04-05-2011, 10:17 PM
Hi,
Saw Hobbyking had a Micro P-40 on a Flash sale for only $30 so I thought I'd take a chance and ordered one.
Anyways it arrived today and I've put it together and I'd thought I'd write up a bit of a report. The pics aren't great cause I used my iPhone cause my regular camera is broke
It come in a box that was well packed with bubble wrap that seemed to protect it pretty well.
Unpacking the box showed the various components to be fairly well packed but nothing was labled. Not recommened for a beginner build.
The First big challenge was the instruction manual. Not a lot of english in it at all. What little english what there was made some very creative uses of phrasing and grammer!
Time to get to work. Opening the baggies revealed the smallest brushless motor I had ever seen! This thing is tiny...
First thing todo I think (manual wasn't too clear, I tried to follow the pictures as best I could as it showed a different plane) was to mount the servo's and speed controller.
Next, mount the reciever and the control rods. Not a lot of room inside so this step involved a bit of fiddling to get everything to fit neatly.
Glue the two halves of the fuse together and set aside to dry.
Glue on the tail fins and mount the control rods and control horns
Main wing halves snap together then mount onto the fuse with platic pins. Attach the prop and all finished apart from adding the decals
The whole build took about 4 hours, however 2 of those hours were spent chasing after my 2 year old who insisted getting into mischief the minute I'd take my eyes off her to glue something.
Also, important note: check the direction of the motor BEFORE gluing the fuse together so that you know it spins the right way. Trust me, not fun having to pry the foam apart cause I got the plug on backwards!
Finally, I didn't realsie that this was onyl a 3 channel plane (no airleons) until after I had ordered it. A bit of research shows that some people have added airelons to these micro planes so I've also ordered a Dubro Micro Aileron System which is on its way. I'll fly it as is first before attempting an upgrade.
Finally, I have to figure out how to charge the battery. It uses a tiny little connector of a type I've not seen before. Any one have suggestions?
Mick
**Edit to correct link
Saw Hobbyking had a Micro P-40 on a Flash sale for only $30 so I thought I'd take a chance and ordered one.
Anyways it arrived today and I've put it together and I'd thought I'd write up a bit of a report. The pics aren't great cause I used my iPhone cause my regular camera is broke
It come in a box that was well packed with bubble wrap that seemed to protect it pretty well.
Unpacking the box showed the various components to be fairly well packed but nothing was labled. Not recommened for a beginner build.
The First big challenge was the instruction manual. Not a lot of english in it at all. What little english what there was made some very creative uses of phrasing and grammer!
Time to get to work. Opening the baggies revealed the smallest brushless motor I had ever seen! This thing is tiny...
First thing todo I think (manual wasn't too clear, I tried to follow the pictures as best I could as it showed a different plane) was to mount the servo's and speed controller.
Next, mount the reciever and the control rods. Not a lot of room inside so this step involved a bit of fiddling to get everything to fit neatly.
Glue the two halves of the fuse together and set aside to dry.
Glue on the tail fins and mount the control rods and control horns
Main wing halves snap together then mount onto the fuse with platic pins. Attach the prop and all finished apart from adding the decals
The whole build took about 4 hours, however 2 of those hours were spent chasing after my 2 year old who insisted getting into mischief the minute I'd take my eyes off her to glue something.
Also, important note: check the direction of the motor BEFORE gluing the fuse together so that you know it spins the right way. Trust me, not fun having to pry the foam apart cause I got the plug on backwards!
Finally, I didn't realsie that this was onyl a 3 channel plane (no airleons) until after I had ordered it. A bit of research shows that some people have added airelons to these micro planes so I've also ordered a Dubro Micro Aileron System which is on its way. I'll fly it as is first before attempting an upgrade.
Finally, I have to figure out how to charge the battery. It uses a tiny little connector of a type I've not seen before. Any one have suggestions?
Mick
**Edit to correct link
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