Tired-Iron's P-38 Build

[BadBob]

A little more paint work...and some of the decals modified/applied

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No more yellow, can't wait to get my nose-art done.

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Had to cover up all that clear plastic.

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Just curious, but does painting the prop spinners effect the overall prop balance?

[TiredIronGRB]

I doubt it...

[BadBob]

I just got my 3300 mah, 60C, 4S Turnigy battery packs from HobbyKing and noticed that they have these weird plugs on them. They have a male on one side and a female on the other. What the heck is this? I want to put Deans on them but I'm told by my local hobby shop that the wires on these batteries are rated at 10AWG and the Deans could overheat. What about it guys, a little help here.

[TiredIronGRB]

I just got my 3300 mah, 60C, 4S Turnigy battery packs from HobbyKing and noticed that they have these weird plugs on them. They have a male on one side and a female on the other. What the heck is this? I want to put Deans on them but I'm told by my local hobby shop that the wires on these batteries are rated at 10AWG and the Deans could overheat. What about it guys, a little help here.

Bob, here's the main P-38 thread.

http://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc-airplanes/propeller-airplanes/1978-official-announcement-flightline-1600mm-p-38-lightning

[BadBob]

Bob, here's the main P-38 thread.

http://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc-airplanes/propeller-airplanes/1978-official-announcement-flightline-1600mm-p-38-lightning

Thanks TI.

[Aerodale]

Would appreciate comments from people currently flying the Flightline P-38 Lightning regarding CG location. I am not able to get the CG far enough forward to put it according to instructions even with two batteries. Has it been typical to add weight to the nose of the P-38?

[Kloverzero]

P-38 is looking mighty fine, love the detail work, Great Job with the screening!

[Dewey H Lee]

Aero dale if you will look back through earlier post of the p38 you will find numerous post on cg. BTW there's alot of reading but alot of good information that you might need. Somebody else may be able to chime in to help you Zero in on it. Also maybe PM Lon or Aros 2 very Knowledgeable men on the plane.

[Dewey H Lee]

These post will be on the announcement of the p38 and not just those two. There is a bunch of knowledgeable people that posted that information. I don't want to take away from anyone.

[TiredIronGRB]

Hey guys let's take all of this to the main P-38 thread...

[BadBob]

I found a solution for getting the nose gear door to shut when adding washers under the rear mounting tabs to correct the rake, if you move the door pull rod to the other side of the mounting tab it will allow the door to shut.

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Stock position.

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New position.

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What size washer did you use?

[TiredIronGRB]

What size washer did you use?

I think it was a 1/8" Bob.

[Oxotnik]

TI, this is a really great build/mod blog. Thank you for doing it. I have to admit that after reading all 7 pages, I am still a tad unclear about what mods have to be made to stock and FMS P-51 struts. Are you somehow grafting (for lack of a better word) the lower shock-absorbing end of the P-51 strut onto the base of a stock strut? I apologize if I'm being overly dense.

[TiredIronGRB]

I just updated my front strut so that the pin runs further down through the strut leg.