LX P-40 WarHawk Maiden and Crash!
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- Опубліковано 31 жов 2022
- Mistakes were made. Sometimes theres a voice in your head that makes you want to push passed the limits. Could also be a case of self fulfilling prophecy. Next time... just think happy thoughts. Especially if the plane is made by LX. 🤣
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Nice aircraft and sorry for the mishap.
Here is what I will normally do on all foamy models( especially those make in China). Its call pre-integrity check.
1. I give a gentle tug on vital join part , like fins, stabiliser, to see if they hold up
2. Then I check if the servos are secured to the wing wells. There were cases where the servo just drop off from the wing.
3. I will check all the hinges and surface for sign of weakness. This include the canopy and battery compartment, wing installation bolt.
4. Adequate wing spar strength and integrity.
5. Any vital glueing joints for integrity.
There were cases where the foam part had paint over the surface area that need to be glued on. I had to remove the foam, poke holes to create pores ,then re-glue the model again.
I hope this tips will help you.
Just ordered this plane glad to see its built tough. I thought after that 200 ft nose dive it would be confetti. Glad you found everything and it will fly again 👍🏻😎🤟🏼
It refused to die. Not its time it seems. 🤣 For its size its a really light plane. Guess it just floated down when the battery ejected. Just make sure you secure everything. I didnt have a battery that fit in the intended area. So i just rigged up a temporary velcro extension. The balsa block wasnt designed to hold the battery in the way i had it. And the balsa just gave way. Dont take anything for granted. The magnets on the canopy arent very strong. If you can put a mechanical latch on it before maiden that would be the best. I should have just trimmed it in the air and brought it down as originally planned. Luckily it barely took any damage. Just waiting for the replacement prop and will be back in the air. Have a good maiden man!
Use the two black T shape anchors and screws for the canopy! 6s 5000 30c works perfect 50c will not fit, when your landing gear comes loose install wooden blocks then you can secure them with screws this is a great plane. I have a few of them my boys and I really enjoy the P 40. For a warbird they fly a lot better than the FMS F4U 1700mm Corsair.
Thanks for the tips! Was wondering if the landing gear would last. Anxious to get this bird back in the air.
Daaaang 😢 P-40 Warhawk was looking tough ! Now it has a war story … Got shot down , my canopy came off .. battery went flying I had no power .. I ejected I survived!!
Surviving is the main thing 😂
Yeah its definitely got presence in the air. Quick fix. Parts already on order. Glad theres still some spares for this old plane.
@@capnhardway i was really surprised it took so little damage. I wasnt planning to do much on the maiden. Just check CG, trim it out. And see how the throws felt. Got to anxious trying to do maneuvers that i thought would be simple enough.
What caused it?
@@capnhardway didnt make a permanent retention system for the battery. I just extended the strap from the existing setup since the battery didnt fit in the intended location. Didnt think the roll would throw the battery out. Also didnt help that the entire canopy was just held on by weak magnets. Simple fixes i should have done before maiden. Just got anxious trying to do more aggressive maneuvers even though i knew it wasnt designed for it.
Beautiful plane, glad it survived! That was quite a crash, relatively little damage, will look fwd to the repaired flt! Thank you, keep em Flyin
I thought it was trashed for sure. When it nosed down toward the ground, i pretty much expected to be picking up packing foam. 🤣 something caused it to pull out of the dive and climb just before hitting the ground. Then finally the wing hit the ground and absorbed most of the impact. Pretty amazed at how it kind of saved itself.
Love that big P-40, such a beautiful bird.. Bummer on the crash.. Hope you can get her back online soon....
Yeah. Surprisingly minor damage. Will just make some adjustments to keep things from popping off.
Was looking so sweet - - bummer. see you next time..
The prop sounded really nice! Kinda obsessed about getting it back in the air. 🤣
Wow thats one tough plane! I expected to see it in pieces.
Got the replacement parts. Its ready to get back in the air. The bent spar was an easy fix. Didnt even need a new one. 🤣
Pretty good, finding it wasn't totaled after all. I've been following these large P-40s since they first came out and have the 1.7 Hobby King model which came out in 2012 and I loved to fly. It's not been flown since it's canopy departed followed by its battery and it pancaked in with no power while a friend was flying it. There were some videos of the LX version on RC Groups years back, many had sufficient pleasure with it though the quality fluctuated a lot.
