FlightLine Fw 190 D-9 Dora 850mm (33") Wingspan - Official Thread

[Oxotnik]

Whooo, hooo! Just got the email that my Dora is enroute to my house.
Unfortunately, I'll be on a business trip all next week. :Angry:

[Oxotnik]

Great job on releasing a Dora! :)

I am one who would instantly buy a 1600mm FW190 D-9. I no longer do small belly landers. But I see their appeal.

When Flighline released the Ta-152 in 1300mm I was so bummed it was not a FW190 D-9 Dora. I could not understand why they picked that one? I know they also make a fantastic 1200mm FW190. Which I have and love! I guess can see why a Dora might be too similar. I have been following the RCGroups warbird thread for quite a while and I noticed significantly more interest in seeing a Dora produced over a Ta-152. Or even a Do335. Now that would be awesome!

I am still hoping for a 1600mm BF109 or a Hellcat too! :pop

I'm with you on the Ta-152. I bought a Ta-152 and enjoy flying it, but I'd have MUCH perferred to have had a Dora in 1/10 scale, rather than a Ta-152.

[karltrek]

Great job on releasing a Dora! :)

I am one who would instantly buy a 1600mm FW190 D-9. I no longer do small belly landers. But I see their appeal.

When Flighline released the Ta-152 in 1300mm I was so bummed it was not a FW190 D-9 Dora. I could not understand why they picked that one? I know they also make a fantastic 1200mm FW190. Which I have and love! I guess can see why a Dora might be too similar. I have been following the RCGroups warbird thread for quite a while and I noticed significantly more interest in seeing a Dora produced over a Ta-152. Or even a Do335. Now that would be awesome!

I am still hoping for a 1600mm BF109 or a Hellcat too! :pop

[Oxotnik]

Just curious, why in the videos are you putting a gyro in this little yank-n-bank Dora???

Richard

My gut feeling is that the little Dora would fly fine without a gyro. However, with that said, small planes get bumped around quite a bit by the wind. Gyros make smaller planes feel like much larger planes. I'll probably put a 3-axis-stabilized RX in my Dora, and can make the decision of whether or not I activate the gyro each flight, depending on the wind conditions.

[Aviatorcl44d]

Just curious, why in the videos are you putting a gyro in this little yank-n-bank Dora???

Richard

[paladin]

I love d-9's, if made in 1.4-1.7 size i'd own several and buy as gifts for my son as well. this size I have 2x rs combat fw190d9's and 1x Corsair (use Kevlar instead of glass cloth) that use a cat to takeoff left over from 704 combat (20 years ago) now converted to electric. on the other end of the spectrum the pz alby and me109g together get 20 flights a year. I applaud your making a fw190 a or d! wanted to let you know why I'm not buying, and that I would buy a larger size.

Joe

[Oxotnik]

Roger that!!! They also would fly cover for the ME-262's as they set up to land. At that point in their flight envelope, they were sitting ducks for the P-51D's, so the Doras tried to give them some backup. And the stripes said loudly "Nicht schießen" ;) Nice bird Alpha! I need to finish the P-51 :pop

Yep. JV44 was flying Me-262s in Galland's Circus and Doras were providing takeoff and landing CAP. P-47s and P-51s loved to catch the 262s during takeoff and landing. Since the Doras were just flying over the base, it was safest to paint their bellies in bold colors.

My buddy who has a Park Warbird P-51 has already challenged me to a duel over our airfield. Who knows, we may go full contact. That's be something on 4S at WOT. :)

[James]

I have three on pre-order now... I think that is a record for me!!! F-18 BA, F-35, and the D9.... :)

Awesome, I think that's a record for us too ;)

[uscanuck1xa]

Those stripes are great for orientation - I painted my FW Lippich like that.

[Hardway]

I have three on pre-order now... I think that is a record for me!!! F-18 BA, F-35, and the D9.... :)

[Hardway]

Roger that!!! They also would fly cover for the ME-262's as they set up to land. At that point in their flight envelope, they were sitting ducks for the P-51D's, so the Doras tried to give them some backup. And the stripes said loudly "Nicht schießen" ;) Nice bird Alpha! I need to finish the P-51 :pop

[Alpha]

We contemplated the striped belly version, but it was too difficult to execute for the target price point. Paint mold, masks, bleed, etc. But I knew at least a handful of you would tackle a custom painted version yourselves. It certainly increases contrast and visibility in the sky! I read that the reason why this plane was painted like this was because at that point in the war the Allies had essentially secured air superiority over most of Germany, so German AAA gunners were apt to fire at any fighter they saw. The red and white stripes were a clear sign that this was a friendly overhead.

[Twowingtj]

Nice! Now all those little Mustangs will have a reason to fly fast with these little beasties on their tail:)LOL.

[Hardway]

Reading my mind OX!!! LOL :Cool:

[Oxotnik]

I'll be tempted to paint the bottom of my Dora in JV44 red/white stripes.

A rudder isn't a do or die for me in this size of warbird, although it is big enough to benefit from one. I try to make myself fly my warbirds with the rudder. Having one without a rudder may make me lazy again. LOL

[rifleman_btx]

Could do a staggered servo arrangement or run them in tandem rear one standing a little taller than the other. Plenty of options for sure.

[BRGT350]

I love planes of this size! The 33"-44" planes running 3S 2200's are easy to transport, easy to store, great for hand launching and belly landing, affordable, and easy to customize with weathering, paint, and decals. The detail of the bigger planes is incredible, but the size and cost make them harder to get into. I keep hoping for a Spitfire since I missed out on the old Parkzone one and nobody makes a hand launch/park flyer sized Spitfire.

[Alpha]

There wasn't enough space the way the molds are laid out to do our rudder trick we did with the P-51D. On the Dora it would be much more involved since there's much less space back there and the way the geometry works out. I'm sure intrepid DIY'ers can figure it out if they really want to add it. But none of the 64mm EDFs or sub 1000mm birds have stock rudders. Leaves something for the scale aficionados to do.

The main mission of our Parkjet class and Pocket Warbird class is to get beginners flying with lightweight planes, cheap batteries, and long flight times (8-10 mins in this Dora as James said with the right battery and throttle management). I prefer this size for customization and painting compared to the bigger birds, because their smaller size means I can finish a complete repaint and detail job in a single evening, and the model is small enough to hang on the wall behind me (you should see my office right now!).

[BRGT350]

Agree on the rudder. Even if the end user needed to add the hinges, servo, horns, and rod.

[rifleman_btx]

I would like a rudder provision and it would be totally on point. Watching the video, it pains me to see planes dropping off and skidding around turns with the yank and bank setup. Kills the realism for me. Otherwise looks absolutely awesome!:Cool: