Official Freewing 70mm Twin Me 262 Thread

[rifleman_btx]

Yeah we were at 107 for about 3 weeks in a row here. Sometimes you just have to suck it up and Charlie Mike. But yeah I know its definitely rougher on yall no doubt about that at all. Just like when it gets to 40 here we look like a bunch of eskimos. Lol

[davegee]

I used to have the early version of the Freewing Me262 until it suffered a servo failure and crashed. I'm thinking of maybe buying the new version paint scheme, but was wondering if anyone else has done any modifications to the nose gear, doors, etc., to make them look more scale. If I missed a discussion on this in other previous pages I apologize.
Thanks
Davegee

[themudduck]

Yes I remember seeing someone post about changing the nose gear strut to accommodate a larger nose wheel, and some have changed the split flaps to regular flaps, and modifications to the canopy were discussed earlier on this thread (see post #161).

Its also a good idea to reinforce the nose (but that isn't for scale, its to prevent the nose from falling off in a hard landing)

Unfortunately since this thread was started in 2014 for the original version and was really old, someone has deleted several hundred old posts so all that information is simply gone.
Post#17 is dated 10/31/14
Post#18 is dated 3/09/17

I guess that it makes this thread more manageable to read (and current/relevant) but losing all that information was a shame.

[MANFRED]

New scheme. deadly pair

[themudduck]

Manfred, love that striped scheme, it looks really great!

[themudduck]

A few posts back I mentioned that its a good idea on this model to reinforce the nose. Due to the weight of the battery, with a hard hit to the nose gear it's not difficult to break the fuselage.

I used two 5mm CF tubes, about 10 inches long, epoxied into the sides under the hatch.
All this does is add some structural stiffness to the foam sides.
I cut out slots, and made a hole in the front so I could push the tube in at least an inch. "Before" and "After" pictures! (nose of the model is to the right)

[xviper]

Mine broke clean off at the line at the front of the battery hatch when I hit a hole on landing. I carved trenches along the sides and epoxied 4 popsicle sticks across the break line and added dark tape to hide the sticks as best I could. It's been very strong since.

[jetdoc]

Good news! I was in training this morning and thought I'd take a quick look at the Motion website. Lo and behold, the 262 was showing in stock! I clicked on it and it showed only two available. I quickly ordered one and then immediately went back. It showed out of stock! Me and someone else bought the last two at 0730 this morning before they even opened. I checked last night and it was still showing out of stock. Right place at the right time, I guess!

[RMatteson]

I looked at my email this morning and it showed that they were back in stock, clicked on the link, just showed in stock, went to parts to check to see if I wanted any thing else, clicked back and bang, they were out of stock. Good for you being quick on the draw, just missed it. Sure hope more are coming with my preordered L-39 and AvantiS.
Rick

[jetdoc]

I never got an email even though I was signed up for it. Sometimes my archaic ISP spam filter catches them and I don't get them until the next day when the spam report is available. This time though I still haven't gotten an email. That's why if I'm interested in something I have to check it several times a day. They never really know what they'll have in a container until it gets here and they open it. I have a Kaos 60 ARF back ordered from Tower so I don't have to worry about my place in line. As much as I love MRC and their customer service, I really wish they would begin a back order system. It would benefit everyone. They're still saying the end of the month for the main shipment so good luck to you then.

[xviper]

I've flown my "yellow 7" a few more times since the popsicle stick repair. It's very solid now and a joy to fly. Garners a lot of attention from others, who can't believe how powerful this thing is. It's astonishing how short a take off roll it needs before it's off the ground. Due to the placement of the engines, on full throttle launches, this plane can actually do a "wheelie". Observers look at it pop a wheelie and say, "What the ....... !!!!!"

[jetdoc]

Looking forward to that. I have the 80mm F-86 and A-4. Had a factory solder fail in flight on a lipo in the A-4 resulting in vertical flight termination. Not pretty. Awaiting a fuselage at present. I've upgraded the motor/fan on the F-86 to an inrunner and the esc to a 100A Castle Edge. Better performance but still sucks so much grass into the cheater hole louvers that not only will it not reach flying speed, it won't even taxi back until the grass clump falls off the bottom. Great flier but I can only fly it in the late fall, winter and early spring. Well worth the wait though. A friend has the 262 with the upgraded motor/fans and has no issues at all flying from our field. Looking forward to being able to do that.

[RMatteson]

Has any one heard if more yellow 7's were coming soon?

