Official Freewing 70mm Twin Me 262 Thread

[MeyerVW]

Hello. I damaged my nose gear door during a move. Ordered parts but something is missing. Was there springs that kept the tension? The door just flops open.

[xviper]

Hello. I damaged my nose gear door during a move. Ordered parts but something is missing. Was there springs that kept the tension? The door just flops open.

You should look at the "photos" in this thread. Click on "photos" under the title of this page. I'll bet you'll find a picture on the very first page of photos that will show you exactly what you need to do and how the doors work.

[rckruser]

Hello. I damaged my nose gear door during a move. Ordered parts but something is missing. Was there springs that kept the tension? The door just flops open.

Yes, There is a spring

XViper is correct, there are pictures in the photo section. I just took a close-up.

Bernie

[MeyerVW]

Found the spring. Thank you.

[ncflyer79]

Hey guys I just ordered one of these yesterday and im looking forward getting it built and flown. I was reading awhile back about the nose being a weak spot and needing some reinforcement. I was digging around online and found these 3D print files on thingiverse that are used to reinforce the nose area. I printed them out this morning and after looking at them and different pics online of the interior, i can definitely see why they work. Have any of you guys used these before?? or have any installation tips?? or if they are even needed with this plane anymore??? I fly off of grass which is short but our runway is not the Masters/Agusta quality lol. Thanks for any info you guys might have on it!!

[xviper]

Hey guys I just ordered one of these yesterday and im looking forward getting it built and flown. I was reading awhile back about the nose being a weak spot and needing some reinforcement. I was digging around online and found these 3D print files on thingiverse that are used to reinforce the nose area. I printed them out this morning and after looking at them and different pics online of the interior, i can definitely see why they work. Have any of you guys used these before?? or have any installation tips?? or if they are even needed with this plane anymore??? I fly off of grass which is short but our runway is not the Masters/Agusta quality lol. Thanks for any info you guys might have on it!!

If you can grease every landing, no re-inforcement is needed. However, how many of us can boast of that? OK, maybe there are some.
If your grass is lumpy/bumpy, then I would say some re-inforcement is wise. Those 3D printed things look great but they don't extend far enough forward into the foam. Take a look at this photo that was posted earlier in this thread to see what is needed. The break usually occurs at the front of the hatch opening, at the vertical flat wall. Notice how the CF square rod is shoved into the foam beside where the nose retract is? Take a piece of CF rod and cut a point into the one end so it can pierce the foam easily and send it several inches into the foam. Do it on each side and that will beef up the weak spot very well. (Sorry, don't know how to make the picture any smaller. You can go to "Photos" and find it in a more reasonable size.)

[ncflyer79]

So I got my 262 on Friday and today I did my nose reinforcement. I got some 1/4 inch square tube polystyrene and extended them into the nose 3 inches. I hope it helps! What do you guys think?

[xviper]

That ought to do it. However, no reinforcement is going to be 100% bulletproof. Are you a heavy lander?

[ncflyer79]

I’m not a heavy lander but i like to beef up landing gear on all my planes. I appreciate the input and help