TF FW190 GIANT ARF
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the fg 84 sounds great and looks like it flys the FW very well Kwik. thanks for the tail weight info Reverend.
I am working on cowl mods for the EME 70cc twin adventure.
6 inches of snow and cold wet weather is giving me a good excuse to stay inside and work on it.
I am working on cowl mods for the EME 70cc twin adventure.
6 inches of snow and cold wet weather is giving me a good excuse to stay inside and work on it.
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And here is the maiden flight of Totto's Fw 190 with Saito FG-84;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xi...e_gdata_player
I dont know, but something tells me the combination of TF's 190 and the FG-84 must be one of the best ARF combinations you can get nowadays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xi...e_gdata_player
I dont know, but something tells me the combination of TF's 190 and the FG-84 must be one of the best ARF combinations you can get nowadays.
Roger
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Thanks for the info. Mine was slightly tail heavy, not by much, maidened it that way actually, but I've since added a few ounces to the nose to get it in range. I was just curious about others experiences. It flew pretty good considering, right until I started having motor problems, which actually turned out to be a bad throttle servo. I think I have everything sorted out for a re-maiden this weekend.
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Thanks for the info. Mine was slightly tail heavy, not by much, maidened it that way actually, but I've since added a few ounces to the nose to get it in range. I was just curious about others experiences. It flew pretty good considering, right until I started having motor problems, which actually turned out to be a bad throttle servo. I think I have everything sorted out for a re-maiden this weekend.
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Thanks, I will, but fairly certain it was the servo. The throttle and choke were the only servos that I re-used from my Weeks when it got updated, and while it had an issue with one, I was fairly certain that i had it narrowed down to the extension being the issue, not the servo. Guess that was incorrect, but thats the reason that only those two controls got used servos On them. Anyway, replaced it and cut the lead this time. I've since ran it for about 10-15 minutes and the issue is gone. Should be good to go.
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Been working on mine most of the winter here. Standard build with air retracts and DLE-55. This will be my first plane of this size but looking forward to getting her finished up. Still have to put in the tail retract, but was anxious to put a coat of paint on before spring.
I am doing a variant of Yellow 17 for my FW.
I am doing a variant of Yellow 17 for my FW.
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Hello friends, I am assembling my FW, I am testing the electric retracts and when I raise the right retract the Wheel is just touching at the front of the wheel hole in the win . What should I do, file the 6 retract to next drill bit that will pass the actual holes, in that manner I can move the retract back before adjusting the screws. The one in the left wing works perfect.
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Erwin
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Hello friends, I am assembling my FW, I am testing the electric retracts and when I raise the right retract the Wheel is just touching at the front of the wheel hole in the win . What should I do, file the 6 retract to next drill bit that will pass the actual holes, in that manner I can move the retract back before adjusting the screws. The one in the left wing works perfect.
Regards
Erwin
Regards
Erwin
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I had two good flights, for the most part, this weekend. I say for the most part, because on flight number two, the right retract did not retract all the way up. I tried cycling it a few times in the air with the same result. It did however lower and lock back fine for another perfect landing. So, After getting home, I pulled the cover and see what appears to be a broken piece on the retract mechanism. Not sure how that could have happened (must have been a defect), because like I say, my three landings so far, were perfect. Oh well, sent it off to Robart, since it should be covered. Besides that though, two great flights with little trim added, for a total of three, and as I said, with three perfect landings. I can already tell this is a great flying plane and I am going to enjoy it very much.
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Hello friends, I am assembling my FW, I am testing the electric retracts and when I raise the right retract the Wheel is just touching at the front of the wheel hole in the win . What should I do, file the 6 retract to next drill bit that will pass the actual holes, in that manner I can move the retract back before adjusting the screws. The one in the left wing works perfect.
Regards
Erwin
Regards
Erwin
It is close to where they are 90 degrees angled into the mechanism.
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Ok, thank you Jason and Kwik,
This clamping bolt on top of the retract leg isthe way to make the wheel s to tip out about 2 degrees for better tracking??
I will install a DLE 61 cc, what prop will make itfaster 22 x 12 or 23x 10 wood type like Xoar.
Best regards
Erwin
This clamping bolt on top of the retract leg isthe way to make the wheel s to tip out about 2 degrees for better tracking??
I will install a DLE 61 cc, what prop will make itfaster 22 x 12 or 23x 10 wood type like Xoar.
Best regards
Erwin
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Ok, thank you Jason and Kwik,
This clamping bolt on top of the retract leg isthe way to make the wheel s to tip out about 2 degrees for better tracking??
I will install a DLE 61 cc, what prop will make itfaster 22 x 12 or 23x 10 wood type like Xoar.
Best regards
Erwin
This clamping bolt on top of the retract leg isthe way to make the wheel s to tip out about 2 degrees for better tracking??
I will install a DLE 61 cc, what prop will make itfaster 22 x 12 or 23x 10 wood type like Xoar.
Best regards
Erwin
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And here is the maiden flight of Totto's Fw 190 with Saito FG-84;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xi...e_gdata_player
I dont know, but something tells me the combination of TF's 190 and the FG-84 must be one of the best ARF combinations you can get nowadays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xi...e_gdata_player
I dont know, but something tells me the combination of TF's 190 and the FG-84 must be one of the best ARF combinations you can get nowadays.
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This will help, and is what I did to mine.
That's what I'm running, Xoar 22x10 CF, and it's still a little rich for break in.
The DLE55 will make this plane plenty fast with a 22X10 Xoar prop... The guys who race giant scale at my flight line use APC 20X15 T6 racing props in Zenoah G62's... For me it's too fast for this bird... Stick with the Xoar 22X10 (will wind the motor out more) or a 24X10 for 6700RPM...
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FW190 brethren... After 321 flights total and over 200 flights on a replacement wing, the TF GS FW190 wing has finally had it... I noticed several new "cracks" in the leading edge, lower center board, and root after a weekend of flying at the OEAF Spring Scale Fly-in last weekend...
I ended up peeling the wing and found that the sheeting is lifting from all the glue joints, top and bottom, and that the ribs in the root are very soft now... It's going to require a serious rebuild.
Luckily I had a spare wing from TowerHobbies (I love the scratch and dent section) and have transplanted the gear and servos to the new wing. I had to fabricate the joiner and alignment niblets but all is good!
I'm trying to decide if I'm going to buy the decal sheet or paint the crosses on the wing... hmmm... what to do? what to do???
I ended up peeling the wing and found that the sheeting is lifting from all the glue joints, top and bottom, and that the ribs in the root are very soft now... It's going to require a serious rebuild.
Luckily I had a spare wing from TowerHobbies (I love the scratch and dent section) and have transplanted the gear and servos to the new wing. I had to fabricate the joiner and alignment niblets but all is good!
I'm trying to decide if I'm going to buy the decal sheet or paint the crosses on the wing... hmmm... what to do? what to do???