The name of the game here is scale and these three warbirds know how to play the game.
We flew the P-51D Mustang, Hawker Hurricane, and F4U Corsair from the Hitec Weekender series.
SPECS INCOMING!
All these planes have a steerable tail wheel, which work great on hard surfaces, but if you're trying to take off on grass or rocks, you might just want to hand launch.
Keep the throttle at about 3/4 and try not to throw into a stall. Be ready for the torque of the motor to give you left turn tendency.
These warbirds fly just how they look. Awesome!
Beginners beware! Any plane that flys scale isn't a great start if you are learning.
The phrase 'warbird tendencies' exists for a reason!
They need a good amount of speed and the stall is much deeper than a trainer. A good tip is to fly the wing and not the prop.
We were flying these guys "dirty" which simply means we kept all the armaments on (drop tanks, missiles, landing gear, etc.). This creates more drag but keeps the scale look and feel.
If you are worried about the extra drag, all the armaments can be removed easily or you can mod them to fit on with magnets!
These are definitely great 3rd or 4th planes.
You definitely want to have a good sense of 4-channel controls to fly these at their full potential.
Overall we were extremely impressed with all of these planes. A great start if you would like to get into bigger scale planes.
Keep your eyes open for something new! We are trying a formate we like to call Build, Tune, Fly or B.T.F.
On Wednesday we take a closer look at the P51D Mustang!
What is your favorite scale warbird?
