OK, I had seen this one a few times on HobbyKing's website, and while I was making an order for some batteries, I decided to buy yet another RC plane.
Photo during the build
The budget was set to around forty pounds, and after looking through the hobbyking website I had made a short list of 4 planes. The Durafly Critical Mass, the MXSR, Geebee R3 and finally the T-28 funfighter. Reading through the comments of the funfighter, people had been saying things like "it was on rails" and "a great plane to fly", so this tipped my decision and I decided to buy one! The specs are as follows:
Tech Specs:
Length: 505mm
Wing Span: 650mm
Weight: 315g
Prop Size: 5.5x4.5
Motor: 2825-1950kv Brushless out-runner motor
ESC: 20A Supports S4 battery
Servos: 3 x 8gram
Battery:850 mAh S3/S4 20C Lipo
Photo of the built T-28 Funfighter!
The day after I had made the order the plane arrived, quick delivery by Hobbyking! Looking in the box I didn't realize how small this plane was, its the smallest model I have attempted to fly. The plane itself looks like the name suggests "Fun - Fighter", its got a sort of cartoon stumpy nose and a mischievous look to its shape. Supplied In the box you get (this is a PNP version) the fuselage, wings, tail plane, vertical stabilizer and then fitted the 2825-1950kv brushless motor and 3 well glued in servos. Finally the ESC, which is just a blue block and two very cheap looking spare props are at the bottom of the box, the plane does come with a 3rd prop, but its the one already fitted. To build the model only takes around 10 minutes, you just glue the wing to the fuselage, glue the tail peace on the fuselage and then finally glue the vertical stabilizer in place, nice and simples!
Please checkout the flight video on YouTube and as always, please do comment and let me know what you think!
T-28 Funfighter first flight!
Timelapse of the build!
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On a weekend away down in Dorset I decided to capture some video. This flight was near the town of Weymouth. You can see how scenic the coast line is, especially from the air. Unfortunately the video turned out darker than i would of liked, but still its a nice place to visit.
The video was taken using the Bixler1 with the Toshiba X-Sports Camera mounted on top.
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The HobbyKing goDiscover, It looks pretty smart in the pictures. It’s a wing configuration plane with a large broad wingspan, great for taking some weighty FPV gear! - or is it ??
The bulky shape allows for plenty of internal space, located at its nose is the tinted camera dome which houses a pan tilt camera gimbal, ready to fit your GoPro camera and get some great shots! At the back of the model is a small hatch where the 40 amp speed controller can be connected to a hefty 800Kv motor spinning a 10inch prop. But unfortunately this is where it starts to fall apart - literally.
The photo is of the second one I have built. The first which I had put together very carefully, never got off the ground... Hobbyking was very good and did send out a replacement with no questions asked! It seemed to have a week motor mount and the prop got snagged on the back of the plane, meaning mine ripped its self apart! This appears to be a common fault, a quick search online reveals other people who have had similar experiences.
So just a word of warning, even though the idea behind the goDiscover is good, if you do purchase one you will need to do some DIY and modify its motor mount and prop. Otherwise you can see what happened to mine below.
This is a short video of the original goDiscover that I was building. I had planned to make a 3 part video series but unfortunately with it braking I never got to video 2..
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