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Originally posted by mshagg View PostSome clips from today's shakedown flights. Nary a click'o trim to be seen. Vertical performance is staggering when you consider the forces of gravity that mother earth must be imparting on this thing.
Whether you wait for Alpha and the team to look after you, or you go down your own path (hitec has a 24g option that is reversible with the programmer) you are in for a real treat with this bird.
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Originally posted by JohnVH View PostWhat are the dimensions of the old or new ele servos? See if I can source something locally or check my stock
Dimensions (L x W x H) 28.5 x 13.5 x 30mm Pat
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Did some work on the antenna array aft of the canopy. It's not 100% perfect, but I think it will look good enough if you want to add this detail. I need to print one out to make sure it works.
I don't have the plane in hand yet (gets delivered later today), but I think I got the measurements right. Once everything is verified good I'll put the files up on thingiverse.
Pat
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Originally posted by crxmanpat View PostFirst antenna array off the Prusa. Came out pretty nice. Added a little color to show off the details.
I'll be finishing up decals for the missiles as soon as mine arrives and should have them ready for purchase later this week.
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Originally posted by Lcacing View Post
You can pencil me in for a set of missile decals for the MiG and Freewing A10. And if you going to sale the antenna array I’ll take one too.Pat
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I was told they are DHL'ing them to Chi town and should have them tuesday or wednesday and we should get them before or on the weekend. Seems plausible...
Originally posted by crxmanpat View PostNew servos are being air freighted to the MRC warehouse this week and will be shipped out from there. You should get a normal shipping notice when they ship out.
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Originally posted by duke View PostHas there been anything posted re when we might expect to get the new servos?
Originally posted by JohnVH View PostWhat are the dimensions of the old or new ele servos? See if I can source something locally or check my stock
When we put the servo in the Upgrades tab on the product pages for larger aircraft in the near future, we'll note in the description how best to use these, where, and where not. The thousands of hours of flights across thousands of aircraft using the stock 17g servo over the years is a huge dataset that shows an Upgrade isn't needed (putting the 23g in the Corsair's rudder for example would be silly), but now at least people have an Upgrade path for added peace of mind if they plan to overpower our larger birds.
Originally posted by mbrodbeck View Post
crxmanpat Let me know if you need any specific measurements or references for other greeblies you want to design.
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Originally posted by Alpha View Post
Evan D is right, the factory already shipped the first batch by Air Express about 12 hours ago on Sunday night EST (Monday afternoon China time). #Responsiveness!
Crxmanpat is right, the dimensions of the 23g High Torque servo are the same as our current 17g servo used in dozens of positions on many of our airplanes. We developed the High Torque servo over the past year not for the MiG-29 specifically, but as an Upgrade path beyond the PNP setup for 80mm/90mm jet and 1.6m warbird series since we've noticed people flying progressively faster systems, heavier batteries, turbines, etc. The High Torque servo is intended as a physical drop-in replacement for the existing 17g servo, even though it now weighs 23g.
When we put the servo in the Upgrades tab on the product pages for larger aircraft in the near future, we'll note in the description how best to use these, where, and where not. The thousands of hours of flights across thousands of aircraft using the stock 17g servo over the years is a huge dataset that shows an Upgrade isn't needed (putting the 23g in the Corsair's rudder for example would be silly), but now at least people have an Upgrade path for added peace of mind if they plan to overpower our larger birds.
mbrodbeck Welcome to Hobby Squawk! Thanks for sharing your maiden experience. Nice looking fleet you have there!
crxmanpat Let me know if you need any specific measurements or references for other greeblies you want to design.
Only one question :) Its possible to get a 3D model of Mig-29? I know, insane question :D, but for me it can help me a lot. I am professional 3D modeler for computer games a years, and i ordered this Mig 29 and want to print many details. Actually i am waiting for model(i am in EU, Slovakia). With 3D model of this plane i can very precise design details i want to add. Thank you for your answer :)
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I wanted to stress to everyone to make sure to use the hump for the forward battery position and not the most forward bay by the nose. Using the forward battery bay will cause the plane to be extremely nose heavy. This will add to the strain put on the elevator servos to keep the nose up. So, front battery should be on the hump and rear battery in the rear bay. Take a good look at the bottom of page 5 in the manual, as it is shown there. I believe some folks were confused by this on earlier flights resulting in crashes. Check your CG. Also make sure to follow the addendum for correct linkage placement. Incorrect linkages can cause a crash.
Motion RC has done a great job with this jet. IMHO the early-on crashes are caused by pilot error and not reading and adhering to the manual.Fly low, fly fast, turn left
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Originally posted by mshagg View PostSome clips from today's shakedown flights. Nary a click'o trim to be seen. Vertical performance is staggering when you consider the forces of gravity that mother earth must be imparting on this thing.
Whether you wait for Alpha and the team to look after you, or you go down your own path (hitec has a 24g option that is reversible with the programmer) you are in for a real treat with this bird.
Tom
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