FW-190 Guillows 406 Electric Conversion

Guillows 406 kit bought at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, original wood
AXI Gold 2203/52 Outrunner Motor
ECO 8 Amp Brushless Controller
Pro Lite V2 2 Cell 730 mAh 7.4V
8x4E Thin Electric Prop
DSP60J Servo
AR6300 Receiver
(Spitfire Mk. Vb) Wheel Set
Model Retractable Undercarriage Set [#ALF6001]
The tail wheel steers.
Email should be 2murks, not murks2 as on the slide.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• RC
• Electric
• Warbird
• Guillows

[GadgetMart]

Wow! You have got some patience and skill - Retracts blew my mind! Well done.

[friendlymaendi]

@GadgetMart @megabrontes123 @Bran247 Thank you! Retracts, but also ailerons were indeed the hardest. Though there are also other solutions I had to think about a little until coming up with a simple solution such as the steerable tail wheel, motor mount and air vents. She's still treating me very well. Hasn't needed repair yet.

[6004billabong]

How did you attach the ailerons?

[friendlymaendi]

@6004billabong Look at the closeup shots, there are some small pieces of Golden Tube at either end and in the first rib of the aileron. Some piano wire for the axle. The aileron was covered first, then the wing was covered up to one rib past the aileron, then I put in the piano wire across the tube connecting that rib to the one next to the aileron, glued the end of the piano wire to the rib then finished covering. The aileron rotates around the center of the radius at its front end.

[earlyhemibill]

What voltage are you running on the landing gear servo?

[friendlymaendi]

@earlyhemibill same as every other servo. It is slowed down by a circuit that you can buy e.g. at hobby lobby. You can see the circuit in the video, it sits right on top of the landing gear servo.

[puchomoreno]

Do you still have the plans? If you have it digitalized can you please send it to me?

[megabrontes123]

retracts on a plane that small!11!1!!!!!!1!!

[Bran247]

Beautiful workmanship!

[6004billabong]

@friendlymaendi Thank you very much! and great video!