Sometimes this is how it goes with a new model, but she should be flying soon after a little more work. :) Unfortunately though, not in time for Nationals.
I applaud you for sharing your failures as well as your triumphs. Lately it feels as if all I can do is screw things up. It’s reassuring to know that others, even experts, have their troubles too. I’m sure you’ll overcome this in a matter of time and be rewarded. Wishing you good luck!
Thanks man. We’re all in this journey together and so that means sharing things even when they don’t go perfectly, you know? We learn the most from our failures really. Keep at it, you’ll get things sorted out and feel free to reach out if I can help guide you in some way.
Really admire your work. She looks like a real aircraft and you've put so much functionality into her too. Couldn't help being reminded of Concorde sitting high on her undercarriage. Glad the shed tires weren't as catastrophic in this case! Getting so close you can taste it now. Just a couple of kinks to iron out and all that hard work will come to fruition I'm sure. Happy landings. 😉👍
While TDY to Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson AZ. back in the 80s we stopped by the Pima Air Museum and was able to get up close to a full scale B-58 and was amazed. Great work on the model..
The real B58's also suffered from tire issues owing to their small size. (Blowouts mostly) You've even managed to replicate that issue in scale! Bravo!
That's how technology and aviation evolved....by encountering and solving problems. She will fly, and will do so beautifully. The reward will be greater if you have to overcome some issues. Well done!
Thanks for posting this. It’s an important reminder of the complexities of engineering, and the necessity of learning from failure. Your model is an incredible achievement- I know you’ll solve the problem and get it in the air.
@@Thercgeek I've no doubt of your determination and skill. I've enjoyed following your journey with this model. Looking forward to seeing how you solve the tire problem.
Looks great , tracks straight as an arrow. Almost there . I suppose the small size of the tyres is causing a lot of rotation speed and centrifugal force . Congratulations Chris on getting her so far . Next time .
Goes to show folks how extremely important it is to do a taxi test before any maiden flight. I've seen many ground crashes that were preventable if the pilot would have taken the time to do a taxi test. Beautiful build Chris, please bring her to the B17 event at Bomberfield this year! Will await her maiden video. ❤
I guess you now know how the Wright Brothers felt! Keep at her Chris, success is near and at least your going home with a complete airplane and not a pile of expensive junk!! We're all rooting for ya!
So realistic you have simulate the exact real problem of landing gear. That is for sure a very very nice model so beautiful ! Well done 👍 Cheers from France 🇲🇫
Very cool video ! Thanks for showing that not every build just magically works. For myself and I believe every builder, we’ve all had things happened and lessons learned:)
I have enjoyed each of your B-58 Hustler videos. Such a beautiful model! I have no doubt that you will find a clever engineering solution to resolve your tire problem. I look forward to seeing this incredible scale model take to the sky. I like the way you face scale aircraft modeling challenges. Each of your videos have great teaching value. I am glad I found your channel and subscribed several years ago. Thank you for creating these high production quality, entertaining hobby videos!
Absolutely spectacular model of a beautiful aircraft, but really I just came here to express my amazement at witnessing a UA-cam thumbnail where the red arrow was actually pointing at something relevant.
Wow Chris. I applaud you for not trying to force a takeoff. A lesser pilot would have yanked back on the stick with catastrophic results. Slow and steady wins the race. You’ll get it and it will have been worth the wait. 😎👍🏼
Great video, beautiful shots in that sunlight! the aluminum/red/white scheme looks stunning. Glad the model is in one piece, i'm sure for next attempt the problems will be solved. All the best ☺
The most important thing is that the model is in one piece and you can enjoy it next time. It's nothing worse when you come home with crashed remnants. It's a beautiful model, stunning painted like a real. She will fly next time... 🙂
Excellent work Chris. The model is gorgeous and I'm certain will fly well. I know the frustration level must have been high, but just like real test pilots, knowing when to step back and reevaluate is key to successful maidens. Good luck with the next attempt.
