Official Nexa 1535mm F6F Hellcat - ARF Thread

[joshc011]

I'm measuring approximately 135mm diameter best case scenario (with prop nut as center point) So I think there wouldn't be much left of the cowling by the time you wrestled it around this motor.

A couple folks including myself are trying out the the retracts from the flightline f4u. They are much more solid feeling and look a lot better than the ones that come with it.
The controller housing is still plastic, but everything else inside is metal and the strut is solid aluminum with little to no slop.

Its pretty easy to fit it, but it's not a drop-in replacement.
1. The wheel that comes on it is too big for the well, so take your pick of other wheels that fit.
2. The Strut is about 6-8mm too long to land in the center of the well. I cut the spring a bit and fit a small 8mm piece of lite ply into the suspension system
3. The 2 aft screw holes end up in a place where there isn't much wood to screw into. I made some 1/8" plates out of lite ply for a more secure attachment and allow use of the original "aft-holes" (hehe)

I haven't maidened mine yet, but Daan has a few flights on his with the flightline retracts and he's good so far.
I'm told the 25-46 e-flites are an easy way to go also, but I'm a horizon hater and the flightlines are half the price.


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[VegaFPV]

So 135mm from firewall to prop? What is the inside diameter of the cowl? I think I am going to go with the FG-14C with a modified exhaust, but I haven't made a hard choice yet. I appreciate the response.

[rifleman_btx]

Anything around 15cc or smaller should fit fine. Anything bigger will give fitment issues for sure.

[VegaFPV]

I ordered a Saito FG14C. I think it will do very well.

[joshc011]

Finally got mine off the ground yesterday!
The maiden was smooth, but the week before while testing ground handling I broke one of the braces for the landing gear (pics included).

This time I just lined her up and mashed throttle. No more ground testing for this one.
She was in the air within 20-30 feet. that surprised me considering the AUW of almost 10lbs
Also the landing was surprisingly easy, except towards the end of the roll out it becomes difficult to keep it from going catawampus.

The flight line retracts are holding up very well so far (3 landings).

My power setup is:
Rimfire 1.20 + MAS 14x9 3 blade prop + Admiral 6S 5000mah + Spektrum Avian 80 ESC
This combo resulted in perfect CG without adding any tail or nose weight.

One thing I would like to do differently is replace all 6 of the main wing servos with NXT80s. There is just no reason to be using standard size servos on the ailerons on this bird, and the recommended hitec gear works out to be the same price as the NXT80s.

Some video of maiden:

https://www.mcpcore.host/wl/?id=WCb63NnIfeSHBZsYz4WGTfih7NTjXv7W

https://www.mcpcore.host/wl/?id=tdniR1eRZATCy9qCeCbRKw2EjxgkOAK6

[joshc011]

Well I have about 25 flights on her now with the Flightline retracts holding up very well. In my previous post I showed the landing gear brace having broken off on the left wing. After gluing it back in with epoxy, The same exact thing happened to the left wing. So if you haven't already, probably good preventative measure to add some glue to those braces.

[Randy H]

Did a makeover on one of my Bearcats. This is the color scheme for the national air races for 1964. I will be racing this model in our war bird races in the bronze class. Got the stronger motor and two bladed prop. Fly's great. Smirnoff Bearcat.docx

[Randy H]

[spyrosmarinos]

Hello guys!!! I want your help,if I aling the plate for the electric motor with the sings of the fire wall,and if you see in the picture it not in the center but a little bit left.It is ok or it is manufactured mistake and I have to centered.Thank you

[Don Bartlett]

Hello to all, My name is Don.

I bought a Nexa F6F about a year ago and am just getting around to getting it built. I have already emailed tech support over at Motion RC, but figured I would ask here also on this specific thread. I see that one member, "James" one of the Admins had to do some chopping on the engine mount box to clear the stock muffler with the NGH 17 engine ( I think that is what he has, that IS what I have) . How has that held up? any issues with structural weakening? Have any of you put on one of the Pitts type mufflers? if so, how did you do it?

Another question that I have is for set up with the NGH engine; I have never had a gas engine before and am curious about connections, wiring etc, for set up. The instructions that came with the engine do not cover any of the installation and connections. (Or I missed it and/or did not get them)

Thank you very much in advance for any assistance with my questions and (Minor) issues, I very much appreciate it, and look forward to responses..... I hope.. :-)

[cajun flyer]

Will a dle 20 ra fit in this aircraft? or do I look for something smaller

[Ron1950]

Nexa F6F maiden
last years maiden

[Ron1950]

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[Scamp73]

Has anyone found a better electric motor for this plane? The suggested motor even on 6s is not cutting it for me

[marty 72]

Is this the Admiral 5030 400 kv motor? What prop are you using?

[Scamp73]

Yes, running a 3 blade 13x8 MAS

[marty 72]

Well, I see your problem, it's not the motor. The KV of the motor, prop and cell count of the battery work as a set. A 13x8 is just enough for scale flight. If you want some more speed and vertical performance, put an APC 15x10e on there, less than $10 or you could put a 14x10 3 blade elec Mas for $20. You could put a higher kv motor in the plane, but that's a more expensive option and unnecessary as you are well below you max current. I'm attaching ecals runs for your plane, assuming a 7.5 lb weight. ecalcs doesn't have Admirals in their data base, but I selected an eflite 400 kv motor to run the numbers. You will get about 25% more performance with either option. The 15x10e is going have the best performance overall.

[Scamp73]

Thank you. I will give that a try

[Scamp73]

Thank you, I will give that a try

[Scamp73]

I used the E-Flite T-28 2.0 prop and it woke her up for sure. Thanks for the input guys