http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=EFL4800

Note, if this is a repost, I apologize

I'm still quite new to RC flying, but this looks nice. Seems like it would make a good 3rd plane for me. I was going to get a Hangar 9 P51 PTS as my 3rd, but I knew I was pushing my skills with a plane like that. This looks tamer. I like the size, and it seems to come with lots of good stuff including the lipo and radio for a pretty reasonable price - plus it has the progressive training aids that I can remove once I get better.

btw, is Hangar 9 related to E-flite? or did E-flite just hijack the "PTS" term?

the snow leopard says Bump

The p51 makes a great training aid. the only thing, I would not use the 3 blade prop , but it's a good gentle plane to learn on and when your ready remove the droops. and watch out

I'm sure the E-Flight is a fine plane, though I have never even seen one yet alone fly it. But I have flown a P-51 PTS for about 3 years now and have trained people how to fly on them and they are great flyers. It can be as gentle as you want it to be and grow with you as far as any P-51 can....meaning it is a great sport plane that does nice aerobatics but certainly not 3-D stuff. To see how nice of a model it is, look at the forum on it, it's about 3 years old and has 179 plus pages....most people that fly the P-51 PTS love it. That said, it does look like the E-Flight comes with a little nicer radio. So your real question might be electric or glow? Happing flying...Greg

Sheograth
The link I went to from your post was the T-34 Mentor for $449.00. Personally I don't think that's a reasonable price. One really nice thing about it is the DX6i radio. But other than that...... I've been flying for over a year and have 9 planes but I would consider this over my head.

I don't know what your first 2 planes are but you might want to look at hobby zones t-28 Trojan. If you are looking for an RTF you can pick this one up, that includes a pretty decent radio (No DX6i for sure, but decent) for only $219. Even if you buy the Trojan and the DX6i radio when it comes out in a few months you would have saved youself over $50.

Another reason I would take the T-28 over the mentor is because it's foam. Tons easier to repair if necessary. I don't know about you but I still crash enough that I don't want to spend all my time fixing planes and the T-34 is Balsa and plywood. Much harder to repair.

I mention this also because the T-28 is a beautiful looking and flying plane. And it is a fighter Trainer just like the T-34

Here is a link to the most current posts in a T-28 forum right here at RCU http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_57...29/key_/tm.htm

Hi sheograth

I won't guess if this is a good third plane for you or not with out knowing what the first 2 planes were.

If you haven't had an aileron plane yet you will for sure want to be on a buddy box with an instructor till you get the feel of it. If you have already flown a low wing trainer successfully you may just want some one to test fly it and trim it first.

there was another comment about how good a deal this was for $450 and the Park Zone RTF T28 was brought up. The ParkZone plane may be nice but its not in the same class, size wise or quality wise. the park zone plane is a 44 inch wing span, speed 400 class plane with a 30 oz flying weight, suitable as a park flyer and has a foam air frame. nothing wrong with this it is what it is. The E-flite plane is a 55 inch wing span, 5.2 pound flying weight 25 sized plane and is balsa and plywood construction. every thing that goes into this plane is higher end, bigger or more powerful, the motor, esc. servos, battery, and transmitter These components all cost more, a lot more
both planes are a good deal but they are very different planes.


I looked at both of these planes and ended up ordering the T34 because I wanted something larger than my 400 class planes that would handle the wind better and not be a handful to fly Other planes I considered were the E-flite Pawnee 15 and the DCH-2 Beaver 25 I went with the T43 because I wanted some thing more aerobatic.



I think Hanger 9 and EFlite are owned by the same mother company, Horizon Hobby

Hey guys does anybody have a video of this plane? I cant seem to find any, maybe one of your actual plane or one on the internet. PLEASE ANYBODY!!!!

I do not think there is a video ,what I heard they are still testing the plane because of the bad feelings people had about the f22

the t28 or the pts mustang are winners

I started on this hobby this year and I'm really enjoying it.

I downloaded FMS and G4 (demo only), learned the basics of flying and bought a Super Cub. After going through the usual learning curve (i.e. - crashes and stupid mistakes), I now feel pretty comfortable flying my SC, including a few 15 mph winds.

I think I'm at a point where I'd like to upgrade to something bigger and better (electric only). The T-34 by E-Flite looks like a good candidate. Here are my questions:

1) I have never done flaps before. Does FMS (simulation) do a decent job with their models or I really need an instructor to learn it? Does anyone know a FMS plane that would be like the T-34?
2) How much distance is required to take off and land with this plane? I use a large parking lot (with no cars) near where I live (lots of open space around it) and want to gage if it is adequate as a runway for this size of plane.
3) What other things I should watch out for as I upgrade from the SC to the T-34?

Thanks!

