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Originally Posted on January 18th, 2014 I have been very impressed on the Durafly (10.25 inch diameter) 4-Blade propellers on how well they are balanced. I have not had any issues with vibration so, I must give credit where credit is due. Additionally, they are very robust - tough as they allow me to Belly Skip & GO without any complaints  However, they do NOT hold UP WELL in a Slam landing (Crash) like the one depicted in the following Video that I recorded early evening on Friday, (01-17-2014). https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...ostcount=19247 https://vimeo.com/84442606 |
Well, after some needed repairs super early this morning, I was able to get my JUG back in the air this morning at my RC Club on the way to work today!
It flew for two wonderful flights of 7 minutes each using a brand new Durafly 4-Blade propeller and of course a Brand new Park Zone 480 (960Kv) Motor!
I did use the Hangar9 Prop Reamer but, in the end I had to use a drill bit with size of 21/64" for proper fit onto my Park Zone T-28 Trojan Prop Adapter (hence using the smaller Park Zone 480 motor).
A few pictures of my work this morning.....
Old motor damaged during the pancake flop crash landing!
New motor next to package flap.
New motor installed and new Durafly 4-Blade Propeller in package!
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As popular demand has it, I have come through with success!
I was able to command my Park Zone P-47 Thunderbolt to perform two (2) Belly Landings (Flops) & GO and one complete Belly Landing. The first Belly Land (Flop) and GO was a complete success but, the placement of the 808 #16 Keychain Camera was not in a ideal position such not only did it experienced the ground but, it was part of an item that experienced the slide down the runway and caused the camera to shutdown and caused a corrupted video file. (Buttons on the camera was observed to have missing paint.)
The RC Gods shined upon me as I was able to record on one Video file with a subsequent Belly Land (Flop) and complete stop. This was becaused I allowed the model to come in at a too nose first steep angle and caused a slight propeller strike causing the ESC to go into Safe Mode and the need for the throttle to be returned to Null (OFF) was required but, at that time the model had lost all of its momentum and I decided to just allow the model to come for a full stop on its belly. On the same Video file (from the Key Chain Camera) you will see that I activated Gear Down for another try and took off along with a successful captured Belly Land (Flop) and most importantly Raise off from Gound without main gear.
I was able to use my Nikkon Digital HD Camera to record from the top rim of hat and you will notice that it was a pretty busy morning with lots of Air Traffic and Take-Offs and Landings.
I am pretty happy of what results I got with the Video and today NO ONE from the Penaut Gallery said a word!!!
Enjoy the Videos!
Key Chain Camera View:
Cowboy Hat View:
I was able to command my Park Zone P-47 Thunderbolt to perform two (2) Belly Landings (Flops) & GO and one complete Belly Landing. The first Belly Land (Flop) and GO was a complete success but, the placement of the 808 #16 Keychain Camera was not in a ideal position such not only did it experienced the ground but, it was part of an item that experienced the slide down the runway and caused the camera to shutdown and caused a corrupted video file. (Buttons on the camera was observed to have missing paint.)
The RC Gods shined upon me as I was able to record on one Video file with a subsequent Belly Land (Flop) and complete stop. This was becaused I allowed the model to come in at a too nose first steep angle and caused a slight propeller strike causing the ESC to go into Safe Mode and the need for the throttle to be returned to Null (OFF) was required but, at that time the model had lost all of its momentum and I decided to just allow the model to come for a full stop on its belly. On the same Video file (from the Key Chain Camera) you will see that I activated Gear Down for another try and took off along with a successful captured Belly Land (Flop) and most importantly Raise off from Gound without main gear.
I was able to use my Nikkon Digital HD Camera to record from the top rim of hat and you will notice that it was a pretty busy morning with lots of Air Traffic and Take-Offs and Landings.
I am pretty happy of what results I got with the Video and today NO ONE from the Penaut Gallery said a word!!!
Enjoy the Videos!
Key Chain Camera View:
| Belly Land and Go P-47 Thunderbolt 01-13-2014 (5 min 50 sec) |
Cowboy Hat View:
| Hat Camera View Belly Land and GO PZ P-47 Thunderbolt 01-13-2014 (4 min 57 sec) |
