Official FlightLine RC 1200mm F8F-1 Bearcat Thread

[axerhand1976]

I used an admiral 4000 (the new version) and still needed 3 oz up front to get the c/g. one more thing for anyone like me who live at high elevation(im at 5400 feet) get the high speed motor when you buy the plane you will thank me later. I had to fly wot the whole flight anything below 85% the plane started down. I will be buying the upgrade motor when im done here. one question on that do I need to upgrade the esc or not? thx glenn

[Mikeinlutz]

MRC sent new plastic gear doors and the bottom assembly. How to get the old one out, is it glued in, epoxy, ??? With a 4s 4000mah all the way forward, it took 3 oz of lead to balance place behind the fake engine in the front of the plane. Is this normal?
Also waiting on pics of magnet placement to close the gear door before i pry out the old ones.

[Pauly]

I to myself would like to see it a little bigger as many have said earlier, but from the way it looks like flys and handles I see a future Bearcat in my hanger.

[rifleman_btx]

Indeed, but I dare say you made a wise choice. :Cool:

[axerhand1976]

well my wallet just got a lot smaller. just bought the fliteline 1600mm spitfire and this bearcat. it was hard to choose between the seafury and the bearcat …..

[axerhand1976]

as I was looking through this thread I came to a post about the foam hinges, it showed a pic with foam and pin hinges , on motion's website for the plane it shows that only the flap have a live hinge, but does the rest of the plane have a live hinge's on the control surfaces? thx

[axerhand1976]

thx guys.

[fieldofdreamsflyer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9114eS8Hh4w

When I got mine 2nd Bearcat I put a retractable tail wheel in it, while it was cool didnt help with the cg and had to add lots of weight in the nose

[borntoolate]

Same. 4S 4000 all the way up front.

Bob

[TiredIronGRB]

I use a 4S 4000mAh all the way forward.

[Grossman56]

so is the stated cg correct? I was thinking of using a 4500mah since a lot of you guys said it needs weight up front ight as well be more time then lead.

One pictures says a thousand words...….

[Grossman56]

Yep, the way to go!
Personally, I have an A3L in mine as well, running an 85A Mantis ESC I added one tab of weight to the back end of the fuselage to help balance her out. I run Admiral 4000's in her, old and new. The ESC cables a really short, one of the minuses of a Mantis ESC and the battery has to go back to the cross member to give a good CG, so the trick is to plug the battery in and let the A3L sync up, then slide the battery into position and strap her down, I have two straps on mine.
Now this is the way to fly a Bearcat!!
The verticals are amazing and the aerobatics are huge. Big fat loops, no problem.
The beauty of it is that she doesn't lose and slow flight characteristics either, still very docile to land. I have at least two if not more guys hooked on her at our field.

Before I painted the spinner nut yellow.



Grossman56

[borntoolate]

OH!!! Well, I just happen to have a couple of those with ESC's too!!!! That should be pretty spectacular!!! Thanks Charlie! :Cool:

I put this set-up, 4258-650, in 3 of my Bearcats. Two are the FL 1200mm Bearcat and the other is my 11Hobby Bearcat. Paired with the prop from the 1400mm Corsair, they definitely improve the performance!

If I remember correctly, I am using the 70 amp FMS ESC in all 3.

Bob

[Hardway]

OH!!! Well, I just happen to have a couple of those with ESC's too!!!! That should be pretty spectacular!!! Thanks Charlie! :Cool:

[OV10]

What bird is the 650 coming off G-Man?? Sounds like fun!!!

It's the FMS 4258-650kV motor from the P-40B

[Hardway]

Strange..........
Might be the perfect airframe to install a 650 kv into.
That and the 1400 mm Corsair prop work amazingly!

Grossman56

What bird is the 650 coming off G-Man?? Sounds like fun!!!

[Hardway]

I put the 4000 battery all the way forward as well but it was still tail heavy. I didn't put any weight in my first Bearcat but this new one needed the extra nose weight.

I had to add 6 ounces to the cowl interior. Epoxied around the dummy radial out of sight. It seemed like a lot, but it balanced exactly on the CG, slightly (3 degrees) nose down... Flies absolutely great. I am using Admiral 4000 packs. 4S. Warbirds like the Bearcat will eat your lunch if they are tail heavy... I like Grossman's solution of more power up front instead of lead!!! :Cool:

[axerhand1976]

so is the stated cg correct? I was thinking of using a 4500mah since a lot of you guys said it needs weight up front ight as well be more time then lead.

[fieldofdreamsflyer]

I had one of these at one time and then this happened and made me very sad :Crying:

[hotrod23t]

BEARCAT gear doors are just a pin and two magnets on each door 1 to hold it open and 1 to hold it closed make sure ll your magnets are there..no linkage to adj.