Official Flightline RC 1300mm Focke-Wulf TA-152H Thread

[cat5752]

I got mine today and it is pretty much assembled, just waiting on my receiver. I'm trying to figure out where to put the 'blue box'. I was thinking in the wing saddle, then run the pigtail forward and have it come out forward and below the battery tray. I'm hoping my receiver will fit down in that little pocket beind the engine. There is not a lot of internal room in this plane. I called MotionRC because I had no decal sheets or the decal for the spinner. Looking at some of the more recent photos, they are all Green so maybe Motion isn't putting it in the kit anymore?

[Bearcat]

Well after waiting for months I flew it and learned from the mistakes I made on the first plane, this plane is the Bomb! Flies better than expected and EXTREMELY happy that I gave it another chance to fly.

[Bearcat]

Well I bought another one this evening, I've seen a number of people say that the throws on the elevator is way too much and if that is the case that probably explains why mine stalled. So what is the best settings for elevator in ailerons for this plane so I don't end up destroying this one like the first one I had.

[WWIIP38]

Just finished putting mine together. Another nice plane from Motion RC!

[WWIIP38]

Just finished putting mine together. Another nice plane from Motion RC!

[SanExup]

Bearcat Ooof, sorry buddy! It.is a worthy.plane to have!

[Bearcat]

Bearcat So fun to fly, don't punch it, ease into the throttle and let it get up to speed before liftoff, you'll love it!

I got to love it for a whole 15 seconds before I lost it in the background of the trees but I will replace it sometime but for now I will work on my other planes.

[SanExup]

Bearcat So fun to fly, don't punch it, ease into the throttle and let it get up to speed before liftoff, you'll love it!

[Bearcat]

I got mine this week and I know I am late to the game on this bird but I hope to fly her soon or I will wait until late Summer when the weather around Ohio and Kentucky is better, less windy and stormy days!!

[Randy H]

I shimmed the landing gear so it would resemble the real airplane.

[Randy H]

Maiden'd my TA152 today, this is my second TA I stalled the first one a while back. Flew good but the ailerons are touchy so you don't need much, I flew on low rates. Used 4 cell 2500 50c packs and got about 5 minutes useful time. On takeoff you need to advance the throttle slowly and it rotates on half throttle. This model is quik and scoots right along. On landing I used one click of flaps and you need to keep the speed up or it may stall. I wanted to do the color scheme of yellow 1 but the markings were already applied for green 4, I may stripe these off at a later date. We fly on a paved runway and the wind with calm or right down the runway.

[SanExup]

I would think it would be a very fast model on 6s, and also look true to scale at speed. It was actually the first plane that I bought from MotionRC and attracted me to the company. (Which started a cascade of plane purchases from me.) I actually owned a Ta 152 that I flew on Nicad's and a speed 480, it was a rock with wings. But long beautiful wings!

One can dream, a 6s Ta-152 with lights, great retracts, how would it not fly great. It would probably sell great as well. Yes, the current version will bite you if you goose the throttle. But it is easily tamed. Once it's balanced well and you figure out the throttle it's actually fairly easy to fly. And looks awesome doing huge loops and cuban 8's.

It rolls well too. The factory throws on the elevator were ridiculous, even low rates are too much if I remember correctly. But I do switch to high rates for the ailerons, but not on takeoff and landing. You can't get away with scraping a tip with this plane. Fortunately I haven't yet but my old TA I repaired regularly from that, it was the early 90's, no gear, retracts were a fantasy still.

We are experiencing the best days of model aviation right now!

[RobWetterholtJr]

I agree. A 6S sized/powered Ta-152 would be a very interesting model. I can't see how it wouldn't be a pleasant flyer.

[SanExup]

It truly is one of my favorite planes. And I wish they made a 2m version. It would be one of the coolest large warbirds out there.

[RobWetterholtJr]

Update: Motion RC made right on my faulty retract unit. I was very happy with the customer service they provided. I followed RC Geek's lead and put two small pieces of sheet styrene in the retracts units so the struts don't hang vertically but have a slight inward cant to them, like the real one did.

Maidened her two weekends ago at the field and was impressed with her performance. I'm using a 3S 3700 mAh pack so she's a little heavier in the nose but that's OK to me.

She motors around pleasantly with the throttle around half to two-thirds...flights in excess of seven minutes are a piece of cake.

The only suggestion I have to those thinking about buying this model is to be very careful with the throttle/rudder on your takeoff roll. If you cob the power on she'll talk back...a smooth opening of the throttle and a simultaneous working of the rudder is required for straight takeoffs and climbouts. After my maiden I flew four flights and found that she loved breaking ground a few clicks above half-throttle, there was absolutely no need to make a full-power takeoff.

I am very pleased with this model and look forward to many more flights with it. A very cool addition to the fleet and one that isn't normally seen at the club.

[RobWetterholtJr]

Un-packaged my "new" Ta152H last night, delivered by FedEx earlier in the day (Order # 669087 if anyone from MotionRC pays attention to these threads). Was a Christmas gift from my wife that she had patiently waited for to be back in stock.

All markings applied, very poorly I might add! (Weren't we supposed to be able to customize the markings with a decal sheet? None supplied...) Strike one. Wing halves fit was poor at best. Massive gap between the halves (I pressed on and epoxied the wings and associated parts together so I could assemble the model thinking I could overlook this imperfection). Strike two. This evening (I've haven't even had the airplane for 48 hours!) the left landing gear retract lunched itself after a few actuations. Strike three. (Left landing gear assemblies are out of stock at the moment.)

To say I am highly frustrated would be an understatement...and she hasn't even flown yet! I haven't even gotten through bench-testing for cryin' out loud.

The fact that the markings were already applied is highly suspect to me, really hoping I didn't get someone else's lemon that was cleverly re-packaged and passed off as new...I really hope MotionRC will make this right.

Neat looking model, was excited to give it a shot.

[Mrdronenut]

Maiden in the bag. Flew on a 5000mah 3s. Installed a Lemon rx with stabilizer. Landed with 4.03 per cell aftrr around 4 minutes.
Great flying plane.

[SanExup]

Mrdronenut I love this plane! One of my favorites if not my favorite to fly. Correct CG is crucial and pinning the tail. It flies great on 3s 2200 and 3300. And on 4s 2200 and 2500. Also, I take off with about 50% throttle rather than fight the torque. It flies great and takeoffs and landings aren't an issue if you're methodical. Grass may be more difficult, I fly from dirt.

Check out the RcGeeks review of this plane. Also the elevator throws in the book are too much. I'm pretty sure I used the book low rate for my high rate with some expo.

[Mrdronenut]

Hello to all!!!
I'm new to this group,as I'm trading for one of these today.
I plan on using my pile of 3s batteries to fly her,and was wondering if anyone has any input on how she behaves on 3s.
Thanks in advance for your help

[walkerm45]

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