Nice! I have the 1900HP in mine on an Admiral 6S 6000 and I don't think I am even sniffing 110.
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Originally posted by Aros View PostNice! I have the 1900HP in mine on an Admiral 6S 6000 and I don't think I am even sniffing 110.
More realistically, on a smoking good battery I've done 113 - 114 mph on 6S consistently with the 1900kv motor at 60 ft. above sea level.
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Originally posted by Modelhead View PostHere is the approach and landing. It was longer than typical.. There’s another additional 50 feet beyond where she stopped before hitting a rock wall. There are no go arounds. Thoughts on landing the F18 here please. Thanks!
Definitely flaps on takeoff.
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Hi together,
my plane is nearly ready for the first take-off. I applied redundancy for the power supply. The electronics and the second battery are mounted on a board to bring them as close as possible towards the COG. However it‘s still difficult to achieve the COG Airguardien recommended.
since I‘ve no afterburner flashlight, I‘m thinking about calibration weights inside the fans. 2 stripes in longitudinal direction or some weights less in orthogonal direction help a lot.
what do you think? Is it a good or bad idea?
Best,
Eric
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Originally posted by Polyphren View Post...my plane is nearly ready for the first take-off....
I'm just getting my F-18 ready now, first flight in a couple of weeks so not in a position to help.
I have fitted an Eagle A3 Super 3 gyro.
Andy
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Originally posted by Modelhead View PostHere is the approach and landing. It was longer than typical.. There’s another additional 50 feet beyond where she stopped before hitting a rock wall. There are no go arounds. Thoughts on landing the F18 here please. Thanks!
I mean, first of all, I take my hat off, that landing was amazing!
This said, I don't think you will land the Hornet there.
I don't imply that you aren't perfectly capable of the feat, just that it looks like a terrible idea as it's very difficult that you nail it everytime and this jet is super-picky and tricky.
It stalls badly and suddenly, it doesn't tolerate high alpha and it doesn't like to fly slow. If at least you had space for a go around... but you have a tree in the way!
Originally posted by Polyphren View Postmy plane is nearly ready for the first take-off. I applied redundancy for the power supply. The electronics and the second battery are mounted on a board to bring them as close as possible towards the COG. However it‘s still difficult to achieve the COG Airguardien recommended.
Still, have you already pushed the battery as far aft as possible?
I mean, burying the blue-box and clearing the battery compartment allows for a very-rearward placement of the batt:
Here are a few pics of mine (and here the battery wasn't even pushed full-aft!).
You can use elastic foam pieces to limit how aft the battery sits (I ended up taking them all out but the option is there to make battery placement extra easy), and you can use a foam wedge to lock the battery in place. If you use velcro on the battery tray + the foam wedge, you don't even need to use a strap, battery won't go anywhere :)
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Added polyurethane gloss coats to Lucky #7 last weekend...I was really impressed with how smooth it dries! (I've noticed photos don't do these gloss coats justice). Unfortunately this latest ARF+ had a little bit more gatoring than my others so it did highlight those areas a bit but not too bad at all.
3 PhotosMy YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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Originally posted by Aros View PostAdded polyurethane gloss coats to Lucky #7 last weekend...I was really impressed with how smooth it dries! (I've noticed photos don't do these gloss coats justice). Unfortunately this latest ARF+ had a little bit more gatoring than my others so it did highlight those areas a bit but not too bad at all.
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Originally posted by Aros View Post
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Originally posted by Polyphren View Post@Airguardian:
Wow . I took the position of the blue-box as god given. My battery is still below the cockpit. I have to try, how I can replace the blue-box.
How did. you achieve to work in this narrow space?
Once all the wires are properly routed, you screw the tray back in! :)
Here are some pics of this:
Some more pics of how the battery totally disappears in the fuselage with my current CG:
And totally unrelated, but here is my antenna placement... inside the nose gear compartment!
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