What an incredible video Chris! I literally just finished reading David McCullough's book on the Wright Brothers, and trial and error testing is what it's all about. This bird WILL fly! Can't wait to see her in the air my friend, all the best to you and the Fam!
Absolutely gorgeous model despite no flight achieved. That thing looks like it's already doing Mach 2 just sitting on the runway. For the tyres, yes the rubber expanded due centrifugal force as it turned at high rpm, thus dislodging from the rims. That's why tyres are steel belted to resist this. Unfortunately model tyres are pure rubber and no steel belt inside, unless one can actually mold them onto the belts.
I have a Viper Jet that kept losing tires mainly on landing. I tried various glues and nothing seemed to work. I finally just changed to a new brake assembly with new everything and that fixed it.
I run delta's with a taller front strut (nose higher than tail) too help it rotate.or rear wheels forward enough too make elevators work on the ground.
Has that iconic whistle for a second…check my Steve Canyon genuine helmet. I built that model as a kid. When they placed the Nike Missile site near us, we went to look. What a plane. Followed your progress. Thanks.😊
What an iconic beautiful plane.... guessing CG may have ti go back a bit? Risky maybe but I'm sure that would work . All the very best for the next trial. This is RC as an artform for sure
That’s kind of where I’m at with it. I don’t plan to move it much. I’m also looking at how I can change the ground attitude to get the nose a touch higher too.
I just started following this build. Not sure if this vid is the latest however I'm still bummed out for you Chris! You put a lot of time putting it together. What the latest on the Hustler? I'm dying to find out!!!! LOL... This is better than any cliffhanger movie ending that's for sure!😁
This is the latest posted vid. I’ve since gotten the bird airworthy again with fresh tires and axles along with a few other tweaks and am planning to give her another go next weekend if the weather holds. 😊. I’m hoping to get the paint/finish vid posted next week also. Lots been going on behind the scenes. 😊
I watched your Tomcat series also. And I went mad designing a Mig-29 airframe, Mig-31 w/ 4 105s (with more volts) and a one piece carbon fiber twin tunnels that cf re-enforced flight control surfaces would bond to. And thrust vectoring. The battery was a custom built ext. fuel tank, like yours, with 21700 5000mah cells. Some new super cell that just came out, with more something? The numbers seemed to work. And how about this? A wind generator between each engine (2X) that extends the flight time. The thrust ratio came out to about 25% more than the warbird. The landing gear was already larger than scale on the Mig-29 and a multi tire set-up was planned. With a larger front tire and scale tires for the larger wingspan....You may be losing tire/strut alignment under thrust. And if it's that bad at mid take-off, how can it do better at landing? Great stuff
I don't know maybe I missed it but if those are plastic wheels, you have to sand the release agent off before you try to do any type of gluing. They're so small. I hate to think how fast they're spinning.
Sorry to see such a beautiful model crash, with all that work that went into it. I feel bad when I crash just a foam model. You have great skills I learned a lot from you, but next time I strongly recommend please get some Kontronik or YGE escs, since you went with Schubelers go all the way and get quality German ESCs too. Hope you have success next time. Best regards
Ever see Capt Ron? Only one way to find out , anything gonna happen it’s gonna happen out there. Nice job I’m sure you’ll get it going. What size fans? 90mm x4? She’s beautiful look forward to the flight
Yeah, I didn’t bond the tires down sufficiently to hold them down at the high rpm’s they’re spinning. I think we have a solution now and am working on getting the airplane airworthy again.
Every new aircraft project has setbacks, unexpected failures, and even complete disasters. It's a part of the game and success comes to those who persevere, step by step, toward their goal!
Are they typical heavy RC jet tires? The centrifugal force probably stretches them off the rim at high rpm because of the high weight. I use 3D printed polyurethane tires on my jets. Super light and strong.
