groundrushesup

Yes, I would say 300 W/Lb is "pretty good".


11x7 with a 3S and the 1000Kv I run just over 38A, so approx 210 W/Lb.

Plenty for me.

ministeve2003

if you guy's haven't seen it before, here's a link to some really good info for motors, "bungymania" has alot of different stuff and tests...

http://www.bungymania.com/bmdb.php

there's alot of stuff missing for 4cell data, but it should give you a very good idea what's acceptable for usage...

SK

ministeve2003

200 W/LB is usually my min... LOL

SK

groundrushesup

I won a 11x10 at a fly-in raffle - I think that would make it obscenely fast for sure - might try it out before I retire the MKIII model

GRU

ministeve2003

carefull of that amp draw...lol

Ps, Why can't I find Odd sizes, like 10x11, or 9x10 or even 9x11..., I know I could use them...lol

SK

PaperAirplane

Does anyone know of any free plans/build guides for the T28 Trojan? If you do, please post it here:

http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50620


It is a cool plane!

JoeTheFlyer

back to my lego bomb bay system strapped to the underside of my trojan, lost 4 parachutists today :'(

DaveG99

Im new here just wanted to say hello. I flew a super cub for a couple weeks then sold it and got my t28 last week. I have been enjoying it very much. Today I did 4 flights and started working on rolls and loops and combination's of the two. So far every flight has gone perfect. I LOVE this plane!

groundrushesup

Welcome, Dave, Always nice to meet another Texan here on WF.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention I finally totalled my danger-dog Dos Equis Trojan last week. Cut the pattern and found a telephone pole.

I think I am off of the Parkzone birds for the time being - I have plenty of balsa to mangle now.

Anyhoo here's a pic of myself and the carcass.

DaveG99

looks fixable to me . I have seen some frakenstein looking planes held together by a few pounds of epoxy.

ministeve2003

Uggg... Not the Dos Equis one... That's been my favorite t28 color pattern I've seen....

yep, just a little glue and they're fixed again...
Here's a crash that took out the front end on mine, but a little glue, and nobody can even see where it broke...

[media]http://www.vimeo.com/3535993[/media]

SK

DaveG99

wow. that was mangled

groundrushesup

Thanks man - I always got a kick out of the reaction people had to the beer theme.

Dunno, I might go over to RCslot.com and buy some refurb parts - maybe a spring project, but I think I'm taking a hiatus from the foam - I have two aerobatic ships I'm trying to master as well as my 6.5Lb, 100+ mph Great Planes Shoestring that is on the bench right now.

Only so much room in the hangar

Ever forward.

ministeve2003

It sure looked that way, but it was a very clean break, if you actually look at it now (where I glued it) you'd have a hard time seeing where It was cracked... all I did was glue it back... nothing else was damaged, not even the cowl... I have done the lazy man's wing reinforcement since then (glue it on to the fuse) and it holds up to some crazy dives (I've seen the wing flex over the top of the fuse) but it seems to hold up...

SK

JoeTheFlyer

Yeah my Trojan's held together with glue and white electrical tape. I have had to glue the whole wing on twice now, glue the entire nose back on, and glue the entire tale section back on. If i might say you cant notice my repairs at all , but i have noticed the plane has started to 'roar' as it flies past. The motor seems fine, and still flies fine, with a slight tendancy to spin off to right which is easily trimmed out fine, only problem then is it rolls to the left much quicker than it rolls to the right, but anyhow, it's an elite aircraft .

DaveG99

roaring could be from a messed up prop. My plane is almost dead silent with a slight whine to it. But then again its only one week old and never been crashed. It was a cold 48 degree day yesterday but no wind at all. Here is my plane getting ready to fly....

BERNIE45

i bought at-28 today and i am thinking of trying to program my dx6i to use flaparons.do i just go into the setting and switch on the flaparons??

cbatters

Take off cowl and make sure motor mount screws are tight and no cracks in the mount. "Roaring" is probably a vibration which is common when the motor gets loose.


Clint

groundrushesup

Post Test

dumo01

I use my DX6i on my T28 with an AR6200 receiver and have been using flaperons but really, have not been too impressed that they make a lot of difference. About half the time just land without them down. I do not have a flaperon setting on my DX. I have the dual aileron setting active and have the ailerons control split so that one aileron, the right I think, is controlled by the aileron channel on the receiver and the flap channel controls the other aileron(left?) I have the flaps set to 30% for landing and 0% normal, and use the flaps switch on the DX to deploy the flaperons. Maybe setting to a high percentage down would make more difference in the performance but as you go higher you may need to mix in some up elevator.

Bernie

Check out the thread on " How to set up a T28 without the Y Harness" in in the beginners forum. Good discussion on this topic

BERNIE45

Thanks for the info i will try that setup ..

jlaffin

My T-28 with stock motor has been making some clunking noises around mid throttle. Today the motor cut out completely in the air shortly after take off. Has anyone had this happen before? Does this sound like a motor or ESC problem?

Thanks!

cjg

Check to make sure the shaft is firmly attached to the outrunner housing with the grub screws. Don't tighten them so much you stip the threads or crack the case. Mine was lose, the shaft would slip inside the housing under power, and it would appear to lose power after takeoff. On the bench it would "lag" or 'stutter' as it throttled up around 1/2 throttle.

If the motor stops completely, this isn't the problem.

ministeve2003

Thought You guys might find this one funny, a local guy "Victor" decided to make his into a nitro fuel'd version... LOL

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94oUtexW9UM[/media]

SK

*rider

I think that's a first. An abomination, but cool nonetheless