of the plane, going into the battery compartment area and glued into the sides of the fuselage?

[nuts-n-volts]

Yep. You want to extend them along the compartment sides as far back as practical so as to spread the load. Try to get as close to the front retract mounts as you can. Spackle the holes/paint and you're done. Think of it like you're adding longerons from the sides of the hatch to support the nose gear. The 90 degree front corner of the hatch is a super bad stress point being right behind the gear. It doesn't take much. Running from asphalt into the grass usually will break it.

[DavidsTVBrandon]

Well thank gosh I checked these forums, cause snapping a plane in half on our grass field would suck! Thanks for the info!

[Tadango]

Quick question: Do the wing bolts go into metal inserts? I see mixed details in some build video's. I need to remove the wings for transport so it has to be durable...

[Mustang95]

Successful maiden today and what a great flying jet! I adjusted travel and CG for second flight and it was stellar!
All linkage is in outer hole of servo horn and control horn, using mid rates and flying at 120mm CG.
Here is my setup info
Aileron 15/25/35mm
Elevator 10/15/20mm
Rudder 15/20/30mm
Flaps 20/35mm with 4% & 10% up