A6M2 Zero
02-16-2005, 07:49 PM
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A6M2 Zero
well, I never had much success with the gws fighters or formosa on stock setups.... but having gone brushless, I decided to give it another go. here's my gws zero, done with the a6m2 scheme (too keep paint to a minimum 
) total weight so far 5.5 oz. I have a park370 with a 6.6:1 gearbox, CC10, TP 3s 860, GWS R4-N reciever and naro servos. guessing on 11-12 oz total. heres some pics of finished body.
) total weight so far 5.5 oz. I have a park370 with a 6.6:1 gearbox, CC10, TP 3s 860, GWS R4-N reciever and naro servos. guessing on 11-12 oz total. heres some pics of finished body.
02-18-2005, 05:57 AM
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RE: A6M2 Zero
thanks 
hopefully I can do the maiden flight tomorrow, weather isnt looking too friendly. might get a chance to try flying in a gym, but probably not a good place to test the Zero heres the pics of the finished plane. I tried to go for some nice scale touches.
hopefully I can do the maiden flight tomorrow, weather isnt looking too friendly. might get a chance to try flying in a gym, but probably not a good place to test the Zero heres the pics of the finished plane. I tried to go for some nice scale touches.
02-18-2005, 05:55 PM
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RE: A6M2 Zero
Testors Model Master. It doesnt seem to hurt the foam at all, and after you get a good base coat, you can use other paints over it to get a nice finish.
02-18-2005, 07:22 PM
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RE: A6M2 Zero
Big stamp on box: Not For Beginners 
fortunatly by now Im a super pro (hahaha) well that was interesting. Cloudy day, slight swirling breeze, but hey, Im crazy right? and I have all this available power.
First flight, ailerons were waaay too sensitive, dropped them to low rates but not much help; and elevator wasnt working right, think the balance was too far forward. (battery slipped a bit) decided to cut throttle and it dived like a rock, almost no elevator control. managed to hit the grass not too hard, wiped off the mud, moved the battery back and attached it better.
Second try, Much better! bumped ailerons back to high rate and elevator to low. Plane flew quite fast and smooth, but its very much a low wing plane. it felt a lot like my Rambler 45. tendency to suddenly snap if given too much elevator but other than that very nice. much better glide rate than expected, and stall test was pretty uneventful, but I might not have had enough room to really slow it all the way.... all in all, I was happy, but its certainly not a plane for learning.
fortunatly by now Im a super pro (hahaha) well that was interesting. Cloudy day, slight swirling breeze, but hey, Im crazy right? and I have all this available power. First flight, ailerons were waaay too sensitive, dropped them to low rates but not much help; and elevator wasnt working right, think the balance was too far forward. (battery slipped a bit) decided to cut throttle and it dived like a rock, almost no elevator control. managed to hit the grass not too hard, wiped off the mud, moved the battery back and attached it better.
Second try, Much better! bumped ailerons back to high rate and elevator to low. Plane flew quite fast and smooth, but its very much a low wing plane. it felt a lot like my Rambler 45. tendency to suddenly snap if given too much elevator but other than that very nice. much better glide rate than expected, and stall test was pretty uneventful, but I might not have had enough room to really slow it all the way.... all in all, I was happy, but its certainly not a plane for learning.
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RE: A6M2 Zero
by the way, final setup was:
Park 370 5400kv
6.6:1 gearbox with gws 1080 prop
CC 25
Kokam 3s 1500
Gws R4-N and 3 naro servos
AUW = 14.6 oz (measured on a funky hanging scale )
Park 370 5400kv
6.6:1 gearbox with gws 1080 prop
CC 25
Kokam 3s 1500
Gws R4-N and 3 naro servos
AUW = 14.6 oz (measured on a funky hanging scale
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