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Maiden today! I flew it three times, things went fairly well. Its not as fast as I thought it would be - it was slower than what I expected after seeing the videos. I didn't have much vertical on full power, but it will loop without a problem. The model was well behaved and was very east to fly and land. Most of my flying was at medium power settings. First flight was 5 minutes with my 3700 batteries. 70% left. So I made a second 4-minute flight with the same batteries, then I had 45% left. That's outstanding! For me, I think 10-minute flights will be normal. I also have a set of 4000's and those may last 15!
After the first flight, I adjusted the flap trim to match what I was doing manually in flight and found I needed 15% down elevator trim - 1/2 flaps makes this bird slow down like it has brakes. I needed 25% down elevator trim to stop it from ballooning (at low speed) with full flaps. But it flies and lands extremely well with the flaps, once the elevator is adjusted. Just a beautiful flier and very easy to handle.
We have trees near our field. Towards the end of my third flight coming in with 1/2 flaps and LG out, I managed to fly too close and went right through a tree at medium speed! It knocked the canopy off and the plane did a horizontal 360 from hitting a tree branch... and then.... holy smokes it was still flying! This happened on the turn to final, so I just came in and made a perfect landing and my buddies retrieved the canopy. There is one ding on the LE of the right wing panel, and I broke one of the plastic wing bolting mounts. (the wing was still attached with one bolt and the CF spar) Other than that... no damage to any other part of the airframe. That was incredible. I had leaves stuck in the weapon pods!
Well time to order a few parts now. But I am a happy camper.Marc flies FW & FL: AL37, MiG-29, T45,F4, A4, A10, F104 70 and 90, P38, Dauntless SBD, Corsair, B17, B24, B26 & P61, Lipp.P19, ME262, Komets, Vampire, SeaVixen, FMS Tigercat, FOX Glider & Radian XL.
Rabid Models foamies, including my 8' B17 & 9' B36... and my Mud Ducks! www.rabidmodels.com
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Originally posted by themudduck View PostMaiden today! I flew it three times, things went fairly well. Its not as fast as I thought it would be - it was slower than what I expected after seeing the videos. I didn't have much vertical on full power, but it will loop without a problem. The model was well behaved and was very east to fly and land. Most of my flying was at medium power settings. First flight was 5 minutes with my 3700 batteries. 70% left. So I made a second 4-minute flight with the same batteries, then I had 45% left. That's outstanding! For me, I think 10-minute flights will be normal. I also have a set of 4000's and those may last 15!
After the first flight, I adjusted the flap trim to match what I was doing manually in flight and found I needed 15% down elevator trim - 1/2 flaps makes this bird slow down like it has brakes. I needed 25% down elevator trim to stop it from ballooning (at low speed) with full flaps. But it flies and lands extremely well with the flaps, once the elevator is adjusted. Just a beautiful flier and very easy to handle.
We have trees near our field. Towards the end of my third flight coming in with 1/2 flaps and LG out, I managed to fly too close and went right through a tree at medium speed! It knocked the canopy off and the plane did a horizontal 360 from hitting a tree branch... and then it was still flying! This happened on the turn to final, so I just came in and made a perfect landing and my buddies retrieved the canopy. There is one ding on the LE of the right panel, and I broke one of the plastic wing bolting mounts. Other than that... no damage. That was incredible. I had leaves stuck in the weapon pods.
Well time to order a few parts now. But I am a happy camper.
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Originally posted by AussieHoppy View Post
Fairly honkin' along!
What cell count is it running on?
All stock?
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Originally posted by Dkurtzid View PostWell it worked better than I even thought it would. The inside is hollow with a nice platform area ready to use. Lots of room! Cut through 1/2 inch of remaining foam firewall, and access to the blue box area is achieved. 4 1/4 inches Of usable room in addition to another 5 inches in the rear section itself.
Don
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Just used a fine tooth 6in razor saw, sides first then top and bottom. Since it is only 1/2 in thick on each side it cut easy and fast. Marked cut lines first on the sides with a sharpie. Once the outer skin was cut through all the way around, a Long utility blade took care of the inside foam piece, slipped in from both sides. Hope this helps.
Don
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All built. Maiden set for Monday morning. Followed the build video from MotionRC. That helped. Blue box set up was not the easiest. Bypassed then blue box in a couple areas. Syncing the ESC was not well described. Seems like they got out of sync. Then one prop had the brake and other spun freely at throttle cutoff. But managed to get it back in sync. Will maiden on 4s 3700mah 50c. Car is packed up. Managed to get it on without disassembling.
EDIT: Successfully Maiden. I was the only one at the field at 6am so no footage. đ¤Ł
With 4s 3700 pushed all the way forward, still needed quite a bit of down trim. Easy flyer, much like a Trainer. Agree that book flap to elevator mix is reverse. Plane does balloon up with flaps deployed. Slows down well. Good slow flight characteristics. Lands WELL. Good purchase.
Last pic is where my elevator is positioned for level flight with battery full forward.Last edited by Mwhite1911; Jun 22, 2020, 07:56 AM.
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Hello Squawkers we had a chance to get the maiden flight on the OV-10 this weekend all of you looking for more flying of this bird she has officially flown. It really is a trainer plane. But that being said itâs still different than anything Iâve flown before. Very easy to make a great landing with this one. Anyway let the video do the talking.Motion RC https://www.motionrc.com/products/flightline-ov-10-bronco-1400mm-pnp Boozer Merch https://teespring.com/stores/merry-boozer-rc https://callie-graph...
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Originally posted by desertdrifter7 View Post
Funny you should mention TigerCat. My pair for flying this morning.
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To achieve the throws recommended in the manual i had to move the linkage in a hole on the servo arms (i did that rather than reduce travel in radio.) Has everyone been going with recommended throws? Everyone needed to reduce travels?
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RIP.. roc hobby waco,strega #2(you will be missed), Fw 90mm eurofighter.
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Originally posted by 68Strat View PostMan this plane is cool! Just mocked up a 4s4p Li-ion pack consisting of 21700 cells. Seems like it'll fit and balance perfectly, and give me 16.8Ah on tap. Off to do some spot welding.
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Originally posted by CFIT rob View PostTo achieve the throws recommended in the manual i had to move the linkage in a hole on the servo arms (i did that rather than reduce travel in radio.) Has everyone been going with recommended throws? Everyone needed to reduce travels?
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Originally posted by sam51401 View PostIâm in need of some wing pylons for the desert storm load out. Any ideas? I have the keyed adapters from some spare a10 parts so got those parts covered. Plane is sanded to remove all vent tits and ready for a base coat of primer white.
I donât have the wing pylons made yet. Hoping to design and print them at some point. If youâre going to do a Desert Storm bird, you may want to add this. It is the ALQ-144 IRCM âDisco lightâ jammer. It goes on the bulge on the top at the back of the fuselage.
Hereâs the link on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q...&sort=relevant
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