These were custom made combing some off the shelf modified tires and 3d printed wheels. I think we have a good solution that should keep them in place and not even require bonding. I’ll find out soon hopefully.
You've got three Border Collies, much jealousy. Has prototype of this model flown well set up like yours? Looks like it may be heavily wing loaded and maybe slightly nose heavy, looks like a challenging model design, good luck!!
The design has flown previously, but I can’t say it’s been extensively tested. We’ll get it sorted and I’ll be double and triple checking everything. 😊
I think the diameter is too large, at least the main tires that is. I actually think we have a very good solution and so I’ve been working on getting it airworthy again.
As an avid RC’er scale sometimes doesn’t make the transition to RC. Note empennage size of “scale” P51’s. If they were scale they wouldn’t work-full scale made small so as not to be shot off…RC has a larger empennage.😊
First of all, It looks awesome and I can't wait to see it fly😍. Love the LED afterburner and the scale looks of the entire model. Great job on designing and building that. A small thought from me that might help you with the speed on ground. 18 tires do generate some friction. Have you considered lifting maybe half of them 3-5mm above the ground, so fewer tires actually generate friction? It will still look the same but with fewer points that can actually limit the speed on ground? This means that you can print the wheels that do not touch the ground pretty lightweight and beef up the functional ones to withstand greater centrifugal forces?
Cya glue is fast setting, but way too brittle to effectively bond flexible/flexing materials. Suggest using a flexible bonding agent like that used to bond windshields on cars. Great effort and good testing procedure, though!
Thanks! A friend mentioned rtv being about the best material to bond tires. We’ve since redesigned the wheel assemblies and I think we have it sorted now. Will be trying again very soon!
Sometimes this is how it goes with a new model, but she should be flying soon after a little more work. :) Unfortunately though, not in time for Nationals.
Engineering students need to see this video as much as modelers. This is what it's all about in the real world.
If you want to spook a team of experienced engineers, have the prototype work perfectly the first time. They won't know what to do!
Despite the issues I have no doubt she will fly. It was still beautiful to see in all its glory on the runway and in the attempts!
Thanks my friend! We’re definitely very close. 😊
@@Thercgeek HI DAVID WHAT A GREAT LOOKING PLANE. CHRIS SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THIS BRILLIANT JET🇺🇲👍🏼
I applaud you for sharing your failures as well as your triumphs. Lately it feels as if all I can do is screw things up. It’s reassuring to know that others, even experts, have their troubles too.
I’m sure you’ll overcome this in a matter of time and be rewarded.
Wishing you good luck!
Thanks man. We’re all in this journey together and so that means sharing things even when they don’t go perfectly, you know? We learn the most from our failures really. Keep at it, you’ll get things sorted out and feel free to reach out if I can help guide you in some way.
That model looked so good rolling down the runway, regardless that it didn’t take off. Great work for sure.
Thanks! I’m excited for the next attempt once I have it ready to go again. 😊
Chris my friend, do not tire of the setbacks. You will get this bird to fly. I am sure.
Any pun intended?😂
@lw216316 Haha, nice 😆
@exracr I’m quite sure it was intended 😆
Chris is indeed my friend and knows me well enough to know my humor. May your skies be blue and your wind calm.
Really admire your work. She looks like a real aircraft and you've put so much functionality into her too. Couldn't help being reminded of Concorde sitting high on her undercarriage. Glad the shed tires weren't as catastrophic in this case! Getting so close you can taste it now. Just a couple of kinks to iron out and all that hard work will come to fruition I'm sure. Happy landings. 😉👍
Thank you for the kind encouragement! We are definitely close. 😊
Awesome project Chris! I am confident you will get it sorted out.
Thank you!
You will get there Chris & when you do its going to be fantastic 😊
Can't wait! 😊
amazing jet , and accomplishment ..will take off one day ...maybe CG to forward
Thank you! We’re definitely close. 😊
a great first effort ! It'll all work out...👍👍
Thank you!
