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Quote: Originally Posted by loser |
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As of last year Hank Likes was still selling his retracts. He lives up my way and I see him around now and then. I'll see if I can find his number and post it. As I said, they are heavy...~10lbs with wheels and battery pack and are not cheap but are strong and great realism....slow retraction and extension...~5-7 seconds....COOL! as mentioned in a previous post the wing should be strengthened a bit....especially in the retract mount ribs.
Mine flys very nice at 40lbs. As I said...a bit under powered with the Q75 currently in it. It slows down very nice on landing BUT....you need to keep the nose DOWN and a few clicks of throttle on before flairing. I was reminded of this last year!!! I have mainly been flying the big aerobatic ARF's the past several years that land like a FEATHER and made the mistake of landing the P51 like that. Well the wings started stalling, wobbling a few feet off the ground and I hit the ground hard on one wheel....It ripped out the retract unit. Minor damage to the wing and none to the gear so it will be an easy fix..... |
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10 pounds does sound heavy but I wonder what other big gear sets (with wheels) air tanks, hoses and servos weigh? I would be interested in getting more information about the gear. Please post info here so others can check it out a well. It sounds like it lands like a warbird! I am worried about doing the same thing (slowing down too much) because I also fly mainly big, light IMAC planes.