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@@sal2703 Start with what is known. Most RC aircraft required 2° of right thrust and 2° of down thrust. Ultimately the first flight will determine whether you need more or less down thrust or right thrust. The way you can tell if you need more right thrust is that when the plane is flying and you give it throttle without any input, the plane will pull immediately left. That’s indicative of the P factor, causing the aircraft to be pulled left because of the torque of the prop. At that point, you’d wanna go ahead and add a little bit more right thrust. The way you can tell if you need more down thrust is basically the same. When you give the plane throttle, the plane will pitch up suddenly, not gradually, indicating that the plane needs additional down thrust. What I recommend is to just put a washer between the motor and the firewall. Washers have different thicknesses therefore they a more precise change in the angle of the motor.

@@michaelgutzmer3303 I do wish I could have made the hatch bigger.

I suspect the version you have is probably a later version. I’ll bet you dimes to donuts they probably had incidences where the landing gear was collapsing. The Great Planes Gee Bee R2 has a front and rear strut. What I would recommend is just run your hand over the wing and see if you can find a hole or a slot for that rear strut. If you go to my Facebook page, maybe you could send me a picture and I could help you. Just click on the icon for my channel here on TH-cam and you should see a link there for the Facebook page after clicking on the description of the channel.

@@PlaneFunRC the rear strut is inserted into a hole for the wheel pant mounting block. The problem is that the front strut is spring compression, and the rear strut is not. So if the front strut is compressed it puts a great deal of force on the rear strut with almost no place to go. When I tested it, the rear block broke off. I might just leave the rear strut off.

@ See if you can locate a pair of Robart Gee Bee struts. They are Oleo struts. They would be for the Great Planes Gee Bee but they might work on your Gee Bee as well.

@@allen574 The stock servos. I purchased the plug n play. You could use Hitec HS-65 servos.

@@michaeldamico5152 hi Michael. Yes it did fly successfully but you’re 100% correct, you’re going to need a lot of up trim and when you’re landing, make sure that you do not go below quarter throttle. Be prepared for that nose to drop. Make your approach long and you’re gonna come in hot. Also, you’re going to need a cupcake tin size of tail weight stuck inside the fuse as far back as possible. Literally pick up a silicone cupcake liner from Amazon and fill that to the top with a combination of lead shot and epoxy. Make sure to add the angular bracing to the main landing gear. Apparently the angular bracing was added in later kits because thelanding gear collapsed. I will tell you that it flies really well and it’s very fast.

@@robieosborne7369 it was amazing to watch

@@PascalErné-u9t 6s 8,000mAh

@@Marxuboi So if you’re talking about the plane, I found the plane in a hobby shop in Myrtle Beach, SC just hanging from the ceiling. As for the motor, they’re on eBay. If you type in contra rotating brushless motor in the search, you’ll see there’s a whole selection of these motors available. I would put a link here, but TH-cam deletes comments that have links. They do have a version of these motors that do use a 4S. I can tell you that this particular motor set up with two 3S batteries is more than enough. It’s like putting a 6S battery on a flat foamy. It’s got a ton of power.

@@PlaneFunRC Thank you

@@lostshotslewis9414 yep

@@lostshotslewis9414 i’ll tell you what I can do for you, go ahead and choose the membership for my channel. It’s only $.99. I will then go ahead and post a video just for you of the manual. Just let me know as soon as you buy the membership and then I’ll post it.

Did you fly this edf and what were your thoughts around it as far as power and performance

@@mikemetz8016 No not yet.

@@PlaneFunRC Did you flew it yet?

Yes, there is an element of truth to what you’re saying. Both in essence illicit the same effect by eliminating torque caused by the propeller spinning.

No, I’m sorry I don’t. The plane was already built. I found it hanging up in a hobby shop in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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Yep still have it. Sorry, not selling. Thank you for asking though. 😁

@@PlaneFunRC I completely understand. If you hear of one for sale, send 'em my way please! Thanks in advance.

Will do.

It doesn’t really come with a mount. There are holes behind the first motor for the screws to pass through.

@@PlaneFunRC I see thank you

Hi Richard. Thank you so much for the comment. Let me see what I can do. I still have the plans. I would need to scan them and post them on one of the RC build threads on rcgroups.com. Please bear with me as this may take a week or two for me to get to this. I promise I will be in touch with you and provide you with the link of where I posted the plans.

@@PlaneFunRC Saul, Good to hear that you will put them on RCG. I am Richard N there and fly electrics and half of what I fly are tailless. There is a lot about the Arrowbile out there but no drawings of the Arrowplane. Post it and I will build one.

@@fragment555 Hi Richard. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I just needed to find the time to go up to Staples and have them make a copy of the plans. I have a copy of the plans as well as other templates for the ribs and other parts. I tried posting them on rcgroups.com but the file sizes for the plans and the other templates are too large. Therefore, if you want to send me your email I can email them directly to you. Also, if you go onto RCgroups.com and do a search for the Waterman Arrowplane, I just posted a build thread on there. If you don’t wanna put your email address here on TH-cam then go ahead and IM me via rcgroups.com and I will go ahead and send you a copy of the plans.

@@PlaneFunRC Saul, PMed you on RCG. Thanks, Richard

Thank you for the kind words. Were you able to get a copy of the plans and instructions?

I’m using two 3 cell 800 mA for each motor with JST connectors. I’m using two 25 amp castle creation ESC ‘s. I then connect the speed controls to the receiver using a Y-harness. Keep your throttle trim centered. Flight time is about 8 to 10 minutes.