I also have watched this plane over the years too. I love the look and size of it. I wish Horizon would produce it!!
Just a nice plane indeed, we have subscribed for support of the hobby 😎
I'ts a miracle it survived that accident! a direct hit on the floor nose down!
I've been watching this airplane in other youtube videos and I love the way it flies, majestic, realistic and looks very easy to fly
And now I see it's indestructible too 😂
Added a new item to the maiden flight checklist: Put battery in, turn upside down and shake vigorously.
Nice plane but man that was slow 😂😂😂what they call scale 😂😂😂cool vid guys new supporter here ❤❤❤
I staying away from LX Planes! Thanks for the heads up. I feel for you, that just sucks! 😵
Wait til you see what happened today after getting it all ready again.
The problem wasn’t the manufacturer 😂
the life of all flying toys eventually ends in an execution
It still flies today. I believe that AF recently sold it but it's still in great flying shape
Why does losing the canopy affect the security of the battery?
PEER PRESSURE! LOL......how many times have I done the same thing!
Haha! Right?
That p-40b is looking good
Unsecured battery and canopy !
It's not the manufacturer's fault really!!
I came here to say this but realized this was a 2 year old video I randomly stumbled on.
Rule one. Secure the battery!
It basically survived 2 crashes, coz it bounced
That's a big boy!
It dies when it dies ❤
How did you "secure" your battery?
Lucky, almost no damage.
I'd rather pay a few bucks more and have some higher quality parts but all things considered, that took a real beating and was in decent shape.
nice bird i'd buy the ARF version due to their bad electronic.
Two reasons to keep the small family close size and you can't hear them if you loose sight
Cougar pull up ! Cougar pull up !! Cougar !!! Cougarrrrrrrrrr !!!!!!!
It's built like the GWS P40.
GWS P40! That's the plane i had the most fun with when i first started flying in the early 2000s.
@@all_rc
I still fly mine but boy does it look weird it's been repaired beyond of what would be considered acceptable ,it looks good 40ft away, but hey I love it still flies good.
Dang missed it bad camera clarity
Velcro?
That's what you get for listening to people when you maiden. Just do you. Don't stunt till you're sure of you plane
He said the wing spar was bent the other guy said yeah that's not a big deal though . Yeah who needs a wing spar just adds weight 🤣😆😝
Lol not a big deal since it's aluminum and can be bent back! Or replaced.
@@all_rc good deal it's a beautiful looking airplane if they could work out some of the other problems I would love to have one
@@danielhipp5541 will most likely end up selling this one. Got it back in the air. Its just too docile for me.
@@all_rc let me know how much you want for it I'll buy it for my man cave static display
other videos show same thing happened. bad design for canopy attachment.
Maybe use some velcro or straps , battery cover will not hold a lipo in its place
7:49 it actually has a battery strap, but it just came loose from the plywood...
😢😢😢😢😢
they talked crap about the construction then flew it straight into the ground and it lived and they didn't take back that statement!!
LX planes are built to a price... a cheap price. We've had quite a few LX planes and some are decent and some aren't good. Pretty much all are underpowered and have delicate gear. This plane is no different. Take a look at the video again... I do apologize for the wide shot but the sun glare was so bad, I couldn't see anything! The plane didn't fly straight into the ground. When the battery fell out, no control. It dove to the ground and recovered at the last moment. Went back up and and then landed on its roof. In other words a much more gentle hit than straight into the ground. ANY plane would have been disintegrated if it went straight into the ground. And any plane would have had minor damage with the hit this plane took. I stand by my statements... I think LX planes are built very cheap but they do make some unique planes that aren't available from other manufacturers. If you spend the time to rework the cheap stuff, LX planes can be great but usually, they are sub par compared to the quality competition.
I wish they would say rc. I thought it was real.
Your blaming LX cause you just stuck a lipo in it with out strapping it in. I had the same plane and used velcro , no issues
No, your making assumptions. At the end of the video I clearly stated the battery strap ripped away from the plywood mount. The plywood mount on this plane was weak.
