Freewing MIG 15

Brian You are writing post quicker than I can read them slow down.

I saw Jon's mod Phil, very short control run with servo in the fin, nice positive action. Downside is that the model needs a big LiPo to bring the C of G forward to compensate for the weight of the servo. I think there might be a good chance that with a tighter tuning circle and minimum loss of height, you might find the MIG on your six before you know it Phil.(Tagga-Tagga-Tagga) Been wanting to do that since BoB 1969!

Brian wrote:

you might find the MIG on your six before you know it Phil.(Tagga-Tagga-Tagga) Been wanting to do that since BoB 1969!

No chance up against the Panther and my wingmen (well most of them).:lol:

John Bannister wrote:

Brian You are writing post quicker than I can read them slow down.

:lol: I think he dictates to his secretary, who then types up from the shorthand whilst he is meddling with the mechanical bits. Or he is using Google Voice to Text?

Keep watching your six Brubaker.

I've been flying the Mig on 1300mAh 3S batteries, only short 3minute flights. Freewing recommend 1600mAh 3S, but I only have1300 and 2200. I wondered about trying a 2200 3S but it needs more space to be able to get the battery in and out easily. I had another look at the Petrincic brothers video of the MIG-15 test flight. They have made a new video, the original showed "Cheat Holes" to improve performance, but the new video shows an unmodified model, initially failing to fly on a 1600mAh LiPo, and then going very well indeed on a 2700 3S LiPo. Perhaps it might be worth trying to fit a 2200mAh 3S after all.

1700 mAh works fine and fits with no fitting mods. Cheat hole is best made by cutting out the front windscreen panel in the canopy.

For info - Motion R/C recommend a 1600mA for my freewing Panther. In realty the battery needs to be < 20mm high to fit without butchery. So i went for Nano tech 1800mA which fits perfectly and gives perfect C of G when slid fully forward and approx 3 min flight time (14% charge remaining) However, yesterday i flew it with a 2200mA sitting further aft which also gives perfect C of G and 4mins flight time but the model seems less agile.

By the way - my launching skeg works well. (my grasp is too small to underarm launch)

My Sabre uses 2200 3S Zippy 35C pushed right up front. I tried a 4 cell Zippy too but had to skim off 2mm of foam off each side of battery area. Not much again in performance in reality so reverted back to stock. Panther also uses 2200 3S Zippy again right up front as far a sit will go. Panther also has 25gm of lead in nose area too. Both 3 - 4 minutes flight time. Bear in mind though that if the Motion RC lipos are 50C which are heavier anyway hence their quote of 1600 -1800.