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This is a third version of Orange receivers which support telemetry data. First version was very bad , I could get telemetry data only up to 15 meters from me while flying my airplane.
Soon they released V2 of telemetry receivers claiming that telemetry data range is up to 500 meters. Well, I bought that one too. Telemetry range was improved but not as claimed. I could get maximum of 80 to 100 meters of telemetry data.
I have to point out that receiving signal range for control of the aircraft never was an issue either in V1 or V2 telemetry receivers, only telemetry data range.
This one is, so called, Long Range receiver, with control range up to 3.5 kilometres and telemetry data range up to 1 kilometre, at least that is what specification says.
And here is Part 1 of review. Unfortunately, at this time there is only 12 channel receiver available , either with S.BUS or CPPM output. I hope that if this performs well, HobbyKing will make 6, 7, 8 and 9 channell versions.
As I have been for 8 years in this hobby, I have used couple of different servo manufacturers for my foam airplanes.
Since there are a lot of cheap Chinese servos on the market, I made this video to help you decide which one to buy.
You can always play on safe and buy Hitec HXT900 servo, but these TowerPro SG90 are much cheaper and have the same quality as Hitec ones.
The problem is that there are a lot of bad copies on eBay and you have to be careful when buying the original ones.
So, check my video and here is the link on eBay from which I have purchased my servos last time:
When I first saw video on FliteTest about building this airplane and that it doesn't have any "hard" wing spar e.g. carbon rod or wooden spar, I was a little skeptic.
Then, friend of mine made one, and when I saw how it flies, I was suprised .
The other thing that amazed me is using a hot glue. I never used hot glue before for building depron airplanes, I used mostly UhuPor and 5 minute epoxy.
So I have decided to make one and give it a try.
After printing PDF plans and transfering parts to depron board I realized that this one will be finished very quickly.
As I saw on FliteTest page that there are couple of variations for canopy, I have decided to make Ripslinger version.
You can't find cardboard in my county, so those parts are just plain paper with printed colour on InkJet printer and then covered with transparent self adhesive film.
Rest of the model is not painted, but covered with covering film (like balsa airplanes). That was my idea to use covering film on depron, and it showed to be good choice, it gives more stiffness to the wings and the fuselage.
Final product looks like this:
I can recommend this design to any RC pilot, beginner or experienced, it is excellent design and awesome flyer.It is quite stable on windy days, and can perform aerobatic maneuvers as well as it can be perfect trainer.
I am using 3S 2200 mAh Battery which gives me around 8-10 minutes of flight.
H-King Composite North American P-51D MUSTANG 1200mm (47")
Well, I just love warbirds, there are couple of them in my hangar, all of them are foam models.
When this nice airplane was announced , I just said to myself that I've got to have it.
To say the truth, it is not cheap plane, you need to purchase all electronics, ESC, servos, motor, propeller, battery and have your own radio and receiver. It comes with servoless retract gears which is nice surprise. But it surprised me how well built the model itself is.
Starting from the fuselage, which is made of composite material and painted extremely nice, with all possible details, over to wings and control surfaces. One minor issue is that on some spots on the wing you will need a little ironining, but that is no big deal.
Unboxing:
Assembly
Getting it ready for flight takes some time, at least 2-3 full afternoons of work if you want to do everything right. Installation of servos take time, because you have to prepare servo mounts and glue them, glue CA hinges (yes all control surfaces are hinged with CA hinges) and do a little drilling and adjusting. And there is additional work to do, install servoless retracts which came with the kit. This is a kit which requires some knowledge about building airplane models.
Servos used for wings are Corona 929MG, you can fin them on HobbyKing.
Fuselage
Since fuselage is in one piece, there is not much to do except install servos, glue horizontal stabilizer and hinge control surfaces, but it also takes a lot of time. Of course, like on the wings, after gluing everything together, you still need to mount control horns and use supplied push rods to connect it with servo arms.
Now, after that you can install motor on provided motor mount. I had to use all spacers provided plus added some washers to set correct distance for propeller.
Suggested NTM Prop Drive 3548 1100kv which I used is worst choice possible. I only did maiden flight with that motor, and replaced it immediately, very poor quality motor which produces a lot vibrations. Here is video about that poor motor:
Don't buy it, better solution is Turnigy D3548/4 1100KV which I use now and can also be found on HobbyKing. Used propeller for this setup with 60A ESC is 11x6 carbon prop. I am flying it with 2200mAh 3S battery around 4 minutes, and with 3300mAh 3S battery around 6-7 minutes.
Servos used in fuselage are HK15148B Digital Servo also available from HobbyKing. Last part is canopy, it takes some time to cut canopy on marked line, I didn't glue the canopy but used 4 self tapping screws to fix it to fuselage
Maiden flight
I was alone at the field for maiden flight so all I could record is from onboard cam and static cam on the ground. But after one week friend of mine helped me with second flight, so I will put that video instead of maiden.
And what to say about this model ? It is sports scale model , so prepare that it is quite fast, not like foam models, but extremely stable and acrobatic. Build quality is excellent and I can suggest it to all warbird lovers.
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Well, they announce this series as high quality brushless motors, and I had a couple of different types from NTM series with same issues.
This motor is very bad, don't buy it!!
I have used it for my H-King Composite North American P-51D MUSTANG 1200mm (47") and only did maiden flight with it. It has a lot of vibrations, and when I disassembled the motor I could see why.
Bearings are unmatched with the shaft and there is too much of free space between shaft and bearing itself.
Replaced it with TurnigyD3548/4 1100KV motor which performs excellent.
I noticed that other customers had similar issues with these motor series so my suggestion is to avoid them.
Well, there is not much to say about this, I was waiting for weather to calm down a little.
Finally, sun came out and I have prepared to record maiden flight.
It was a windy day, but this model can manage that.
I had great help from friend of mine who flies mini quad racers, and he recorded great video by chasing me in the air.
Scratch build RC airplane tutorial - Part 3 - Paint
I thought that Part 3 will be maiden flight, but weather in Croatia didn't allow me to go at the field and make one.
So I have decided to do a simple paint job on this model.
Maiden flight will come very soon since it is recorded yesterday , and I need some time to put it all together.
First, let's do the canopy. Cut canopy from template and transfer it to any type of self adhesive covering you gave. I had blue one that fits just nice. Make sure that you cut mirrored canopy for the right side the other side
Let's continue by marking parts that will be painted with masking tape.
I have decided that I will paint only leading edges of the wing, wingtips and vertical stabilizer tip.
The best result you can achieve is by using paint roller.
Paint used is water based red paint. You can use any water based paint for making your airplane look nice.
You will need 2 layers of paint. Since this is water based paint, it dries pretty quick. Second layer can be applied after 30 minutes.
30 minutes after putting second layer of paint, remove the masking tape and your model is ready to dominate the sky.
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