My heart was racing, waiting for the rotation, what a piece of art
Beautiful finish to the entire aircraft. B-58 is one of my favorites. I really like those thin engine pods.
Thanks!
I am 71 and I remember the B58 and its record flights from Los Angeles to New York. Fast!
While TDY to Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson AZ. back in the 80s we stopped by the Pima Air Museum and was able to get up close to a full scale B-58 and was amazed. Great work on the model..
Great video Chris. I was holding my breath on each take off roll. I'm sure you will address the issues and ultimately succeed. Best of luck.
Wow. So epic the similarity's of the first few days of the real B-58. Amazing work Chris!!
Thank you!
The real B58's also suffered from tire issues owing to their small size. (Blowouts mostly) You've even managed to replicate that issue in scale! Bravo!
That's how technology and aviation evolved....by encountering and solving problems. She will fly, and will do so beautifully. The reward will be greater if you have to overcome some issues. Well done!
I believe that the B-58, irrespective of faults, is the most beautiful bomber ever flown.
I don’t disagree! 😊
Looks amazing! You got this. 😎👍
Thank you! 😊
Wow what a beauty. Hope you get her airborne next time. Awesome!
Thanks for posting this. It’s an important reminder of the complexities of engineering, and the necessity of learning from failure. Your model is an incredible achievement- I know you’ll solve the problem and get it in the air.
Thank you! I’ll hopefully have the model airworthy again soon with some improvements and then we’ll try it again. 😊
@@Thercgeek I've no doubt of your determination and skill. I've enjoyed following your journey with this model. Looking forward to seeing how you solve the tire problem.
Looks great , tracks straight as an arrow. Almost there . I suppose the small size of the tyres is causing a lot of rotation speed and centrifugal force . Congratulations Chris on getting her so far . Next time .
Thanks man! You can actually hear the tires spinning on the attempts in the video if you listen for it. They’re singing, haha
Truly beautiful Work on your hustler Sir, You'll Lick this Tire issue in no time!
Sorry for the slight setback. Better to not rotate than to be tailheavy, obviously. Love the project.
Agreed, thanks!
Goes to show folks how extremely important it is to do a taxi test before any maiden flight. I've seen many ground crashes that were preventable if the pilot would have taken the time to do a taxi test.
Beautiful build Chris, please bring her to the B17 event at Bomberfield this year!
Will await her maiden video. ❤
That is one beautiful airplane! I remember lovingly building the plastic version back around 1963. Looks fast just standing still.
Great video, I was nervous the whole time watching. Patients is the key to watch her rotate perfectly.
I definitely think we’ll get it next time after a little more work and testing. 😊
Agreed, remember the B58 had a lot of testing. So in theory your remaking history
I cant v+
I cant wait to see her fly after so long in retirement. :)
Perseverance pays off. Stay on track and try again. I was really hoping to see her take flight. 😊
I guess you now know how the Wright Brothers felt! Keep at her Chris, success is near and at least your going home with a complete airplane and not a pile of expensive junk!! We're all rooting for ya!
So realistic you have simulate the exact real problem of landing gear. That is for sure a very very nice model so beautiful !
Well done 👍
Cheers from France 🇲🇫
Model of the year!!! Can't wait to see her rotate!
Thanks, me too! 😊
Beautiful jet and sorry that you had problems with the tires. You will get it right .Good luck with your next attempt.
Thanks 👍
Those four afterburners look so amazing!
Thanks! 😊
Chris I hope you get the tire issue squared away and get her in the air. It looks like it was really close to rotating on the second attempt.
Thank you! I think we have a good solution for the next go. Working on getting her airworthy again now. 😊
Very cool video ! Thanks for showing that not every build just magically works. For myself and I believe every builder, we’ve all had things happened and lessons learned:)
Thank you! I think we have it sorted now, so I should have the airplane airworthy again here soon. Hoping to fly it after the Nats.
