Official FMS 1400mm P-40B Warhawk Thread

[Grossman56]

I did the mod after seeing CB's fly at Nefi last year. Got Ryan's old motor and a five minute job and she was installed! The hardest part was getting the old ESC to slide out, that's how easy it was. The difference is great, looks much more scale and handles very well.
I tried something a bit different when I weathered this one. RC Jet Dude Steve mentioned something about taking extremely watered down black/brown paint and wiping it over the wings, gives it that 'been out in the rain' look. Silver paint along the panel lines and wherever she gets some damage due to flight.
I get some great comments on how she looks, they usually end with 'for a warbird' What the heck does that mean!!
BTW, Callie's tigers are much more authentic looking.


Grossman56

[F106DeltaDart]

Hey Delta I look forward to seeing it in October at Grapevine.

I’ll try to have it there. There is going to have to be some serious strategy involved with packing the car.. Looking forward to seeing you there again!

Gotta do the 1500 Razorback motor See post #28 and post #34 :Cool:

Thanks Charlie! Wishing I hadn’t sold off the stock motor from my P-47 now..

[OV10]

Just picked up this bird on sale today. Have heard many good things, and couldn’t resist it. Will be a nice upgrade from the little 980mm version. Any must do mods for it?

Gotta do the 1500 Razorback motor See post #28 and post #34 :Cool:

[andrew_flyguy]

Absolutely gorgeous work on the weathering!!

[farmflyer]

Hey Delta I look forward to seeing it in October at Grapevine.

[F106DeltaDart]

Just picked up this bird on sale today. Have heard many good things, and couldn’t resist it. Will be a nice upgrade from the little 980mm version. Any must do mods for it?

[rifleman_btx]

Very nice indeed

[Grossman56]

Thanks Boomer, one of my favorites

Grossman56

[boomer108]

Looks beautiful Gman!

[Grossman56]

Rebuilt!!



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[Grossman56]

Back to the thread subject. I had my P-40 auger in at Nefi last year and it was the topic of conversation as to what exactly happened. I lost sight of it for a second as another pilot inadvertently blocked my line of vision for maybe a second or two. When I stepped back to regain visual, I was in a turn, but now she was going nose down without enough time to correct.
UGLY!
Before shots


After shots were not so nice, so I made a project out of it!!
Back in the air again with new wings and fuse, actually, the only original parts are the vertical and horizontal stabs, the cockpit/battery hatch and the wheel covers. Swapped out the 650 for a 6s out of Ryan's ex Thunderbolt (the story has been told and the legend has increased)
This time, I left out the gyro and she flies just as well without it.

Grossman56

[Grossman56]

I love the movie, but not for Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin won an Academy award for that performance and it was well deserved. To his credit, he didn't run down the PresidentLOL, but said that there was a horse somewhere in Arizona that deserved the award as much as he did, gotta love it!

Grossman56

[boomer108]

Like that Huh??
Cat Ballou took place in Wyoming, a fictional city called Wolf City, appropriate!!

Grossman56

Lee Marvin is a great actor, but I won't watch anything with Jane Fonda in it.

[bobtheman]

Thanks for the feedback very helpful

[Hardway]

Very sexy! Haven’t seen that movie in years! :Smug:

[Grossman56]

Like that Huh??
Cat Ballou took place in Wyoming, a fictional city called Wolf City, appropriate!!

Grossman56

[OV10]

Hey Gman............nice makeover :Scared:

[fhhuber]

Small flap deflection adds a safety margin at low speed. It will act to ensure the wing stalls in the center before the wingtips which makes a spin less likely.

While not really needed for most models... its not a bad idea to use low deflection flaps for takeoff.

[Grossman56]

Landing flap setting is all the way, correct, and 15 degrees of T/O flap, looks like a quarter inch deflection from the wing. T/O is more for realism than anything, I don't even use it any more and definitely not needed if there is any head wind. Blasted (smooth throttle advancement) mine off with her 6s system yesterday and was in the air in ten feet or so it seemed, just beware of the prop torque pulling the plane to the left.

Grossman56

[bobtheman]

Thank you all for the good advise...so to make sure I have got it. Full is as far as it will go. the take off flaps just go half of full..is that right?