Airfield P-47 5CH Brushless 1400MM Warbird w/ Retracts Flight Review

[frankie122]

yea the p47 ran with a 4 bladed prop system not 3

[Crazylegs973]

The only thing I hate about these guys' website is theres TOO MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM!!! I CAN'T FREAKING DECIDE WHICH ONE TO GET!!!

[7jsm7]

Just a heads up. I had my first flight on this plane today. Stock setup except I'm using a 3300mah 4s battery. It is WAY TO TAIL HEAVY on the stock CG. Please if you get this plane, don't listen to Tony. The CG should be at 80-85mm not 90-95mm like the manual says. I was very lucky to get it down in one piece. Minor damage to the right wing, and that's it. But I'm putting the battery all the way to the nose next flight for sure.

[7jsm7]

@7jsm7 Battery all the way to the nose, it was still tail heavy. Not too bad, flyable, but still tail heavy. I added 2 AA batteries to the front for weight. One on each side of the motor, just cut some foam and press fit them in there. Flew like a charm. I highly recommend this plane, it is very stable. I haven't been able to stall it yet. I tried believe me I really tried. It wouldn't tip or anything, just looks like it's coming in for a landing do give it power to land though, it'll be softer.

[hot4plasma]

Superb video review! It's great to see a young kid do such a professional job. You know your shit, and I appreciate that. Looking forward to all your vids. Man, I gotta get some sleep!

[Jlnun1978]

Please reply on that battery size; stock would be fine.buttt......10 min.. aint bad flight time

[Weezing818]

What size battery would you recommend for this plane if I want to get 10 min flight time or so? Thanks for any replies.

[bullterrier4]

Hey Tony, enjoyed your reviews n got myself the 1400mm P47. Where I fly there is no landing area, just a wide open field. So I hand tossed my planes and belly land each time (yea I know its a bloody waste of the retracts). For the P47 would u recommend I change the 3 bladed prop to a 2 bladed one for belly landings in order to not break the prop? If should I go to a 12 x 8 as recommended by some pilots at my field? Thanks in advance.

[UnablEEE]

is it easy to controll one of thesE?

[airmanbagpipe]

On the airfield planes they are top flyers, The planes fly very well but airfield is not setting the angle of the motor to get the best flight performance. Folks are getting the CG wright but the tail has a lag and floaty feel, so they add weight to the nose, this is not a weight issue. Put 3 { #4s flat washers item #491431 } found at lowes hardware store, on the top right corner behind the motor mount "front view" this lowers the motor down and to the left "pilot view" aerobatics are gr8

[TOMTHETOUGHGUY]

About how much extra weight do you think this plane could lift? I had a idea that I could replace the drop tank on the fuselage and drop a "toypedo" (Yes, i spelled it correctly, that is the name of a toy). A toypedo is a pool toy that you can throw pretty far through water because of its shape. It ways about a pound or two, so I was wondering if the plane could lift it. I'm okay to upgrade the motor and battery once I get the plane. I'm not quite at that skill level yet.

[lts45]

What is a plane that is pretty fast but inexpensive?

[Zvesda]

@lts45

Airfield RC 750mm P47.

[falcon2160]

Your cool. I love these things. I'm 59 yo w m who wants to buy an air force of

AirField WWII 5-6 ch warbirds like the Spitfire, then FW-190, BF-109, P-40, P-47, P-51, a Stuka, a P-38, , F-4F,F-6F, F-4U Corsair. And your videos are most helpful and smart to provide

[LILKillazone96]

would u suggest getting the small one first

[breinbproducts]

I´m now flying with an corsair that is from the same serie as those planes

[wmshome1]

Great review, hit all the things I needed to know before I order one such as flyability, stability in the air, CG, landing characteristics, capability of the RTF standard equipment, the need (or lack thereof) for upgraded items, etc. However, the wing mount drop tanks are NOT "bombs" as mentioned in the video, but good feedback about their magnetic mount. Sure wish this P-47 had the actual 4-bladed paddleblade propeller instead of the 3-blade.

[muntanthamster067]

So does the smaller version, ( the 750mm without retracts) fly as well as this one does?

[rg26100]

what was better to fly, the mustang or this?