A shame, but confident she'll make her maiden flight man.👍
Keep going! This video was so suspenseful… I can’t wait for part 2!
Thank you!
Fantastic model! Looking forward to the first flight!
Thanks, I can’t wait! Should have it airworthy again soon. 😊
I have enjoyed each of your B-58 Hustler videos. Such a beautiful model! I have no doubt that you will find a clever engineering solution to resolve your tire problem. I look forward to seeing this incredible scale model take to the sky. I like the way you face scale aircraft modeling challenges. Each of your videos have great teaching value. I am glad I found your channel and subscribed several years ago. Thank you for creating these high production quality, entertaining hobby videos!
Thank you so much! I’ll hopefully have the model airworthy again soon. 😊
Absolutely spectacular model of a beautiful aircraft, but really I just came here to express my amazement at witnessing a UA-cam thumbnail where the red arrow was actually pointing at something relevant.
Thank you!
Wow Chris. I applaud you for not trying to force a takeoff. A lesser pilot would have yanked back on the stick with catastrophic results.
Slow and steady wins the race. You’ll get it and it will have been worth the wait. 😎👍🏼
Thanks man!
Great video, beautiful shots in that sunlight! the aluminum/red/white scheme looks stunning. Glad the model is in one piece, i'm sure for next attempt the problems will be solved. All the best ☺
Thank you very much! She’s just about airworthy again, so should be trying again soon. 😁
Well that's better than a crash that leaves you in pieces and tears, you'll get it and I'll be watching, thank you for a great video. 👍👍
Great video….on some of the issues that affect new designs. We all learn from our failures. Great judgment to not force it into the air.
Thank you! Definitely some lessons learned here.
Well done with the aborts. I’m sure you will be rewarded with your patience and conservative approach to the first flight. Looks incredible.
Thank you!
Gorgeous airplane and excellent choice on the paint.
Many thanks!
HI SIR YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD LOOKS AMAZING SUCH A BRILLIANTLY MADE RC. THANKS FOR SHARING IT WITH THE HOBBY 🇬🇧🇺🇲🕊️✌🏼🤩👍🏼
Many thanks! 😊
@@Thercgeek NO PROBS SPEAKING THE TRUTH SIR. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THIS GREAT HOBBY OF OURS CHRIS 🇺🇲✌🏼👍🏼
I think the B-58 Hustler is one of the best looking airplanes ever produced. Looks like an F-16 on steroids.
The most important thing is that the model is in one piece and you can enjoy it next time. It's nothing worse when you come home with crashed remnants. It's a beautiful model, stunning painted like a real. She will fly next time... 🙂
This makes you so much more "one of us" and relatable to. Loved the video and can't wait for the maiden!!! 🤞
Thank you, can’t wait to get her flown! 😊
Now thats a cool RC, murphy always shows up though. The B-58 is one of my favorite bombers ever produced, its SO cool.
He does indeed. I think we’ve got it sorted now. We should find out very soon!
Excellent work Chris. The model is gorgeous and I'm certain will fly well. I know the frustration level must have been high, but just like real test pilots, knowing when to step back and reevaluate is key to successful maidens. Good luck with the next attempt.
Many thanks!
NIIIIIIIIIIIICE attempts, Chris! I'm looking forward to your next video! 😁👍
Thanks! I’m getting the model airworthy again now and should hopefully have it ready to go again soon. 😊
Nice place, very professional, thank you!
What an incredible video Chris! I literally just finished reading David McCullough's book on the Wright Brothers, and trial and error testing is what it's all about. This bird WILL fly! Can't wait to see her in the air my friend, all the best to you and the Fam!
Thanks my friend, we’ll get it after a little more work and testing. 😊
@@Thercgeek Without a doubt 😁👍
Your making me nervous just watching you! You’ll get It!
