Parkzone T-28 with mechanical retracts

[commander0796]

Very good!

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[bigdave8907]

Nice Retracts DUDE 

[BobbyJEL101]

Hey does this nose landing gear look straight inside there,

Oh lemme look!

*Flips gear* POW right in the kisser!

[CoonBabble]

how much weight did it add?

[studio5thirty]

Nice clean job-- but you forgot the servo slower module!

[wmcneal42]

@studio5thirty you are right. I have added one since the video was made. works great.

[TimmyD853]

nice!!!

[603Crawler]

Dope mod to a killer little plane! Very clean and nicely done sir.

[wmcneal42]

@samgigante Yes. the steering has it own servo.

[samgigante]

hi, nice job!

have kept the nose gear steering?

[Razorfish]

Nice job.

[TinkerManRC]

Looking good great video and mod.

[claytonjester]

i have A top flite p-47 with rob. 606 retracts, how to i decrease the retract and extend speed??????? i already closed the needle valve all the way and its still very violent fast, just wanna know if there are any ways to make it really smooth and slow

[chubbychaser5]

does the plane come like that wit fold up wheels or u made it custom?

[wmcneal42]

I made it custom.

[wmcneal42]

nitroplanes has two inexpensive ones listed under electronics accessories.

[moviebizman]

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[vanepico]

SERVO SLOW MODULE!!!!!!! you may ruin your servos having them wack in like that, it will also look a lot better

[wmcneal42]

Thanks. got one from hobby city. works much better now.

[angrygunsmith]

if youre nose steering servo is on your fornt wheel, then wont the retract damage it, or is it attached to a seperate module

[SpartanDara117]

Awesome, but maybe put a small door on the nose wheel?

[wmcneal42]

That would be nice, but the nose wheel does not completely retract. It hangs out just a little so a door would not close all the way.

[lemons17771]

could you use the dx6i for these retracts?

[moviebizman]

I would say you could. In his video he has an AR6000 receiver, which is a 6 channel "park flyer" tiny receiver and not a full range receiver. I have an AR7000 in mine. Planes go higher and further than you would fly a heli so it's unusual not to have a full range receiver installed. Anyway, the DX6i is 6 channels and you're only using 4 channels normally so I would say "Yes." Although I don't own a DX6i I have 2 DX7s and a JR9303.

[wmcneal42]

Yes. A DX6i will work fine.

[SpartanDara117]

Is this plane a good next step from a parkzone citabria? or should i go with the Hobbyzone Super Cub LP

[wmcneal42]

Go with the Super Cub next, after that you can get a Trojan. Also, practice flying an aileron trainer on a simulator.

[lemons17771]

Are you using the stock transmitter that came with it or a different transmitter? If you are using a different transmitter which one are you using?

[wmcneal42]

I am using a Spektrum DX7 transmitter

[garyshoaf]

I'm installing retracts on an E-Flite P-38. It's been a real bitch, but all I lack is fabbing the gear doors.

[YoBroMan]

BTW, I noticed you mentioned you added flaps as a mod...did you put the servos outside of the wheels? Or inside the wheels towards the middle, but closer to the back so they wouldn't get in the way of the landing gear.

Your plane looks killer, your mods are awesome. I'm soooo jealous. ;)

Yo!

[wmcneal42]

The flap servos are outside and just forward of the landing gear.

[YoBroMan]

That is so friggin cool...I can hardly stand it!! What did you use to cut and carve out the foam? It's perfect.

Yo!

[wmcneal42]

I used a standard x-acto knife with number 11 blade.

[rcsmithsam99]

Hi ive always wanted to do this, have you got any plans on how to make retracts ( i dont understand very well), or if u avnt got any could you please make some and make them on paint, or could you make and instructiional video,

cheers

[hatakekakashi1914]

Hey benovisoff! ru u the 1 from wattflyer, the one on the Good second plane after SuperCub thread? Its me, the thread starter.

[wmcneal42]

Good luck on the maiden flight. I think you will enjoy your T-28.

[wmcneal42]

Please read all the comments. All the part numbers are there.

Or are you a Native American?

[quadracer111]

ROFL.... Sweet video, im ordering my t-28 tomorrow :D

[wmcneal42]

yes

[BombayWizard]

hi McNeal. Very very nice. How much weight did it add to the AUW of the plane?

[wmcneal42]

Thanks. I did not weigh the plane before the mods so I can only tell you that my plane with flaps and retracts now weighs 32.17 oz. without the flight battery installed.

[Constantin198413]

GREAT JOB >>! i am thinking of Adding some Retracts on my new Parkzone corsaire . but i cant seam to find Any retracts with the rotating since the corsair gear comes up like hte p-40 . if you can help i would Appriciate it . GREAT job again .

[wmcneal42]

Thanks. I have a Corsair too. The major problem with putting retracts in it is that the wing spar would be in the way. So I have not seen anybody figure out a way around this yet.

[maurivirtua]

Muito lindo mesmo!

Gostei!

Parabens!!

[wmcneal42]

obrigado!

gotta love bable fish to translate Portuguese to English. ;-)

[shootemup500]

does it come with the retracts?

[wmcneal42]

No. They are purchased separately from Tower Hobbies. Robart Part numbers 123 and 124.

[kemetpharaoh]

are the retracts 90 or 85 degree

[wmcneal42]

They are 90 degree.

[blizzz191]

my friend did this. but watch out u can break the servo in nose if u come in hard.  Looked better then friends tho

[wmcneal42]

I have since installed flaps on this Trojan so that really helps it float in for a nice slow landing.

[okayplayer31]

good job.

[ipodtouchcoder]

Nicely Done!

[DampRabbitVideo]

That works much better than I would have expected. I'm tempted to try this on mine.

[URSOFUNNYdotCOM]

Did you have to loose NWS in place of the retractable nose servo?

[wmcneal42]

No, there is a separate servo for the nose wheel steering.

[justin999999999]

Very clean! Where did you get them?

[wmcneal42]

Tower Hobbies dot com

[mdmerc11]

Sweet!

[RCSuperPowers]

Dang, very nice. I"m gonna be doing retracts soon on a jet. Might ask you for some tips. Nice work!