Thread: T28 Trojan

Welcome, Dave, Always nice to meet another Texan here on WF. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention I finally totalled my danger-dog Dos Equis Trojan last week. Cut the pattern and found a telephone pole. I think I am off of the Parkzone birds for the time being - I have plenty of balsa to mangle now. Anyhoo here's a pic of myself and the carcass.

flying again in the morn

Originally Posted by groundrushesup Welcome, Dave, Always nice to meet another Texan here on WF. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention I finally totalled my danger-dog Dos Equis Trojan last week. Cut the pattern and found a telephone pole. I think I am off of the Parkzone birds for the time being - I have plenty of balsa to mangle now. Anyhoo here's a pic of myself and the carcass. Uggg... Not the Dos Equis one... That's been my favorite t28...

Originally Posted by Turner I have a question for all you T-28 flyers. Can the T-28 be flown to any degree with rudder and elevator alone? Does the rudder induce enough roll to make turns? I suppose it could. The question is why would you? You won't roll it with the rudder though. It is an easygoing aileron trainer (good as second plane). Not a first trainer though. Hope that helps!

Hey Clint, I've had the wing pull out, it seems to be a common occurrence. I posted some pics on how I reinforced the area in this thread, somewhere..... I don't think a nylon bolt would help much, since the bolt goes thru a plastic housing. But, YMMV. You can get a new wing from Horizon: http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=PKZ4420

Yeah my Trojan's held together with glue and white electrical tape. I have had to glue the whole wing on twice now, glue the entire nose back on, and glue the entire tale section back on. If i might say you cant notice my repairs at all , but i have noticed the plane has started to 'roar' as it flies past. The motor seems fine, and still flies fine, with a slight tendancy to spin off to right which is easily trimmed out fine,...

Originally Posted by DaveG99 roaring could be from a messed up prop. My plane is almost dead silent with a slight whine to it. But then again its only one week old and never been crashed. It was a cold 48 degree day yesterday but no wind at all. Here is my plane getting ready to fly.... Take off cowl and make sure motor mount screws are tight and no cracks in the mount. "Roaring" is probably a vibration which is common when...

Originally Posted by Turner I've seen some on here that have flown the T-28 with no previous experience and want to know the unknowable; can I do the same? Do you have someone you can buddy box with? If so it would be a safe bet that you can fly it.

Originally Posted by ministeve2003 a lot slower...LOL SK What would I have to put on mine to do 3d with it?

Well I'm building yet another T-28. This one is simple - Turnigy 35-42 and 60A esc with hxt900 servos. My friend gave me a nice aluminum motor mount which bolts right up. Not sure where he got it likely ebay tho. I went a bit overboard on the wing - it's got flat CF bonded w/30min. epoxy then covered in 3m durapore tape and coated in finishing resin. I'm almost done with it. It's strength is epic. Top of wing red, bottom...