Freewing 80mm A-10 Modifications

[RCjetdude]

Well, so far I have heard no reports of anybody putting one together with 90's. I would love to know it that has been done and how it flies because I am going to go for it on my second. I am thinking of running a pair of the 1550kV 6S 12 blade fans on 5S and go with higher mAh packs. Possibly a pair of the Roaring Top 5S 70C 6600 mAh saddle packs. Anybody ever try anything similar? Thoughts? I have both 80A and 150A ESC's I could utilize but will test to determine which. My second Hawg will be here tomorrow. Somehow I have got to tame my inner modder.... :)Is there a Modder Intervention hot-line or Modders Anonymous perhaps? LOL

Are you smellin' what I'm steppin' in?

[TiredIronGRB]

George, thanks for the nose gear mod. Very ingenious. You should throw some pictures of it up here.

Sorry, I'm just getting caught up...

This is what I did you take the slack out of the nose gear and will work on the mains once they need it. I used .062 5052 aluminum sheet and cut an additional retract plate that's 1mm shallower which limits travel to 45 degrees.



Use the stock plate on top of the new one for extra strength.



I also ran a wire tie around the end of the retract to strengthen it some, just had to drill one hole and ran it through it and the slot for the battery strap.

[TiredIronGRB]

I'm copied my other mods here as well, this little mod lets you remove and replace the cockpit with one hand. I made an angled skid out of plastic and reinforced the bottom section with a piece of foam then made a new, larger "vane" to lift it with.

[TiredIronGRB]

Here's the cannon mod, used an LX retract motor, some clear red Lexan tube, a Freewing P-51 LED controller and a cardboard tube a drill bit came in to make a rotating "lit-up" cannon.

[Pogo]

Thanks for taking the time to do this, George! I'll be copying your nose gear mod as mine didn't work out and that strut flopping around really bothers me.
Tom

[RCjetdude]

Thanks for taking the time to do this, George! I'll be copying your nose gear mod as mine didn't work out and that strut flopping around really bothers me.
Tom

It works great. I had about 1/2" of forward-back movement on mine and now2 it is less than 1/4" but the nice thing about it is that the trunion is now supported from moving back by a metal plate instead of the plastic housing.

[sam51401]

George, Is the plate you made a replacement for the one that is installed? I can see how the additional thickness will help as i bent mine that was installed stock. When you say that the travel is 45 degrees, im not catching on to a visual limit of 45 deg. that you are talking about. Just looking for some clarification.
Sam

[sam51401]

I just seen you caption that you used the "stock" plate as additional reinforcement.

Since im not an A&P any longer, where is a good source for 5052 T6 aluminum?

[RCjetdude]

90mm nacelles. Working on a more scale looking exhaust.

[RCjetdude]

And the other side as well....

[TiredIronGRB]

I just seen you caption that you used the "stock" plate as additional reinforcement.

Since im not an A&P any longer, where is a good source for 5052 T6 aluminum?

I usually get it on ebay.

[TiredIronGRB]

And the other side as well....

Awesome sause!

[T-CAT]

And the other side as well....

Muchhhhhhh better!!! That's how it's done right there.

[sam51401]

Here is a link to 4 ea. 6"x 6" sheets of .062 aluminum to make several sets of nose plates.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-pieces-1-1...4AAOSwXshWsBcE

[RCjetdude]

Finished them off with some Stainless Steel paint.

[RCjetdude]

I finally completed my Euro Green A-10. The finishing touches were crxmanpat's ordnance decals.



I am posting a list of the things I did to it on the first page and will be getting back to the canopy mod to try and finish documenting it. Clearly it is one of the most striking features of the plane.

[MikeT]

Paints coming along it sure is a learning experience. I'll need to go back and touch up a few areas but all in all I'm pleased. I am taking a few "liberties" with the scheme to suit my taste.

Mike

[RCjetdude]

Paints coming along it sure is a learning experience. I'll need to go back and touch up a few areas but all in all I'm pleased. I am taking a few "liberties" with the scheme to suit my taste.

Mike

There you go... Looking good Mike.There will always be a soft place in my heart for a Euro Green A-10. I just love 'em.

[quitcherbitchen]

TiredIronGRB That cannon is awesome!!! The only suggestion I would give is to have used Hi output LCDs in white. 7000cl range. I use them on all my planes and you can see them in direct sunlight. The red led not so much.

[TiredIronGRB]

TiredIronGRB That cannon is awesome!!! The only suggestion I would give is to have used Hi output LCDs in white. 7000cl range. I use them on all my planes and you can see them in direct sunlight. The red led not so much.

The LED is white but shines through the the red tube, the LED is back in the fuse.