T-28 Trojan as second airplane
 

I asked at the LHS today what would be a nice little electric suitable for a second airplane and I was pointed towards parkzone's foam T-28 Trojan. It comes with a 5 channel radio, steerable nosegear, 11.1, 1800mah Li Po batteries, a 480, 960Kv outrunner brushless motor and a E-flite 25A brushless ESC all for a little over $200. Is this a good deal? Anyone familiar with the airplane? Thanks.
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I'm not familiar with that plane, but I've been looking over pricing on a lot of things lately and that deal almost sounds too good to be true. Shouldn't a decent 5 ch radio and 25a esc alone total about $200? You might want to check on the quality of the components in the RTF version before buying since you already have a good transmitter. It looks like there's also a PnP version that just requires a transmitter, receiver, and battery.

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I bought a PNP version and used my DX6i with a AR6200 that I had and bought a couple of 2200mah 3s LiPo batteries. This was my second plane and I love it. I received it and my batteries all on the same day, and was flying it later that evening. It is very easy to get flying and a great stable flyer. I have been flying it after work in a local park because I have been too busy to make it out to the field very often.

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I have one of these that I fly in its totally stock form and its an absolute Blast and a wonderful plane. (have a nice computer radio, but am planning on using the x-port for combat, hehe) Yes, it seems almost too good to be true for the price, but its really pretty decent gear. Its not my 2nd plane by far... (more like #20) but on low rates it is a very stable flier and has a great glide rate. I have seen one of the instructors at our club flying with a total beginner on the plane and they seemed to be doing quite well. Out of curiosity, what was your first plane? And how long have you been at it?

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My buddy got one of these as a second plane. He learned on a super cub so it was pretty good step up. He flies it no problems and has yet to crash it! I was suprised at how easy it is to fly for a low wing plane. It flies soild and handles great on the ground and in the air. Never has had a issue with the quality of any of the components. Seems great for the money! Make sure to get an extra battery or two. Flight times are decent but the lipos take longer to charge than the super cub batteries!

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We have a bunch of the T-28's at the field where I fly and they do a super job. They even make some fliers look better. I've flown a couple of them and I think they are great right out of the box, especially for fairly new people. I don't suggest it for someone as a first plane unless they have an instructor, even then it's pretty quick.

I did notice one thing that IMO looks like it could use a little upgrade. On the forward part of the wing saddle there is a hump (?) that the wing leading edge fits over. It is about 3" x 1" x 1/2 high and is solid foam. It aids in alignment etc. I've noticed that it wears off or turns soft after a lot off use. I believe that a little thinned epoxy all over it and especially the edges will make it last a lot longer and maybe keep someone from having a real problem.
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These are great little airplanes. I think just about everyone at our field has ended up getting one and sometimes we fly 6 or so of them together in formation and its alot of fun. I put a bigger motor and a 40amp speed control in mine and it RIPS now. It also flys great in wind esp for as small as it is, when all my other stuff gets grounded because of wind I bust out the t28 and have a blast.

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They are coming out with a corsair in the same size and same motor as the trojan, and I will be looking at that one very hard.

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I cannot recommend this little airplane enough. There are more popping up at our field every day. We're all starting to paint ours differently with water based paint so they don't all look the same. Mine is now camouflage with USAF markings based on a Vietnam era T-28 complete with wing mounted gun pods that I found online.

I was skeptical but once I flew it, I was hooked. It isn't the fastest plane I own or the most maneuverable but it is unbelievably fun. It doesn't really fly like a cheap foamy. It's more like a traditional sport plane. Well, not quite but pretty close.

It will make a great second plane and the flight skills you develop with it will apply directly to larger glow powered planes.

Trust me, you'll love it.

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I have a T-28 and i have really enjoyed it. All of suddent the speed control did not work and then when i charged the battery and plugged ity back in all it it did was the the ailerons twitched. The controls also did not respond. I was wondering if anybody knew what might be wrong with it. I am anxious to get it back in the air.

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I also have this for my second plane after learning on a Nexstar nitro. This is the plane I fly first every day and I also fly it the most often. I got an Escapade nitro as a third plane and flying the Trojan got me ready enough to fly it that I had no issues at all on the first flight. I use a DX6i with a little expo and it's as smooth as can be on high rates.

I had the same aileron jitter as the post above mentions and it turned out to be a bad receiver as it went away when I changed out the PZ receiver for an AR6100. PZ support told me it was the ESC. They did send me a new receiver and transmitter after I called them back, no questions asked.

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After repairing the front wheel bracket about 3 times from landing in grass, I converted mine to a tail dragger. Just moved the wheels forward a bit and stuck a tail wheel on it, and it now has no problem landing in tall grass!

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I had the stock e-flight25 esc burn up on mine, I had a simular problem with a styker C (they use the same esc) horizon hobby will replace it if you contact them. I ended up using a turnagy plush 40 amp instead, that solved the problem. aside from that the T-28 is a good flying plane, that can take a beating and survive.

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i had two when i was in the mining industry up at the mine