Flite Test - Custom Installing Retracts - Flite Tip

Flite Test - Custom Installing Retracts - Flite Tip

In this episode of Flite Test, the team takes an ordinary T-28 Trojan from Horizon Hobby, and gives it some bling! Watch as Josh and Josh show you how they custom fit retracts for this already amazing plane.

[ahde]

Works perfect. Thank you for this very good manual and "howto" :) The main work were the wings, two hours each. The nose was done in half an hour. one cut, the sticks and a little bit of hotglue and the zipties. Phantastic job!

[ROCKRATADVENTURETEAM]

You guys have been so helpful! I wish I could be behind the sense while you make the videos. It looks like you have fun and just enjoy life everyday. I'm 56 years old and I enjoy watching your videos so much I'm going to buy one of the FT Spitfires. It will be my first R/C airframe. Wish me luck! Thanks, John

[justy]

I love how JB is so encouraging to JS.

[Stranger-lhho]

what a great time, back when all flite test plans were free

[BMSWEB]

What an awesome landing by Josh Scott! Man that's pretty good considering unlike most of us you have a whole camera crew plus thousands of Internet viewers watching you! Nice work man. Also great mod on the landing gear . . couldn't believe what a difference it made to the look of the model in flight!

[Jazzman-bjfq]

Awesome vid, I really wish that FT was doing current videos on basic mods like this. I guess as long as these vids are archived that we, the audience, can check 'em out.

[LikeOnATree]

That was a great landing, it's not easy with the plane coming towards you -- well done! Cool episode too, nice mod!

[adroehm]

"I stressed it out, that's for sure!" I love these old episodes.

[rcpilotsusa]

Really good add on,
don't see why most Flying Wing FPV belly landers don't have these installed .
Thanks for the How to & Demo !

[argat]

Great landing in deed, J. Scott! That T-28 Trojan is my favorite plane still after many many years in my hangar. I used it as a a Trainer, yes. Some might dissagree but it's so docile that I found myself flying solo pretty soon. Of course I also have a propper trainer, which I also keep, but I prefer the T-28 above it to teach my friends with the buddy box. I even installed flaps on it. Of course, if I want to instal this retracts I will have to use a spare battery and disable the BEC.

[foerester]

you guy's that was awwweesommme, wicked flying there joshua, we plenty of guy's that use the T-28 as there first plane easy to fix, and the flight characteristics are easy for them to figure out #1 with me guy's thanks a bunch from, oh by the way I manage a small RC airport.
P.S thanks for listening to your viewers I alway look forward to your episodes.

[jasonbrown]

Oh my god...just realized this video was from 10 years ago...man, flitetest has grown up over the past 10 years

[rcoconut]

Nice video as usual!! Wish the ParkZone F4U Corsair was on the operating table for retracts also. Thanks for the helpful instructions!

[PatBALEX]

Great work guy's...Good mods..So PZ said it could'nt be done..Well other guys have been adding retracts to the PZ Trojan since it first came out on the market...Thanks for showwing how easy it is...

[robertsweeney]

wish you would have put them on a FT build! !!!!

[whagen]

I did it on my T-28! I followed Flite Test's directions, and now have functioning retracts on my Parkzone Trojan. The only differences are that I kept the main gear mounting points where they are, and installed the tires outboard of the main gear struts. The result is that the tires are the same distance apart as the stock setup (13") when extended, and are closer together - in the fuselage - when retracted. The airplane behaves just as Josh B describes. No bad tendencies. Also, the retracts I added are the smaller 10-15 size setup. The struts are the same diameter as the stock setup, so the tires go on with no modifications.

[punchritch]

Great jod guys, also glad to see Scott take off fly and land. He has come a long ways!!!

[jsm]

I didn't realize so many people had trouble with the transition from 3ch to 4ch and on up to advanced planes. For me I guess it kind of came naturally. After 3 flights on a 3ch I was good to go with 4ch and now I'm able to fly big warbirds. It's nice because I suck at most things that take coordination, but this takes mental coordination and I seem to have a knack for it. I'm really glad I found this hobby! (Also Josh Scott is getting a lot better, warbirds do have a lot more to think about)

[FrostbiteUK]

Great video for a great mod that Parkzone should have already done. Nice to see Josh Scott flying more.

[lewandlo]

Great Mod guys. Just one little piece of advice is, because most people do not have two of one planes. I would like to suggest marking your CG on your plane before doing your modifications .Thanks guys .