StuartC Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 The Nose leg on my Max Thrust Tornado broke and Im unable to get a replacement so Im making one from 2mm Piano wire. What Im lacking is a control arm ( collet fixing type small enough to fit the wire for the steerable nose leg. Can anyone point me to a place where they keep such things that small ? The smallest I have found so far is for 4mm nose legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Have you tried the importers? If you dont find one, should be possible to solder a brass arm to a suitablele sized collet and use that?Edited By Tim Mackey - Administrator on 26/07/2011 12:36:05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartC Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 No response from the importers re spares. The soldering idea sounds good, but Im nether equipped nor able to carry that out. Bending the wire was about my technical limit of my abillities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 You could get a collet of the correct diameter and then replace the grub screw with a longer screw that you could use as the steering arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartC Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Think I've found what Im looking for from the RC boat crowd. A Rudder steering arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Pickford Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Stu. Ive only just seen these max thrust tornados i was wondering how they fly mate?? I was thinking about getting one!! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartC Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 In a word, awsome !. Its very quick even with the wings extended, so much so that I have yet to be brave enough to swing them back in flight. It gets off the groung with a fairly short fun on tar, but it has a fairly high landing speed ( or that might just be me not risking stalling it on finals ! ) I need more Battery packs for my one. Only have 2 for it at the moment and its just not enough. Not a brilliant video, but this was its second flight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMZ1MhaaB6s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Pickford Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 It looks pretty smart mate. I used to be a Tornado engineer in the RAF and markings of that model was the last F3 i worked on!! I think i will have to treat myself!!!! It does look a tad rapid on landing!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartC Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 It uses individual servos in the Wing so if you can find a way of cramming a bigger receiver in, you could split the plug and dian in some flaps. There is not a lot of room inside for the battery and receiver. Its an F3 paintjob on a GR fuselage, its got 2 gun ports on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike581 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Just bought one of these, what batteries are you guys using in it? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartC Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 Largest I can fit in it is a 2200mHa, and then I had to use a micro receiver fitted to a space I cut in the bottom of the cockpit. I'll get the make of the batteries for you when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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