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Originally posted by themudduck View PostI am using a 3600, with no tail weights, and I have a 1-inch chunk of foam behind the battery to keep it from slipping backwards.
I am using the 55-60 point and I find that it flies very well-balanced there (as determined by flight testing for balance).
You can use a bigger battery, and use the tail weights, but you guys are flying a heavier plane at the same balance point. That provides advantages and disadvantages, and consequences.
Heavier planes need more power and penetrate the wind better (higher wing loading). But they crash harder as well.
Personally I've always felt that lighter is better. That's my mantra. OmmmmmmmmmmmmmmJust let me fly so I may be free
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I know this might have been brought up already but here goes I took my B-26 to the flying field today but didn't fly it because the retracts were not cooperating. When I plugged in the battery and I waited for the gear to initialize just 2 would work and a several seconds later the 3rd gear initialized before it extended and when retracting it had the same issue. After several cycles of the gear they worked ok but I was worried that the gear would not work in flight. It was in the mid 60s today so I don't think the temperature was to blame. I really don't want to modify another brand of gear into my plane but it might come to that. Any thoughts?
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Dynam retracts have always been intermittent. The cooler it gets, the more intermittent. Even in warm temps, they sometimes don't work. Once near freezing, they are more likely to not work at all. Since I replaced mine with retracts from old, dead planes (FMS, Freewing), they work all the time regardless of temperature outside. Yours has proven to be temperamental. I wouldn't trust them even in the summer months. I've done many belly landings because they stopped working when it came time to land.
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You might want to take a look at the retracts from the Durafly line at HobbyKing. They seem to be the same design but not the same control board. I took one of the retracts from an old Vampire and transplanted the mounting plate from the stock B26 nose retract and then the whole strut assembly over and it all worked. The holes for the mounting plate is the same. Unfortunately, the Vampire part is not in stock and you have to buy all 3 but if you're looking for a complete replacement, this might not be a bad way to go. You can also look at other Durafly plane parts and see if you can buy just a single retract.
See the similarities ............................................
Vampire ...............
B-26 ..................................
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Originally posted by quitcherbitchen View PostWhich Freewing? My nose gear only works every third try. Are they direct drop in?
Wag727 used E-flite 15-20's and it sounded like they fit without too much trouble. Probably not the cheapest way to go but if they're not a lot of fuss...
I've been hoping he would post how they worked out and maybe a photo of the nose gear.
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Originally posted by xviper View PostYou might want to take a look at the retracts from the Durafly line at HobbyKing. They seem to be the same design but not the same control board. I took one of the retracts from an old Vampire and transplanted the mounting plate from the stock B26 nose retract and then the whole strut assembly over and it all worked. The holes for the mounting plate is the same. Unfortunately, the Vampire part is not in stock and you have to buy all 3 but if you're looking for a complete replacement, this might not be a bad way to go. You can also look at other Durafly plane parts and see if you can buy just a single retract.
See the similarities ............................................
Vampire ...............
B-26 ..................................
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So I got my Maruader today and overall I'm stoked to have a new plane. It did have some shipping rash but nothing too major. What erks the hell out of me are the sloppy glued on engine nacelles gapped seams and just misfitting. They dont even lay flush with the wing requiring sanding and gap fill. Even the magnets on the cockpit hatch and top wing cover are not flush causing gaps. Looks like I got a project plane needing some adjustments, cutting, gap fill, sanding and painting to do.
It's just said to spend good money and have issues like this
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Originally posted by Saltydawg View PostSo I got my Maruader today and overall I'm stoked to have a new plane. It did have some shipping rash but nothing too major. What erks the hell out of me are the sloppy glued on engine nacelles gapped seams and just misfitting. They dont even lay flush with the wing requiring sanding and gap fill. Even the magnets on the cockpit hatch and top wing cover are not flush causing gaps. Looks like I got a project plane needing some adjustments, cutting, gap fill, sanding and painting to do.
It's just said to spend good money and have issues like this
We are hoping that Dynam will fix some (or most) of these issues when they bring out the P61 (uses the same motors, props, and landing gear). Motion is working on that.Marc flies FW & FL: AL37, MiG-29, T45,F4, A4, A10, F104 70 and 90, P38, Dauntless SBD, Corsair, B17, B24, B26 & P61, Lipp.P19, ME262, Komets, Vampire, SeaVixen, FMS Tigercat, FOX Glider & Radian XL.
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