Great vid and attempts! You’ll get it
Thanks! We’ll get it sorted. 😊
Absolutely gorgeous model despite no flight achieved. That thing looks like it's already doing Mach 2 just sitting on the runway. For the tyres, yes the rubber expanded due centrifugal force as it turned at high rpm, thus dislodging from the rims. That's why tyres are steel belted to resist this. Unfortunately model tyres are pure rubber and no steel belt inside, unless one can actually mold them onto the belts.
I have a Viper Jet that kept losing tires mainly on landing. I tried various glues and nothing seemed to work. I finally just changed to a new brake assembly with new everything and that fixed it.
This is awesome! You'll get her flying no doubt!
Im on the edge of my seat Chris.... oh the anticipation.....
Soon hopefully. I’m working on getting it airworthy again now.
yes .... patience ... always pays.
Fantastic job impressive craftmanship
Thank you!
Keep plugging at it! Can't wait for rotate! Wait, that's a t-shirt...you're welcome. ;-)
Haha, nice 😆
So beautiful!
Thank you! Cheers!
I love your model. Bravo!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
I run delta's with a taller front strut (nose higher than tail) too help it rotate.or rear wheels forward enough too make elevators work on the ground.
Beautiful model!
Thank you! Cheers!
Has that iconic whistle for a second…check my Steve Canyon genuine helmet. I built that model as a kid. When they placed the Nike Missile site near us, we went to look. What a plane. Followed your progress. Thanks.😊
Thank you, we’ll get it. 😊
Beautiful bird Can't wait to see it fly 👍🏻
You and me both! 😊
Oh soooo close...you got this..great job💪
Yes! Thank you!
Absolutely gorgeous! Incredible work!
Thank you! Cheers!
What an iconic beautiful plane.... guessing CG may have ti go back a bit? Risky maybe but I'm sure that would work . All the very best for the next trial. This is RC as an artform for sure
Just a slight rearward cg adjustment should give you enough to bring the nose up for rotation at V1.
You don’t want to rotate at V1.
That’s kind of where I’m at with it. I don’t plan to move it much. I’m also looking at how I can change the ground attitude to get the nose a touch higher too.
OH MAN CHRIS !!! OUTSTANDING !!!! Grate Job Bro !! Please tell what days you are going to be in Muncie , Have a request , if you have the time ...
Thanks! I’ll be there for the rc scale nats. Not sure I’ll be flying in it just yet, but planning to film it if nothing else.
I just started following this build. Not sure if this vid is the latest however I'm still bummed out for you Chris! You put a lot of time putting it together. What the latest on the Hustler? I'm dying to find out!!!! LOL... This is better than any cliffhanger movie ending that's for sure!😁
This is the latest posted vid. I’ve since gotten the bird airworthy again with fresh tires and axles along with a few other tweaks and am planning to give her another go next weekend if the weather holds. 😊. I’m hoping to get the paint/finish vid posted next week also. Lots been going on behind the scenes. 😊
I watched your Tomcat series also. And I went mad designing a Mig-29 airframe, Mig-31 w/ 4 105s (with more volts) and a one piece carbon fiber twin tunnels that cf re-enforced flight control surfaces would bond to. And thrust vectoring. The battery was a custom built ext. fuel tank, like yours, with 21700 5000mah cells. Some new super cell that just came out, with more something? The numbers seemed to work. And how about this? A wind generator between each engine (2X) that extends the flight time. The thrust ratio came out to about 25% more than the warbird. The landing gear was already larger than scale on the Mig-29 and a multi tire set-up was planned. With a larger front tire and scale tires for the larger wingspan....You may be losing tire/strut alignment under thrust. And if it's that bad at mid take-off, how can it do better at landing? Great stuff
Excellent video Fantastic project
Thanks Ryan!
I really hope there’s sufficient thrust it looks like it’s taxiing at takeoff 😮
Awesome airplane man 😎
I have a feeling it’ll look quite different on the next go with the replacement tires. I don’t think we got a single run without any binding.
