Official FlightLine RC 2000mm B-24D/J Liberator Thread

[crxmanpat]

Hey folks...PSA...We now offer STL files for the nose gear doors. For the left gear door .stl file click here. For the right gear door .stl file click here.

You can thank Santa Alpha. ;)

Just an FYI, the file names are backwards. Right is left and left is right. ;) But the good news is the parts themselves have L and R printed on them, so once printed there will be no mistaking which goes where.

Thank you Santa Alpha!

[Aros]

Hey folks...PSA...We now offer STL files for the nose gear doors. For the left gear door .stl file click here. For the right gear door .stl file click here.

You can thank Santa Alpha. ;)

[themudduck]

Well, no flying weather all weekend. AND probably the rest of the week :P

I did get in a range check which failed so I swapped receivers and added telemetry. Better now.
And I found my mods made it tail heavy. So as much as I didn't want to, had to add some nose weight to hit the 3" C.G. But, I'll get there yet!

Interestingly, I've found that this model is pretty tolerant with the CG. With 3S 3600 batteries in mine, the nose is light and it's most likely "tail heavy" according to what's recommended. I installed one battery in the tray and the other one fully forward to the front of the foam shelf... but it flies beautifully and flares nicely during landing.

So another way of looking at it is, they stock setup is probably somewhat nose-heavy, which results in a stable airplane. Moving the CG back a bit makes the model more maneuverable but its still a very nice flyer.

I haven't tried it with 3S batteries in the middle of the tray. You know what they say about tail-heavy planes! "Nose heavy planes fly badly, tail heavy planes fly once!"

If you add some weight, make it so that you can remove it later... after you get some flying time you may find its not needed.

Hoping for a nice weekend (as always)….

[NoDirt!]

Well, no flying weather all weekend. AND probably the rest of the week :P

I did get in a range check which failed so I swapped receivers and added telemetry. Better now.
And I found my mods made it tail heavy. So as much as I didn't want to, had to add some nose weight to hit the 3" C.G. But, I'll get there yet!

[dahawk]

I stopped trying to outsmart the designers a long time ago. The B-24 design and construction is rock solid. I fly mine with mostly rudder. Needs alot if rudder in the turns to swing that big arse end around. My Dad, who was a tech sarge/ flight engr. told me the full scale flew like that. Great scale replica!

[Mark 2]

Great, thanks for the responses gentlemen, much appreciated.

[Alpha]

That's the way I've been doing it. No point in trying to second guess the designers and manufacturers of this plane.

Why, thanks, we appreciate that!

You'll be just fine, Mark2. Plug your two flight batteries in at the same time, that's what I do. Calibrate ESCs and double-check that all four motors are spinning in sync, taxi test to check for any errant yaw/thrust imbalances. If all good, then you're off to the races. We have gobs and gobs of B-24s in circulation around the world over the past ten months with undoubtedly many thousands of successful flights on the the stock PNP setup straight out of the box.

[xviper]

I believe the general consensus is to leave it as is. The ESC's are set up to work as they are. FWIW
I'm going to fly it like it came.

That's the way I've been doing it. No point in trying to second guess the designers and manufacturers of this plane.

[NoDirt!]

I believe the general consensus is to leave it as is. The ESC's are set up to work as they are. FWIW
I'm going to fly it like it came.

[fhhuber]

I will bet the ESCs in that don't have BEC, since it comes with a UBEC. Either that or the multifunction board isolates the + lead of the ESC.

Easy enough to test... Plug 1 ESC to a receiver with one servo and see if it will power up the receiver and servo.

Its bad practice to parallel BECs. Quadcopters use 1 ESC with BEC and 3 without. So they DO make small ESCs without BEC.

[Mark 2]

Guys, I’m just getting my B24 ready for her maiden flight, I’m wondering if I should disconnect the red wires from the ESCs to prevent problems with the BEC, or is it OK left as stock, what have you guys done? Thanks

[NoDirt!]

Thanks guys. HW I thought the checklist would be funny, and like Hugh said, it's a shame to cover it all up with the canopy but, whatcha gonna' do. Yours will be up soon, you've been busy with the big one!
Hugh, didn't try any paint removal, just glued her on. And there are others who have done more detailing than me! There's a slim chance it may be ready this weekend but I'll see how it goes.

[BRGT350]

Incredible work, NoDirt!

[Hugh Wiedman]

A little more fiddling...
Cockpit's done. Waist gunners in. 3 Turrets traverse. Props balanced. It's getting close!

WOW, that's by far the best detailing I've seen on the crews and cockpits. The pilot and co-pilot are great and the checklist and ammo belts are over the top. It's too bad you have to put the canopy on because the window pane lines will block some of your fine detailing. Have you tried to scrape of the paint on the window panes? I did that on the turrets so the gunners would be a little more visible (see attached photos). That was relatively easy, but I tried to get the paint off the cockpit windows and just couldn't without ruining the clear plastic. Anyone out there able to do that and replace them with very very thin lines, if any?

[Hardway]

My 24 is still in the box, but not for long.... I did the graphics for the fuselage and then boxed her back up!!

[Hardway]

A little more fiddling...
Cockpit's done. Waist gunners in. 3 Turrets traverse. Props balanced. It's getting close!

Just great!!! I love the Co Pilot check list!!!! Everything looks fantastic!! Carry on Bro!!! :Cool:

[NoDirt!]

A little more fiddling...
Cockpit's done. Waist gunners in. 3 Turrets traverse. Props balanced. It's getting close!

[MANFRED]

Very nice!

[Hardway]

Finally ready to maiden. Would have today but a wicked crosswind came up. The airplane God's were hungry today, so I'm glad I didn't try to fly it.


All the turrets move, and I detailed the plane with the 3D printed parts. The graphics are from Callie. The weathing is done with Tamaya panel line fluid. It leaves a nice oily sheen on the silver.

Love it!!!!!!!!!!!! Really nice job!! Best wishes on the maiden!

[Gilatrout]

Finally ready to maiden. Would have today but a wicked crosswind came up. The airplane God's were hungry today, so I'm glad I didn't try to fly it.


All the turrets move, and I detailed the plane with the 3D printed parts. The graphics are from Callie. The weathing is done with Tamaya panel line fluid. It leaves a nice oily sheen on the silver.