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Many thanks for your comment. Good luck for when you get round to assembling and maidening yours.

Hi buddy, Unfortunately I have sold this model. From what I can remember the c of g is 75mm from leading edge of wing. I can't remember the the elevator/aileron travels but I did put 30% expo on both. Elevator trim was needed for the maiden flight as it wanted to climb with level trim. Hope all goes well.

@@garyflint1965 thanks for answer

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@@garyflint1965 maiden flight today ..successful :) It was pretty windy,but everythings OK ..seee ya ..here is the vid: ruclips.net/video/-E2xtsVn7ac/видео.html

Hi Chris, my c of g is exactly to the manual so 20mm back from where the main wing intersects the fuselage. I have to wait for a descent headwind before flying mine, this makes the hand launch easy. I find that most edf jets with a large wing area pitch up when the throttle is chopped, they do settle after a couple of seconds though.

@@garyflint1965 Thanks for the info and I think I'll strip the unwanted TV servos out to lose as much weight as possible. See if I can get to the 2250 after the carbon in the wing install.

...and still flying, a very good quality model worth every penny. Cheers

I had the Vampire and as you say could be a handful getting it airborne. I found a decent headwind helped. This Venom is totally the opposite with more than enough power and sounds fantastic.

Unfortunately the camera has a fixed lens so no focus or zoom.

I couldn't agree with you more on the rubbish gear. In the end I stripped out all the gear and hand launch it now , check out my other video of this. Cheers.

Where exactly have you placed the battery and how much does it weigh? Do you have any additional weight in the nose? I'm trying to determine where to place my 6s battery(753g).

Cheers Danny, always room for something different.

Sorry for late late response, no stabilizer or gyro installed.

Sorry for late response Nick, I found an image and just scaled it.

Sorry for late response. It was the C of G that was causing the sensitive pitching, now using 6s batteries in the right position and it is perfect.

Ah ok. The cg on my su seem to be ok. But I think my throws of the elevator and the canards don’t match. Can you provide us the angles you set up on your berkut? Grüße from Berlin Chris

If you pause the video at the right place on the second flight you should be able to see the canard and elevator angles, I haven't changed them from that flight. I will check it for you next time I run it up.

Sorry for late response. I made the decals out of sticky back vinyl.

Hi Leon sorry just seen this. Not sure on the filament as it's not my model. It was printed from the 3D LabPrint website. Cheers

@@garyflint1965 Hi Gary , I know it's from 3dlabprint I got the model also. But printed in metallic Grey.. Perhaps you can ask your friend who printed the model, hè would know what brand and colour he used. Plane still in one Piece ? Br Leon

@@leonvanzelst5075 Hi Leon, next time I see him I'll ask, I'm sure he painted it the colour it is. Yes plane still in one piece but only had a couple of flights. Cheers

Sorry for late response, no gyro fitted.

Hi, if you pause the video at about 27 seconds you can see where the canards are set. I have set mine so the leading edge is flush with the top of the fuselage. This model is on RcGroups where a chap called Herb has gone into great detail regarding his build, so worth a look.

You will love it. Don't over think this model it's so easy to fly with an amazing sound...enjoy

Not sure of the AUW but I have added 55g of which I will remove 10g, this was to achieve CG. Battery weight is 682g. Manual says flight weight is 2500g but this will depend on which battery you use. Cheers.

Hi Joel, I have single rates with 10mm up/down travel on ailerons, full travel on rudder for taxiing, and 12mm up/down on elevator. Expo is 30% on everything.

@@garyflint1965 thanks 🙂

Hi, I have just read this myself. Not sure who has made this decision but the reason is because of the noise the engines make and nesting birds.

@@garyflint1965 Thank you. That’s a shame it can be stopped just like that, especially with the 100+ years history flying there. I will look in to it

Thanks for your kind words, check out my other videos there is one of the maiden flight of this model

ruclips.net/video/NsmJkh_8csc/видео.html Link for Maiden flight...

Cheers Tim

I have 1.7 meters of bungee cord, the line from the end of the bungee to the pedal is 1 meter and the line from the end of the bungee to the aircraft is 0.6 meters. I stretch the bungee 7-8 meters measured from the end of the launcher, be sure to use a decent sized peg for the bungee as the nail supplied would cause serious injury. As the Panther is very similar to the Mig my placing the hook 205mm from the fuselage nose tip should be more or less the same. One other thing to note is the bungee cord supplied will perish over time so check it after a couple of months of use. On launching be prepared for the aircraft to roll to the left, hope this helps and good luck.

@@garyflint1965 thanks a lot Gary. I can´t believe that the line is so short?

With the model being so small it doesn't need to stretch so far, obviously a larger aircraft would need more.

@@garyflint1965 yes I see - thanks a lot.

I found nice and simple is best with this aircraft. I'm running the standard power system but more power wouldn't go amiss...good luck with your build.

I've placed mine 205mm back from the very front of the aircraft. Cheers.

@@garyflint1965 Thanks !

Cheers John

Hi Aidan, I can fully recommend this aircraft it's one of the best in my fleet. I would also recommend buying the upgraded undercarriage if your budget allows as they finish the model off a treat. Have fun with your purchase.

@@garyflint1965 Thanks Gary.

I got the retracts and struts from Hobbyking. Part numbers: 225000018, 9107000314-0, 225000017, 9107000307-0. Hope this helps.

@@garyflint1965 thank you

Cheers Barry, I'll pass the message onto Paul.

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Not installing the gear is the right way to go, as the power system that comes with it is just not good enough. If you are using stock servos I would change them for something more reliable, a couple mine have had glitches. She will stall in a slow turn so be sure to have some speed on in the turns, landing as you see isn't an issue. Good luck with your build, if you need any assistance get back in touch.

Gary Flint That’s why I purchased the kit to add all my own electronics. Also, how do you have your control surfaces set up,? (mixed or standard).

@@Derangedforsure Sorry John just seen this. I have my control surfaces set up as standard, just keeps things simple.

The esc are opto here's a link: www.buildyourowndrone.co.uk/dji-e300-15a-opto-esc

I agree with 100%. Such a shame as this aircraft has so much potential. If you check out my other video with this aircraft you will see the drastic measures to achieve a good flight with this aircraft. ruclips.net/video/uKDGIsi2VgA/видео.html

Hi, I used the parts listed below. After a couple of flights I decided to remove the gear altogether and hand launch the aircraft with great success. ruclips.net/video/uKDGIsi2VgA/видео.html hobbyking.com/en_us/servoless-retract-with-metal-trunion-44mm-x-41mm-mount-2pcs.html hobbyking.com/en_us/servoless-steerable-nose-retract-with-metal-trunion-44mm-x-41mm-mount.html hobbyking.com/en_us/alloy-110mm-straight-twin-wheel-oleo-nose-leg-strut-for-5mm-mounting-pin-1pc.html hobbyking.com/en_us/alloy-108mm-offset-oleo-strut-for-5mm-mounting-pin-1pc.html

Hook is mounted half way between cg and nose tip. Thanks for your kind words.

Thanks Barry, yes I think I've got the better of her now.

No problem and thanks for your comments.

Yah a supreme landing

@@nickhayley Thanks guys.

No vices whatsoever. Set all the control surfaces nice and level, strap the battery onto the tray and fly...that's it. Cheers.

Hi Stephen, I got it dialled in quite quickly on this flight. Unfortunately on the second flight disaster struck. One of the servos malfunctioned on elevator flipping it over and burying the nose into the ground, a complete write off I'm afraid.