I don't know maybe I missed it but if those are plastic wheels, you have to sand the release agent off before you try to do any type of gluing. They're so small. I hate to think how fast they're spinning.
As always a great video. Such a beautiful plane. Next time.
Definitely. 😊. Thanks!
The SR71 always wore the center tire on the trucks prematurely. The large scale RC models do the same...
Sorry to see such a beautiful model crash, with all that work that went into it. I feel bad when I crash just a foam model.
You have great skills I learned a lot from you, but next time I strongly recommend please get some Kontronik or YGE escs, since you went with Schubelers go all the way and get quality German ESCs too.
Hope you have success next time.
Best regards
Ever see Capt Ron? Only one way to find out , anything gonna happen it’s gonna happen out there. Nice job I’m sure you’ll get it going. What size fans? 90mm x4? She’s beautiful look forward to the flight
Not sure I’ve seen that one. The model has 4x 70mm fans. I do wish it was a touch bigger, but it is a nice transportable size as it is.
Can't wait to see this Beauty flying... Too much speed for those wheels??
Yeah, I didn’t bond the tires down sufficiently to hold them down at the high rpm’s they’re spinning. I think we have a solution now and am working on getting the airplane airworthy again.
Every new aircraft project has setbacks, unexpected failures, and even complete disasters. It's a part of the game and success comes to those who persevere, step by step, toward their goal!
For sure!
Are they typical heavy RC jet tires? The centrifugal force probably stretches them off the rim at high rpm because of the high weight. I use 3D printed polyurethane tires on my jets. Super light and strong.
These were custom made combing some off the shelf modified tires and 3d printed wheels. I think we have a good solution that should keep them in place and not even require bonding. I’ll find out soon hopefully.
She is a beauty
Thank you!
You've got three Border Collies, much jealousy. Has prototype of this model flown well set up like yours? Looks like it may be heavily wing loaded and maybe slightly nose heavy, looks like a challenging model design, good luck!!
The design has flown previously, but I can’t say it’s been extensively tested. We’ll get it sorted and I’ll be double and triple checking everything. 😊
Just a thought. Why not use the new E-flite F-16 80mm wheels? They are good quality!
I think the diameter is too large, at least the main tires that is. I actually think we have a very good solution and so I’ve been working on getting it airworthy again.
As an avid RC’er scale sometimes doesn’t make the transition to RC. Note empennage size of “scale” P51’s. If they were scale they wouldn’t work-full scale made small so as not to be shot off…RC has a larger empennage.😊
Looking forward to your fixes for this...and flight report.
First of all, It looks awesome and I can't wait to see it fly😍. Love the LED afterburner and the scale looks of the entire model. Great job on designing and building that.
A small thought from me that might help you with the speed on ground. 18 tires do generate some friction. Have you considered lifting maybe half of them 3-5mm above the ground, so fewer tires actually generate friction? It will still look the same but with fewer points that can actually limit the speed on ground? This means that you can print the wheels that do not touch the ground pretty lightweight and beef up the functional ones to withstand greater centrifugal forces?
A pasos lentos pero seguros mi Amigo ,muy bonito tu avion , muchas llantas tambien , para la proxima ,salidos y gracias
Thank you! We’re very close. 😊
YAWN !!!
Great job
Thank you! Will hopefully be trying again soon. 😊
i would try adding a bit of positive pitch angle on the ground
I’m looking at that as well as I get it airworthy again.
Cya glue is fast setting, but way too brittle to effectively bond flexible/flexing materials. Suggest using a flexible bonding agent like that used to bond windshields on cars. Great effort and good testing procedure, though!
Thanks! A friend mentioned rtv being about the best material to bond tires. We’ve since redesigned the wheel assemblies and I think we have it sorted now. Will be trying again very soon!
A beauty
Thank you!