Freewing 80mm A-10 Modifications

[DCORSAIR]

Drop tank loosely attached to the belly of the gray A-10.

I debated to do the one tank but went with two, yours looks great though, the A-10 actually had one tank like yours down the middle and some did have two tanks as well, I do like the one tank maybe better, oh well, you will like the looks of it when your in the air, my A-10 had no trouble with two so your one will be fine I'm sure.

[sam51401]

You rock Steve!!!! Besides the detailed scratch Mav's, these will be great.

[RCjetdude]

Ok, my Maverick rails were made from 1/2" x 5/16" bass wood strips cut to 8-3/8" long. In the photos you can see how I cut down the front and where I added the styrene plates. The front of the bracket that holds the missile is located 2-1/8" from the front edge of the rail. The top mounting bracket it centered with the bottom one. I cut a grove with a Dremel cut-off disk down the center to secure the bracket. You need to remove material accordingly to fit the lower bracket. After the Top bracket was in place I used a razor saw to remove a section of it to be replaced by the styrene plate. The styrene plates I bent down slightly after gluing them on. I used Fix-it-stick plumbers epoxy putty to blend the front edge of the forward plate. I added a small block of Bass wood to the back of the rail and gave it a shot of gray auto primer.

[TiredIronGRB]

Reversed struts, must have missed something...
12 hour shifts will do that to you...
Please elaborate...
Did you reverse the mains???

Here you go!

[TiredIronGRB]

Reversed struts, must have missed something...
12 hour shifts will do that to you...
Please elaborate...
Did you reverse the mains???

Yes, it's in the other thread.

[TiredIronGRB]

George, I will be trying that next on the Rat Hawg...

For tomorrow?

[RCjetdude]

George, I will be trying that next on the Rat Hawg...

[TomPatton]

Reversed struts, must have missed something...
12 hour shifts will do that to you...
Please elaborate...
Did you reverse the mains???

[RCjetdude]

Centerline tank is done. I hope to give it a try tomorrow.

[TiredIronGRB]

Got three flights on mine this evening with the reversed struts...all three smooth as silk...:Whew:

[RCjetdude]

I put them to the test on a paved runway this past weekend and I was intentionally trying to muff the landings. It still bounced and I eventually sheared the nose strut pin. Fortunately the nose dug into some pretty soft mud on the edge of the runway and no significant damage was done. I think I need to add some more of the heavy grease because after flying it they field a little too springy to me so still experimenting. I wouldn't call them a fix just yet but also can't rule out that they will not improve as well.

[Pogo]

It is an RC car shock intended to dampen the springs. It is documented on the RCG A-10 thread.

How have they been working for you? Just received mine today so hope to get installed this weekend. Did you follow the "originators" advice regarding oil weights etc., and did you fill the front strut as well?
Thanks Steve!
Tom

[RCjetdude]

Drop tank loosely attached to the belly of the gray A-10.

[RCjetdude]

It is an RC car shock intended to dampen the springs. It is documented on the RCG A-10 thread.

[Dirty Dee]

RCjetdude, what is that shock absorber that I see mounted to the mains?

[MikeT]

Let us hear how they hold up. I bought a set to test out also then also placed an order to Andy for two sets of the RT 6250's. Could be a possible alternate battery if they don't start dropping cells.

So far so good. The packs he got were used by a club member who got out of EDF's for turbines. He's got a number of flights on them now and no issues I ordered a set for my A-10. They need to be set back further of course to get the CG and the canopy needs to be shaved a tad to fit.. Of course your mileage may vary as we all have different views on how low to take a pack discharge wise and if your a full throttle flight kinda guy.

Mike

[sam51401]

I am referring to the eBay batteries not Andy's. The Roaring Tops are leaps ahead in the quality department over the HRB. Only time and fellow postings will tell the tail on the HRB.

[Xtraflyr]

Let us hear how they hold up. I bought a set to test out also then also placed an order to Andy for two sets of the RT 6250's. Could be a possible alternate battery if they don't start dropping cells.

Has this been a problem with the RT batteries? I only have one 3s2200 25c and it's been a good battery so far.

[RCjetdude]

Looks awesome Steve!
Found out a friend lost his Hog recently and he has spare parts. I'm asking for some of his ordnance to get the mounting tabs to fab the rails. In return I would
upgrade a few for him to hang on his replacement Hog. I'm looking at making JDams from the the plain Jane mk83's and some scratch built Mavs

There you go. I have dug those things out of the ordnance from crashed planes as well. Recycling.... I will get you details on the rails shortly.

[sam51401]

A friends using 2 of the HRB 6S 6000ma 50C and getting almost 5 minutes.

Mike

Let us hear how they hold up. I bought a set to test out also then also placed an order to Andy for two sets of the RT 6250's. Could be a possible alternate battery if they don't start dropping cells.