E-Flite
P-40
Warhawk 300 ARF Review
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Power:
Electric 300 Brushless Outrunner(Included)
Class: Park Flyer
Category: Aerobatic |
Warbird | Scale | Handlaunch
Flying Skill:
Intermediate
Build Type: ARF
(almost
ready to fly)
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The
E-Flite
P-40 Warhawk 300 ARF (EFL6075) comes very
securely
packaged.
Interesting cross-linking foam members holds the contents securely in
place and minimizes shipping dings and damage.
I think the size of the P-40
(25.6 inches) is ideal for a backyard flying
or small
areas like a little league ball field. And easily fills the
need for a plane similar to the Ultra-Micro
P-51 and Sukhoi Su-26m by ParkZone, the E-Flite P-40 Warhawk
300 ARF can take a bit of wind and has plenty of power to go around.
Finally a plane that is powered by a brushless motor instead of a
brushed geared motor, it has the power many of the micro
planes only wish for!
Personally
I would love to see more brushless
powered planes this size, but, maybe a little lighter.
E-Flite P-40 Warhawk 300 ARF Review
What's
included in the Box:
E-Flite P-40
Warhawk 300 ARF (EFL6075)
Park
300BL brushless motor (installed)
Spare
prop
Spare
nose cone
Display
stand with bomb
Hardware
(pushrod and pre-installed control
horns)
This is an ARF (almost ready to
fly) ,
you will need the following to
complete and get into the air.
Transmitter/receiver
with dual rates and expo
functions is highly
recommended!
2s
340mah 7.4v lipo battery
2
servo's (S60 size)
10
amp Brushless Speed Control
It's a simple 3-channel control setup for aileron and elevator
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Our
setup for this plane:
Radio
system: W-Fly09 computer radio w/assan 2.4ghz module
Turnigy
10amp ESC
2
- HXT500 5 gram servos
360mAh
Flightmax 7.4v 2s1p
20C
Assembly
This is an
incredibly simple build, use a drop of CA to hold
the
aileron and elevator servos in place --- TIP- remember
to test
both of
your servos before installation, it's easier and better now than
cutting one out
for replacement later.
I
dropped in and secured the speed
control(ESC) and receiver, this a
good time to confirm the ESC is set for a 2 cell lipo.
Place
the O-ring into position on the wing,
plug the aileron into the
receiver & placed
the front of the wing into the
fuselage
- then slide
the back of the wing into the fuselage.
Use
the wire tool to pull the rubber O-ring up and over the mount
under the canopy.
This
is a rather unique but very effective
way to
lock the wing into place, while still allowing some give on a hard
landing to minimize wing damage.
That's it as far as assembly - about 20 minutes even with a coffee break!
Control
Setup
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Control
Throws |
High
Rates: |
Low
Rates: |
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Ailerons |
5/16-inch
(8mm) |
1/2-inch
(6mm) |
| Elevator |
3/16-inch
(5mm) |
5/32-inch
(4mm) |
Center
of Gravity:
Suggested
CG
(marked on top of wing) is 1
1/8 to 1 1/4 inches
(28–35mm) from the
leading edge at the root.
Next
a quick control and range
test to make
sure it will go where I want, then it's time to go
fly.
Maiden
flight for the
E-Flite P-40 Warhawk 300 ARF Review:
Conditions:
Clear skies
72
degrees
Light
winds
Flying
Weight: 6.87ozs
Ailerons
& Elevator
set at 20% expo
CG
set at 1 1/4 inches
First
Flight for E-Flite P-40 Warhawk 300 ARF Review:
Excellent
finger grips to hold & toss the plane from - a solid
toss and it's airborne. The Warhawk pitched
nose up a
little at
first, a touch of elevator to level out and
found that the elevator is very sensitive even with 20% expo. A little
down trim and it's flying wings level at half throttle.
Next, a quick landing - time to tame that overly sensitive elevator -
elevator expo now set
to
35%
and moved the CG
forward
slightly.
Second
Flight for the E-Flite P-40 Warhawk 300 ARF Review:
With a solid
toss, the Warhawk was climbing with wings level. At full
throttle this is a quick enjoyable little plane. Much better behaved
after the adjustments.
At 50-60%
throttle it flies very nicely but watch your speed, like a
real plane it will roll off of a wing in too tight of a slow speed
turn. An aileron roll at slow speed resulted in a sizable altitude
loss. Be prepared
and high enough to recover.
Full
throttle for the E-Flite P-40 Warhawk 300 ARF Review:
Quick,
maneuverable, if you roll into a turn and add elevator and it
will just about turn 90 degrees instantly, of course that will bleed
off the airspeed.
An
aileron roll is impressive at full throttle but is fast for
a scale plane at about
360degress/1.5sec
Loops:
We have two choices here, an
easy loop from level flight or crank in the elevator (very
sensitive) and
it will
flip over quickly instead of a graceful loop.
Inverted
Flight: At a little less than full throttle, I needed a
substantial amount of down elevator for inverted level flight. Closer
to half
throttle I could not hold level flight inverted.
Landings
were simple, keep the airspeed up - drop the
nose a little & glide in
dead stick. It's best to fly it all the way down onto the
ground.
Summary
for the E-Flite P-40
Warhawk 300 ARF Review:
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Great
little ball field sized park & backyard flyer. Surprisingly,
its quicker than expected. This little plane is very agile and a true
joy to fly.
But
let's face it, this is also a beautiful
little scale plane. The
panel lines and details are excellent! And the dispaly stand is a nice
touch.
This
is a perfect plane to keep in the
backseat for flying some lunchtime sorties out in the
parking lot!!
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Final
Report for the E-Flite P-40 Warhawk 300 ARF Review:
Good:
***You
do not have to tweak,
adjust or modify this plane before it will fly right unlike many of the
micro planes available today.
Quality foam
with a nice finish
Quick &
easy build
A beautiful flying plane
Nice Details
Helpful finger grips to launch
Nifty
display
stand
CG is clearly
marked on
top of the wing at the panel lines
Downside:
Canopy
magnets could be stronger - canopy can come off in flight
Hey,
it's a scale plane - it really needs a
scale pilot.
Rudder
should be an option!
Impressions:
Love it, this E-Flite
P-40 Warhawk 300 ARF now has a permanent place
in
my hangar! But this is for intermediate flying skills, its a little too
quick for a beginner!
E-Flite P-40 Warhawk 300 ARF Review!
Clear skies
& Good flying!
Robert
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