JP

I too am looking into buying this outfit from E-Flite. I added up all of the parts individually and the price of $449.00 is a good deal.
I am just a beginner and think this will be a good first plane to learn and reference while I build another larger scale plane like a Piper Club or a Stinson Reliant.
If you do buy this outfit let me know if you like it and if the quality is as good as the photos look.
C

Considering everything that comes in the box, all assembled and ready to go, it's a real good price.

i was able to see this plane at the toledo show saturday. looks like a really nice one. they also have video of it flying, here's link to e-flite's page. http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/De...ProdID=EFL4800

Everyone says it'll be available on June 20!!!!!

I saw the T-34 from E-Flite fly at a meeting the other night. What a sweet little plane....the big advantage I saw over the P-51 is you have to hand launch the P-51, where the T-34 flew right off the grass runway and ended taxing back to the pits. The T-34 would be my choice..............

Who had the plane? The website still says available in "late June". Are they here early? Anyone else have one? (Mine's been on order since Toledo....)
Al

Can this plane be launched by hand without alot of running or does it require a runway? The reason I ask is because my fly field is an alfalfa field which has no runway or landing strip.

No sorry it's too big to be hand launched.

It also requires a runway, or VERY short grass for landing. The wheels are very small.

For short grass at least 3" wheels are required, which tends to put you into the .50 range of planes or there-abouts.

I would like to hear from anyone who has one of these?? I have the PKZ Spitfire and Mustang with LiPos. I was going to get the new PKZ Corsair but really want a wood frame plane and better radio.
Does the T-34 have enought power with the wing things removed? I am ready to buy one, just want to hear some more, good and bad.
Thank You.

I bought a Eflite T34 last month, it is the best looking, best flying planes ever. The transmitter uses 4 AA batts which made me think it wouldn't do long flights. I have run the transmitter over an hour on rechargeables. I put larger wheels on it to enable take off on gravel roads (no really big gravel). My only complaint is the two small magnets that hold the canopy on. Mine came off and the plane was hard to control. I put the optional servo in so I had full comtrol over the flaps which saved the plane I believe. A new canopy $14.00 really reasonable with plywood base, plastic canopy, magnets and finished to match the plane. Takes great pix with the Flycam One -2. A real beautiful plane in the air and setting in the model room. Hobby Zone is where I bought it.

Has anyone flown the t-34 epts with a 4s lipo? how does it handle it?

I have flown with the 3 cell li-po. I set the ESC program and set the timing to max. It had too much power even at our flying field @ 4,000 feet. I wouldn't do that again, it was like a jet. I landed hard and had to order the tail piece and glue the tail feathers. At 1/3 throttle it had as much power as the stock setup at full throttle. I'm flying the 25 BL that came with it.
Can't imagine needing a 4 cell unless to are trying 3 D.
Jay

Ok, Walkermsg, how do i set the esc program and timing to max? Do i need the computer program or did you just do it with the radio?

I would remove the prop b-4 doing this set up. Leave receiver off, turn on transmitter, full throttle. Plug in receiver, it will do a few beeps. After a short time it will beep once telling you it is setting step 1. If you are using 3 cell lipos let t beep 3 times, immediately move throttle stick to center position. It will play a new sound saying step 1 is done. It will beep twice ,move throttle back to full. Step 2 is brake type. Ddefault is Brake Off this is 1 beep. After 1 beep move throttle to center, it will play a short tune and beep 3 times this is Timing this is what got me into trouble your choices are 1 to 5 beeps. 1 beep =5% 2=10% 3 beeps 15 % 4 beeps 20 % 5 beeps 25%. I set this to five which seems way to high, battery run time is cut down power is great. I went back to 2 beeps after minor crash. Take your pick and go to step 4. This is throttle input default is 1 beep. Go to step 5 this is startup rate default is 1 beep , if you have gear box this will ruin the gears so it needs to be set for 2 beeps. I use 1 beep.Step 6 is PWM switching freq default is 1 beep except for low inductance motors. I use 1 beep. Step 7 is Operating Mode. 1 beep for planes and 2 for helicopters . It will play another short tune and you are done. I made a short note to carry with me. Step 1 keeps the lipo from being ruined (over discharge).
Hope this helps. It is pretty easy and if you mess up any step you can start over as many time as you need.
Jay

P.S. You can order a programming cable and CD from Hobby Zone for under $20.00 but I do this in the field so I haven't ordered one yet. Also it use a RS232 plug so you may need a USB adaptor. Also after making changes on the programming you may have to re-bind the receiver .My motor started full blast when I turned off the transmitter before I cut off the receiver. This is why I suggest no prop the first time you do the programming.
Jay

Thanks, as i will order the computer program and cable. I have been wanting to try this on a few other planes as well.