[lesterclaypool1]

@rg26100 the p47 is a stable air frame and dynamically want tp fly straight and level ,,, the mustang is a hot rod

[00213126]

Tony,

I really like the way you give a full rundown on how the plane performs especially for landings and the response during rolls and pitch and whether expo is needed etc. It gives the beginners an idea of which warbird would be a suitable step up. I know you sometimes give comparisons between the models along the same line up but if you could do that more, that would be great too.

Keep up the great job. Love watching the vids.

[garynatali]

What is the wheel diameter of the P47?

[jamiekenta]

hey tony do you know if airfield plans on releasing a zero fighter of this size? i'd really be interested in it.

[khajmi]

is there a video u upload it without windy day :P

as i always say another crap from nitro

[JollySwagman2006]

Very impressive looks and the landing gear looks so much better too! very realistic looking when you were flying it,

[66fneely]

Tony, if you were to commit, which of the 1400mm planes would you start with, and do you have a preference of retracts or no retracts, and why? I'm definitely going for the F4U, so don't mention that one.

[nitroplanes]

@Prttimeninja2 yes the P-47 is a very beautiful plane. The reason why the retracts do not go fully up is that if for any reason something gets inside the landing gear area the retracts do not break/ over load from trying to close. But I agree it would be a lot better if they close all the way

-Tony

[will3kgt]

Excellent planes, excellent review.

[nitroplanes]

@will3kgt Thanks

-Tony

[will3kgt]

@nitroplanes Hope I can get one before they sell out.

[jamiekenta]

hey what kind of flight times should i expect with this plane?

[nitroplanes]

@jamiekenta You can get about 4-5mins from the stock setup

[jamiekenta]

@nitroplanes do you guys sell extra batteries for this plane? and what's the largest pack you can fit in it?

[nitroplanes]

@jamiekenta Yes extra batteries are available. You can probably fit a battery as big as 4000mah but the battery compartment will need to be trimmed to fit the larger battery. But currently the battery compartment fits the stock 4s 2200mah just perfect so a larger battery will not fit with out trimming the foam area.

-Tony

[UtRadioGuy]

I noticed @ 8:20 when you shake the wing it is not tight in there. The wing moved back & forth. I really like this plane but DO NOT trust the wing set up over time. What will they be like after 50 flights?

[nitroplanes]

@UtRadioGuy Yes the wing was not mounted on tight. I over looked the manual and realized that there are set screw on the bottom of the wing to lock them in place. But I didn't know till after the video was shot so i couldn't mention it.

-Tony

[jafornal]

Awesome demo! Those planes look great.

[nitroplanes]

@jafornal Thanks. Yup very great looking planes

-Tony

[TheLipRipp3r]

Great flyin! Nice lookin on the ground and in the air!

[nitroplanes]

@TheLipRipp3r Thanks. Not only does the P-47 look good but it also flies awesome.

-Tony

[catfishmudflap]

Very nice flying Tony and a great landing. Those planes look very nice too.

[nitroplanes]

@catfishmudflap Thanks

-Tony

[savageZA76]

2:58 sweet landing

[nitroplanes]

@savageZA76 Thanks. It was very gusty during the flight, but the P-47 had no trouble flying

[optimistONE]

Here's the question Tony: Did you like the P51 or this P47 better??

[nitroplanes]

@optimistONE I like both planes, but to be honest the P-47 looks much better. I love the P-51, but for some reason the P-47 flies better. Maybe it's just the looks of the P-47 tricking my head lol

-Tony

[optimistONE]

@nitroplanes Thanks for the response. I will be buying one of these in the near future.

[Henryfan3]

never doubt that the jug won't fly it to good a plane to not fly

[xKmotx]

Uhh... The olive drab "Spirit of Atlantic City" was the fastback version of the P-47, not the bubble canopy version. :)

Otherwise, very nice looking models!

[jauchiu]

Thats a big plane. Looks nice.

[jamesyak52]

coo lwas waiting for the flight video. very nice

[unclefester420]

What about flaps is cutting necessary or is it prehinged? Should show us the steps involved with it as well or a PDF of the manual on the site for potential buyers to look at the steps involved for building. Just a suggestion.

