66carsandguitars

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Hello! Would like to join the P-40 Brotherhood. Proud owner of several Eflite P-40's and a Top Flite 60 P-40. Bill at 66carsandguitars in Clinton, Michigan, GOOD 'OL U.S of A!!!

djjr

Hi i am new at this forum, i like to join the brotherhood.
this is a nice topic much verry nice pictures tips.

I have build an Topflite P40 kit.



I have a build log at a Dutch forum: ( I live in the Netherlands)

http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/threads...e-1-6m.218410/

I also have a Kyosho P40 ARF. No picture jet it is still in the box.

Tommy_Gun

Here's my newest warbird racer from an old Kyosho arf.
Modded and reinforced for the task while running a YS115 warbird special on 60% nitro with an apc 13.5x13.5. Last time out the radar gun had her at 160+mph

RBean

I had a kit built gold addition P-40 that I got in a trade. When I got it, it had fixed gear and a .91 FS. I flew it once in that configuration. Ok, it would fly and the landing was not too bad at about 10.5 to 11 lbs (don't remember exactly). Now you can't have a fixed gear P-40 so I added Century Jet Retracts. So added weight of retracts, air tank, control valve and servo. So all this added weight needs more power as the .91 was barely enough, so added an OS 120 FS. Now this turkey weighted over 12.5 lbs. Take off required extreme care. Had to hold right rudder even after airborne until speed builds up. Needed to hold right rudder going up and left rudder going down. If one tried to turn too tight it had a tendency to snap out of the turn. In landing had to keep speed up with shallow banks. I almost lost it on a turn to final, but recovered with about two feet to spare. To put it bluntly, it was exhausting to fly the plane. Some how I managed over 100 flights on this plane without crashing it. Finally decommissioned and took hardware out of it and sold airframe. I have finished assembling a Top Flite 60 size P-40 ARF with a DLE 20. It weights 11.4 lbs. I hope it flys better than the turkey.

LDM

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I think you will be real happy Bean, I have nothing but good things about the gold edition ARF .

91zulu

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Lol, now thats the spirit. You should try the big stuff now that you have all that training you might find a 90 inch more relaxing..Lol..

papajohnf

I have a Nitro Planes P40 60 size Fuselage and need a set of prints for the tail and main wing can anybody help. Also I would like to join the group

papajohnf

I have a Nitro Planes P40 60 size Fuselage and need a set of prints for the tail and main wing can anybody help. Also I would like to join the group

gregandhollie

You probably have the 73" 140 sized plane. I saw your other posts mentioning a 63" wing. Nitroplanes had 50 and 140 sized P-40's as far as I'm aware. The 50 sized plane was a 54" wing. If you're in doubt measure your fuselage and let us know the length.

I have the instructions for mine but I don't believe they came with any sort of plans since it was an ARF. My ARF was complete but I got it secondhand.

Mine's together now and ready to maiden as long as the new engine runs. If it would help for scratch building I could give some wing measurements as far as thickness and width. I'm not sure if there are any other P-40's in that size that you could build a wing from their plans, but you may be able to scale another plane's wing up or down to meet or come close to the 73".

papajohnf

My fuselage is 40.5 inches long from nose to tail minus cowl I hope that helps

gregandhollie

You must have the 50 sized plane then if it's Nitroplanes. Mine measures 54" from the front of the fuse to the back of the vertical stabilizer.

Maybe a red box Top Flite P-40 wing could be adapted? There would plenty of plans out there for that wing. There were some issues with the 50 sized Nitroplanes P-40 being unflyable from what I remember, maybe a Top Flite wing would be better anyway.

papajohnf

I looked on the nitorplane web site and it is diffidently a nitro 60 size with a 63.3 inch wing span http://www.nitroplanes.com/p40warhawk.html

LDM

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Ok a couple facts .
The 63" version shown is not a CMP( China Model products ) . It was sold by Nitro PLanes ( rebranded ) from the original release of Hobby People under the Model Tech brand. I have that version stripped uncovered. It's one of those unfinished projects that I simple lost interest in.
The CMP version as Greg stated is 54" and 73" . The easiest way to know for sure is that CMP used a glass fueslage and Model Tech used an all wood fuse, there is no comparison between the two.
The version that I am reffering to as Model Tech used P51 style landing gear vs P40 style on what was otherwise a nice looking P40 . In addition the plane did not have split flaps. I started to bash my wings by changing the retract position and adding flaps and that is where I left them.
My plane has a 90 size two stroke installed a few servos and its been sitting unfinished. P40ties ARFs were somewhat rare back then and then the market was flooded with new better offerings.
As a result I picked up the Top Flight Gold Edition ARF because it has everything I wanted as well as the VQ Version.

gregandhollie

Thanks, LDM. I had CMP on the brain and didn't realize they had also sold the 60 sized plane. Didn't mean to steer anybody in the wrong direction.

papajohnf

would you be interested in making drawing of the ribs and tail surfaces or sell me the the project minus the gear and motor?

rickman2k

Glad I've found this site. I've got a TF Gold P-40. I got this one over 10 years ago and was in the process of covering it when I had a stroke. Over the past years it's been collecting dust in the shed, just got it out a few weeks ago. It's in good shape, the balsa sheeting on the top of the wings was pretty bubbly, water damage from a fire 8 years ago. Found this site looking for things I needed to do, things to change, etc. One thing I changed after reading the post here was to swap out the aileron bellcranks to servos.


I'd like to be in the P-40 Brotherhood please.

LDM

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Papa john, send me a PM with an email , I will send you pics and then let me know where I would have to ship the item.
Then we can see what it would be to ship, thanks . I can send you refferances on RCU and eBay , AAA seller at all times .
LDM

rickman2k

? has Warbirdrcer passed to the overhead flying field ? Not posted since July 2015

LDM

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Greg no worries buddy just trying to help

rickman2k

can someone give me the in's and out's of the Robart 90 degree retracks for a p-40 ? I've got the smaller P-40 by TopFlight ? Mainly, due they suck and need to be tossed and should I be using the 100 degree ones ?

the #615's

OK, Tower Hobbies says they are the 100 degree ones, the other half the question, are Robart retracks problematic ?

w1nd6urfa

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#615's are OK if your landings are good, they will not take much abuse

RBean

I can tell you the Robart 810RS 100 degree 60 sized electric retracts are NO GOOD. I discuss in a thread re the Robart electrics. The air version of the Robart 810 100 degree retracts are ok.

Lifer

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Assuming we are still talking about the .60-size P-40, the Sierras I have been using are trouble free after 6 plus years. They do cost as much as the ARF itself, however.

LDM

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For the smaller red box P40 go to Motion RC , 1700mm Corsair section , buy the FMS retracts for that plane. They will work way better then the 615 and last longer. The FMS corsair comes in at 11lbs thru 14lbs so the weight will not be an issue with the Red Box P40 you can even get a tail wheel !

gregandhollie

Finally, after three years and two engines this thing is ready to maiden. CMP P-40 with a DLE 30, first engine run today after giving up on the AGM engine I started with. After the first few flights I'll put the guns, gear fairings, cowl and canopy on and get some paint on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q-YDdpw2hY