[jetdoc]

I was told yesterday that they should arrive the first week of October(ish) along with some other items everyone has been patiently awaiting. Mine is almost ready to maiden. First thing was to reinforce the nose and replace the tiny battery tray from the factory with one of my own design that ties into the nose reinforcement. I've taken a day or two to search the interweb for a good consensus on control throws considering the instructions don't even hint of them. After my recent experience with my A-4 I've disabled the bec's on BOTH esc's and I'm powering my receiver with a separate 2s 1100mAh LiFe battery. Flight pack is a Turnigy Graphene 6s 6000mAh 65C Lipo fully aft with the Rx LiFe forward of it. Balances perfectly. Good thing too because there's no more space in the battery compartment.

[brk6188]

Have the A-10 and never a problem with the motors spooling up or ESC/Rx glitches so am assuming that Freewing have taken care of having two actively powered bec's on the ESC's i.e. no red wire removal required, on the 262 ?

Maybe I am pushing my luck but have always stuck with the built in switching bec of the ESC's in my 80/90mm EDF models of which I now have nine. Never experienced any power system concerns or had any ESC/Rx shut downs.

Just order a set of fin Swastikas for my 262, (Callie -- $5) but having back surgery Oct 1 so she will be grounded for a few weeks.

jetdoc, just make sure you have three levels of switch controlled throw available, just in case ! Seems that the elevator is the sensitive axis. My first throw settings are always a guess anyway so cannot be specific.

[jetdoc]

I have Callie's swastikas as well! Good luck with your back surgery. I had mine about 2 1/2 years ago with great results. The problem with my A-4 was with a bad factory solder on the Deans ultra connector on the Lipo. Came loose in flight, arced badly blowing molten solder and brass all over the battery compartment. That of course led not only to loss of thrust but loss of flight controls as well. That's why I fly with a separate receiver battery now. I've had no issues with the esc's or the bec's but if you power your receiver with a separate power source you must remove the red wire from the esc harness. That's why I disabled the bec's on the 262. Never again will I rely on a bec. Fry the esc or battery connector, lose the plane. No thanks. Regarding the elevator throw, I like plenty of throw at my disposal but will buffer it with expo.

[brk6188]

Realise that must remove red wire if powering from separate scource but also understood that you cannot have two ESC's fighting each other so have to remove red wire from one of them --- which I do on my scratch built twin and four engine models. Guess F/W have done some electronic magic in the A-10 and 262 because the red wires of both ESC's are connected, at least they are at the Rx end in mine.
Re your A-4, it was a pack failure then not an ESC failure per se but get your point, no power, no Rx, no flyee ! My swastikas are en route.

[xviper]

Realise that must remove red wire if powering from separate scource but also understood that you cannot have two ESC's fighting each other so have to remove red wire from one of them --- which I do on my scratch built twin and four engine models. Guess F/W have done some electronic magic in the A-10 and 262 because the red wires of both ESC's are connected, at least they are at the Rx end in mine.
Re your A-4, it was a pack failure then not an ESC failure per se but get your point, no power, no Rx, no flyee ! My swastikas are en route.

I don't think there's any "magic" involved. Those planes with the external BECs don't have built in BECs (or they're not hooked up) in the ESCs (HobbyKing calls theirs "opto"). Those red wires aren't live at the Rx.

[seaviper]

Deans can't handle that much power. I always just take off the connectors and put my own on. That way I know the solder joint is good. I use xt60's for the 4s stuff. And I use xt90's for the 6s stuff. Works fine. So do EC3 and EC5. But never use a Deans on a 6s jet.

As far as the esc's go, it's not that hard to isolate them or have them just not feed each other. I think that is what they have done. On my Su-35 they came tied together as well. The Freewing twins are designed to work fine in stock configuration. However, I separated them and used each BEC independently of the other. I needed to power two different receivers and wanted different power sources. But they would have been fine tied together. Every application is different. Now if you go and buy a couple other esc's, like YEP, then you better not do that. I killed a YEP in that fashion.

And that 262 flies great. She launches in like 20ft or something. Just bring her in flat.

[xviper]

Deans can't handle that much power. I always just take off the connectors and put my own on. That way I know the solder joint is good. I use xt60's for the 4s stuff. And I use xt90's for the 6s stuff. Works fine. So do EC3 and EC5. But never use a Deans on a 6s jet.

As far as the esc's go, it's not that hard to isolate them or have them just not feed each other. I think that is what they have done. On my Su-35 they came tied together as well. The Freewing twins are designed to work fine in stock configuration. However, I separated them and used each BEC independently of the other. I needed to power two different receivers and wanted different power sources. But they would have been fine tied together. Every application is different. Now if you go and buy a couple other esc's, like YEP, then you better not do that. I killed a YEP in that fashion.

And that 262 flies great. She launches in like 20ft or something. Just bring her in flat.

Did your 262 come with Deans? My "Yellow 7" came with EC5s.