@@all_rc My Bad, I should learn to watch the whole video. Did you like the way it flew
(Im the actual owner of the P40). Just making jokes man. But LX is definitely less robust in terms of quality and construction. Regarding the battery, i was using a 6S 6200 100C pack which did not fit in the balsa box that you are familiar with. I made a velcro extention to retain the battery in the bay. Fortunately the pack was much lighter than other 6S 6000 packs and was able to get CG. My mistake was assuming that the existing balsa plate would hold the strap extentions with the battery placed in a different location. Yes i should have made a more permanent modification. And that would also include modifying the canopy so there was a mechanical retention rather than trusting the weak magnets that came with the kit. I was well aware of this before maiden which is why i joked about my expecations. Most people who buy LX are well aware of this. But some people are not. So giving others fair warning is to their benefit. Not every plane is perfect out of the box. We all take our chances with every plane we fly. But there are definitely some companies who a better job. Anyone who flies would think that a roll would be simple enough to execute. But having flown other LX kits where landing gear comes apart during take off, control surfaces get disconnected, or other quality control issues, i was wary about pushing this P40 too hard on Maiden as i didnt have much experience with it yet. What happened is the result of taking things for granted. That's on me. So i just laughed it off and hopefully others learned from my mistake. This thing will definitely fly again. And i look forward to it. Just need to make proper mods to avoid the same problems.
@@all_rc Ya there planes are like Dynam. Would be nice for the money you pay for LX you would get better quality stuff.
@@all_rc Is that the V1 with the plastic retracts. V2 that I had upgraded all metal retracts. There really nice
I could fix that.
Stopped watching when I thought the model was going by road...
Looks like LX plane is expensive and with problematic quality. I would rather buy from FMS or Freewing.
I blame your friend for this crash! You were doing great but he kept pushing you to try the roll🤦🏾♂️ Minimum, He should apologize for that and buy you all the necessary replacement parts...🤦🏾♂️
Put some velcro down on the battery tray that's a big help.
Take up an easier hobby that you won't waste money on, is reading book s 😅😅😂😂😅😅😂😂
pilot error
Got the same plane, power plant sucks, landing gear is the biggest garbage, flight lethargic is a big POS.
Just fixed the damage. Got it ready to fly again. Tail gear collapsed taxing out to the runway. 🤦♂️
@@all_rc I did not have problems with the tail gear, but with main yes, they made the H strut with 0 aluminum and is soft as butter, so I when to lows or home depot and I get a L channel of 6061 aluminum and made the new structs, but because of the lack of power i STOP THE PROJECT FOR ALLMOST 6 MONTHS NOW.
@@maxun1 yeah. Its upsetting to have to do so much work on a plane that most other manufacturers provide as standard. But it seems like LX thinks they are giving alot of value for a lower price. There really isnt another kit in this size for around 500 bucks. But the amount of work trying to fix or improve something that isnt engineered or constructed well isnt worth the relatively few dollars saved. I initially i thought upgrading the motor, prop, ESC and maybe going to 8S or even 12S would really make the kit more enjoyable. But the bigger problem im seeing is that STRUCTURALLY, the kit cannot handle that kind of power. Its a novelty to see such a big foamy in the air. But i dont see myself taking this one out to the field very often. It takes up too much space during transport, which means i cant bring as many other planes i would need to get my fix for the day. There is no way i would go to the field with JUST this one plane. Its just not that thrilling to fly.
@@all_rc your points are 1000 times correct.
Unfortunately LX planes are really flawed. Have not been re-engineered in 10 years. Components tend to be junk....
Total agreement there. After a terrible experience building up an LX Su57, i still wanted more self inflicted abuse and got a rare Su47. Spent alot of time trying to assemble it right. Added a Main Wing Spar. Thrust Tube. Landing gear from a Freewing Mig21. Twin XFly 70mm 6S Fans. It just didnt fly well. 2 Failed flights, wasnt able to land it without catastropic damage each time. After the second flight the damage was just too severe. Ended up in the bin.
@@all_rc yup. Been there. Back when Banana Hobby was the only place to buy interesting and cool looking aircraft, I spent plenty of money trying to get their junk to fly correctly. I would watch Pete fly their junk and make it look great….thank goodness we have so many more options today.
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