BlitzRcWorks P-38 Lightning

Flight Demo and Review of this airplane. Overall very happy with it. Retracts were my only gripe but I've heard overs have had no problems with their landing gear. Like all new models the best improvements are done by the consumer.

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[ripghost]

nice flying and nice looking plane. Would 3s 2200 25c batteries work on this as well maybe jst a little less power because of discharge? I got heaps of these batteries lying around would be good to use again.

[charliechip42]

A 3s 2200 25c will work just fine but you'll have to keep off full throttle the whole flight. You'll see a little less power with those type of batteries. Keep in mind i don't have any retract servos in operation because the retracts are useless when they come from the factory. That in itself will give you more flying time since you've eliminated 4 servos that would use power.

[mfpageprb]

Very nice video Charlie. Does this P-38 have counter rotating props? What is the name and spelling of the material you have on the under belly of the plane for protection? Thank you.

[charliechip42]

This plane does not have counter rotating props. The material used for the bottom of the nacelles and bottom tips of the rudder fins is chassis protector. It's found at your local hobby shop the has RC cars. It comes in package of 2 sheets about 6X12 inches. I like this material because it's clear and molds to curves without creasing or causing bubbles.

[SVTCOBRA4U]

No prob with my gear, just needed some adjustment on front to lock out, what about the front gear trying to turn in the bay while retracted? Seems like something will break while using rudders in the air and that nose geat trying to twist while folded?

[charliechip42]

when I retracted the gear a few times my servos popped off. Guess they didn't use enough glue for them. My plans are to use metal gear servos in the future and dial in the landing gear. As for now I'm just enjoying flying the this P-38.

[Crazylegs973]

Would this be a good plane for a novice?

[mjhouse1955]

That's about the best set-up for this plane. Forget the retracts, unless you want to build new stronger mounts and add the weight of some good electric or air retracts. But then it starts getting heavy and the motors can't cut it. So then it's new motors, props and spinners. But before that you need to put a dihedral brace in since the CF rods don't connect I'n the center, it's easy to fold the wings. Unfortunately this needs to when you glue the wings on. Mine is running HK mini air retracts

[52outbound]

on a scale of 1 to 10 10 being great what would u rate it

[43432324]

Just assembled mine. Planning first flight today. Landing gear was RUBBISH, so I dug it out like cleaning a fish. Thanks to your video, though, I know that it belly lands ok in grass, and I'll probably have a lot of fun with it. Thanks.

[c0pperh6ad]

hello charlie, same issue out of the box here ... front servo for nose landing gear died so I had to replace it. I am not sure now how to make it work, especially with the rudder! Were you able to get it fixed somehow? If yes, can you please help us out by posting another video and this time showing inside your nose landing gear set?

Much appreciated!

[aaron119982]

i ordered this plane and it just arrived today and i wired every thing up like it said in the manual, 1-1-1, 2-2-2, 3-3-3, 4-4-4-4, 5-5-5-5, and then when i plugged the battery in, there was no initializing beeb, and even though my transmitter was on it didnt respond, is there an on and off switch some where or is there something else i have to do to make it work or does the battery hav to be fully charged the first time because i charged the battery for 45 minutes and i tried but it didnt work?

[edwardsweeney24]

do you have to buy the remote?

[kenrom]

@charliechip42 I have the P-38 on backorder from HobyyKing. Curious that they didn't put counter-rotating props. Now I'm going to retrofit my belly-landing models with chassis protector material... Thanks for the tips!