[nitroplanes]

@unclefester420 Yes to use the flaps you need to cut the sides and hinge the flaps. It is only held on by the thin foam so you might want to use some hinge tape to prevent the flaps from break off over time. Thanks for the suggestion I will keep it in mind for the future videos.

-Tony

[anderman72]

AWESOME!!!!!!!! Does the cowl come off like the 800mm Corsair?

[nitroplanes]

@anderman72 for the Kit version yes it does, but for the RTF the factory used a little bit of glue to hold the cowling in place. A little pulling and the cowl should come right out.

-Tony

[ArcticRc]

They looked so smooth acting in the air. Really great planes. What did you think about the retracts Tony. Will they rip out of the foam if you have a hard landing or are they mounted well?

Great video and flying.

Bengt from Norway

[nitroplanes]

@ArcticRc The retracts are mounted on pretty good. There's a top plate on top of the wings that the bottom retracts hold on to so it's a pretty secure hold. But I guess with any super hard landings the gears can rip out.

-Tony

[civiccrazed]

look at the detail cool

[rezerk66]

That plane is huge !!

[nitroplanes]

@rezerk66 Yup

-Tony

[tomstail]

Newsflash there is a SET SCREW in each wing that secures the wing to the spar. Do NOT attempt to fly these models without first securing this jamb screw.

[nitroplanes]

@tomstail Thanks. I didn't notice this until after the review was shot..

-Tony

[tomstail]

@nitroplanes Your very welcome. Glad I could help out. Oh and if you really want to thank me, you could always send me a coupon code for my next Nitroplanes purchase! =)

[Aircraftfreak155]

tony do you get to keep all of the planes you test?

[nitroplanes]

@Aircraftfreak155 I wish I can keep them, but I just only build and fly them :(

-Tony

[Admiral1428]

Just take the TX, RX, and battery out, and I'll buy it.

[ecookman]

@Admiral1428

lol i know, ive been looking at that, why are you forced to get those as well lol..

[nitroplanes]

@ecookman Well for the extra few bucks you also get the E-Retracts :) But I agree the ARF's will be coming in soon.

-Tony

[ecookman]

@nitroplanes WHOOOARF KITS!!!!!!!!! I'd definitely spend my paychecks if there were more ARF kits. :D and :( for no money lol

[nitroplanes]

@Admiral1428 The ARF kits should be coming in soon. For some reason Nitroplanes only got in the kits and RTF.

[Admiral1428]

@nitroplanes Thanks for the reply! Sounds great.

[bober9989]

i want to see me-109 review

[alpha25flyer]

Great review guys keep up the good work. What is the flight time? Please review the bg 109 ( I don't know which one to buy both look great). Thanks.

[nitroplanes]

@alpha25flyer Thanks. flight times is around 5 mintutes, but can be longer if a bigger battery pack is used.

-Tony

[wmshome1]

@nitroplanes Thanks for the feedback! Room for the bigger battery pack? What size do you recommend?

[acetatostereo]

@nitroplanes Hey....what´s the best battery for it...? thanks

[johng321ify]

hay tony i hav 1 question for u, would u reccomend this plane for beginners?

[scooterking85]

@johng321ify No way man, Start off with a cessna or a j-3 cub. Low wing warbirds are intermediate to expert.

[slyfoxflyer66]

@johng321ify NO this is not a beginners plane

[Trueflights]

@johng321ify check out the EZ Hawk or Hawk Sky for one of the best beginner planes that I have come across.

[nitroplanes]

@Trueflights Very true. The EZ Hawk in my opinion is one of the best planes to learn on.

-Tony

[MyCrossfire1]

@nitroplanes .Great video...

[nitroplanes]

@johng321ify No not really. Since this is a warbird and a low wing plane it would not be an easy plane to learn on. A beginner will have a much better time on a trainer plane such as a high wing plane.

-Tony

[Luigithepwner]

@nitroplanes I expect this would be hard to fly due to the short but wide wings, but how bad is it? Would it make an ok second plane?

Thanks!

[covercalls88]

@johng321ify

I would agree 100% with Tony, a EZ Hawk or Hawk Sky would be much better. I like the Hawk Sky because it is a 4 channel plane.