I am a little on the fence and everytime I look at one plane, I look at another that may be more interesting. Anyhow, I am looking for a good quality warbird. I love the looks of the corsair, spitfire, and mustang but there are a lot to choose from. In terms of brands, it sounds like the order from bottom to top goes Dynam, FMS, Freewing with flightline coming in somewhere between FMS and Freewing while maybe being equal to Freewing. So, I am taking an unofficial pole. What is the best flying warbird for the money? good quality, good flight characteristics and speed are probably the main things I am looking for. I do have my eye on the flightline spitfire but then I look at the dynam corsair and it seems you get a lot for your money with that plane, and I wouldn't have to buy new batteries since I already have 2 4s 2200 Mah. I will pay extra for a better plane but only if I will love it.
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The 980mm FMS airplanes are excellent value for the money. Fast and slow, they are good on 3S or 4S and are pretty detailed. For best overall prop warbird, I would say the 1400mm FMS P-40B is at the top. If you are interested in jet warbirds, the Freewing 80mm F-86 is the best all around flyer for sure. -
Thanks, yeah I looked at the 1400 mm p40 before only now, I am going to look at it closer. Definitely more money but a lot of posts stating it is the best warbird. It might be worth it for me to spend the extra money.Comment
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Hands down, the Eflite 1.2m T-28 Trojan (BNF). Freaking awesome model and worth every penny of the purchase ! Read the reviews, the thrilled owners speak volumes ;)If your pack's not swellin, you're not gellin ...Comment
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I have/had both the FW and 1400 FMS P-51s..to me I liked the FMS the best..until I crashed it..still have the FW though, and I do enjoy flying it...but enjoy the 1700mm even more so.www.TSHobbies.com
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First thing to keep in mind is how much flight experience do you ? I can tell you if this is the first low wing attempt be prepared they do handle different . If this is your first low wing don't invest too much into it . Maybe consider the Dynam for the cost they are fun to fly and still use your 4s batteries . I have the corsair it's fun as is the Focke Wulf .
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I would consider myself an intermediate pilot. I mostly fly acrobatic planes, and I have a mini mustang that I built from flitetest and it flies like it is on rails. It is a slightly different experience then with an acrobatic plane. I liked flying it so much I wanted to start to get into the warbird and then maybe even pilon racing planes. I have been thinking of the dynams because they are so reasonable and I have the C188 from Dynam and really like it. The only issue is that for $30 more, you can get the fligtline planes which I am hearing really good things about lately. Many of the other suggestions are great but they are twice the cost.Comment
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I can certainly vouch for the FL P-38 ..its a great flyer!www.TSHobbies.com
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remember the smaller the plane the harder it will be to see what its doing if u go too far downwind etc...all the 1400mm planes are good but I like the fms t28 in red and white...easy to see and larger then some at 55 inches and a fast but gentle flyerComment
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Well the other thing I didn't mention is that our field is grass and I love the idea of retracts. only problem is that I am not sure the 1200mm planes will be big enough for grass takeoffs, I also like using flaps which puts the dynams out of the picture, so I may be stuck paying $350 plus unless someone could tell me if the flightline planes do ok taking off of grass.Comment
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Get a Dynam PBY Catalina, easy to fly and loves grass runways.Comment
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FMS Trojan since you already have 4s. Worst choice is Corsair because its the hardest to fly/takeoff/land. Best choice for performance advanced warbird is Mustang. Spitfire flies great, its the ground handling and landing due to the narrow width gear placement.Comment
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so it looks like I am between freewing and fms mustangs (dynams don't have flaps and I really like to show how the planes can fly slow like I do with my C188). I am also considering the FMS p40 warhawk (1400mm) but that is a little extra money. If I would have done this about a month or so ago, it would have been a no brainer as the Freewing Iron Ass mustangs were on clearance. Too bad I missed that one.
I noticed that the current Freewing is slightly less expensive then the FMS and it comes with a sound module and from everything I have read, the Freewing retracts are much better then FMS. Thoughts?Comment
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That is what is confusing me because I love my C188 (Orange) which apparently you like them too. I actually think Dynam is the best bang for the buck and I am more of the type of person who likes having a lot of planes. I could literally get 2 dynam warbirds for the price of 1 FMS or Freewing.Comment
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Dynams fly really light due to their light wing loading. I have 5 none with flaps and they all float in on approach better than some of my other planes with flaps. They are cheaper than some other brands but Dynam planes do all require a little extra work but nothing that is too difficult to do. I really like them and will buy more.Comment
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How could ya tell? Hehehe! I flew his Corsair for the maiden flight since he was just learning at the time. I was leery of having no flaps as at the time I had an FMS P-51 and that needed flaps to slow down for the landing but when I brought the Corsair in it surprised me by how much it floated in on the landing. Anyways, it might be a good option. :)LaurenComment
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If you do decide to go with a Dynam, just beware of the retracts. They are not the most reliable, especially from grass. And in lower temperatures (less than 40 F) they might go up, but not back down. Also, the Dynam airplanes generally do not have as scale of an outline as the Freewing or FMS airplane. This might not be a big deal for you, but it is one of the main reasons I don't own a Dynam warbird. I would also second the recommendation of the FMS 1450 P-51. I have had mine for 3 years (V7) and it's still going strong on the original retracts flying entirely off grass. It was also my first plane with retracts, so it has stood up to plenty of less than perfect landings. The flight characteristics are excellent, but it is slower and has less vertical performance than the new P-40B.Comment
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As far as temperatures are concerned, I live in Florida, so it shouldn't be an issue too much. I am not as concerned of the scale details as much as the basic feel of the plane. The other issue is that I already have 2200 4cell batteries that I use for the C188 and most dynam warbirds would not require any additional purchase. if I were to go with the p40 which seems to have the best performance/speed of the bunch, I am looking at a total cost of almost $500 (after batteries) vs $170.Comment
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