HE-162 Fighter R/C Ducted Fan Jet Plug-n-Fly

 joe54 29 points

Hallo Stefan, die He-162 war so schwer zu fliegen, dass sie ihren Piloten die Nerven stahl, was man auch mit klauen beschreiben kann. Der Jet ist also ein Typ, der den Piloten im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes die Nerven klaute. Ein Pilot des 1/JG. hatte das auf seiner Maschine stehen. Manche behaupten, dass wurde erst nach dem Krieg dazu geschrieben, da auf den letzten Photos der Jets auf dem Leck-Flughafen die Beschriftung nicht vorhanden war. LG, Joe

 Stefan 1 points

Hey Joe, oh man...das ist peinlich! Du hast absolut Recht! War mir echt nicht bekannt, dass das auf der He 162 stand, habs gerade nachgelesen! Danke Dir fü*r den Hinweis! *all Just to my last response with the "Nervenklau", i was wrog! thx to user joe54. he told me, that it was in fact printed on a He 162!

 Tartago 485 points

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 Kellyann 16236 points

thompson77 it is in every other warehouse why not yours??? The only way to get this done is to place a request in ISSUE tab above or go to: Contacts then: Support then: raise a Ticket. I hope this helps.

 ian 1 points

We need this in the UK warehouse!

 killervtwin 21 points

it is my opinion and practice is to install deans conectors on all batteries and esc's.universalize your fleet

 slaanesh 430 points

I would use XT60 as that is really the standard now set by www.link

 Ronald007 406 points

It's more personal preference than anything else. I use deans and every time I get a new plane or battery, I solder in a new plug if necessary. But there really isn't a standard, but there is just a trend. The xt60 for example, is the new trend. Let your battery stock dictate what to use. If you have all one kind, then stick with it. As far as the names, go through the section and match the image as they7 may call it something different that what you may know it as.

 whipper Snapper 112 points

I couldn't agree more with Rondald007, it is more personal preference, I did early this year make all mine Denes and have stuck by it and just soliderd any thing that wasn't denes to denes when i got em, its good idea to just buy a whole bag of denes(XT60)s online and keep em handy, end of the day it really isn't much trouble to soidler them on^^

 metalguy 45 points

I agree to universalize your fleet, with an exception: I utilize the smaller futaba-style red connectors on my 2s stuff, and on my 3s and 4s stuff I use the xt60 connectors, so I don't mix them up. On some 2s planes, 3s can smoke an esc. I guess the key is, develop a plan, and stick to it. Oh, and in this hobby, get good at soldering! Be aware of what you are doing, and do NOT short across leads, or solder a reverse-polarity plug.

 Tartago 485 points

Buy one deans to xt60 adapter. Very cheap her at HKing

 Eric1180 2281 points

1300mah or 1600mah

 whipper Snapper 112 points

1300mah 25c 3c is perfect

 slaanesh 430 points

I removed the landing gear and nose steer servo which easily allows an 1800mah 3s to be used when pushed all the way back. Without the landing gear the weight and drag saved make the larger battery quite a nice easy upgrade to performance.

 Keith 18 points

Just use 30min epoxy. You don't want any extra weight with this plane. Make sure you get the epoxy into all the nooks on the fuslage.

 Bellakelpie 63 points

Check out the build review on R.C. Groups www.link how to fit in a C/F spar into the wing and also how to get more thrust out of the EDF unit by fitting a narrower thrust tube. This makes for excellent hand launches and you can then save weight by ditching the landing gear.

 slaanesh 430 points

I did exactly what you suggested - add a 1mm x 4mm spar directly under the servo wire line poking about 8cm into the wing. I sharpened the ends into a point and simply pushed them in. I then sanded the wing roots and tips to remove paint and used 5 minute epoxy to glue the wings into place. I think I gained 5 grams or so doing this however the wings are now very solid for aerobatics.

 whipper Snapper 112 points

I used 30min expoy on all my EDF jets, including this one, 30min is perfect, throwing the HE 162 through loops and spins etc, doesn't even flex and i been doing that on same HE for about 5 months now and still prestine ^^

 xero67156 192 points

Ha, funny. I was just watching a show about various German planes from WWII and they said pretty much the same thing! Heaven forbid a pilot forgot what he was in and tried to "bail out"!!!

 Thunderbolt2 55 points

It and a few other German a/c in WWII (such as the DO335) had ejection seats.

 fanny 515 points

This looks interesting exept I'm alergic to EDF. Too many trees and not enough sky in my park. The prototypes were meant to be simple to fly for "rooky" pilots, but that hardly seams likely to have been the case. Hard to train or test fly once you've lost air superiority over your country.I wounder if anyone survived ejecting from this or the Do335. Anyone got video of this model in action?

 Keith 18 points

Been there done that twice now. Putting the nose back together now. Makes for a great puzzle!

 fanny 515 points

What kind of foam did you use?

 snappy 2299 points

It was a Kavan Kit no idea what it was made from

 What Kind Of Foam Guy 50 points

Dare I ask, what kind of foam is it?

 snappy 2299 points

I think its foamy foam, made from foam

 Fugitive_Bill 419 points

Gee Snappy, that was a snappy responce! :)

 snappy 2299 points

Did'nt want to get too technical

 maukabud 408 points

ROFLMAO!! :D

 gehall63 153 points

The foam looks like EPS but feels somehow tougher. A nice feature is that the nacelle is mounted with two screws and has a removeable panel on the bottom for access to the fan / motor, great for servicing.

 spinnetti 36 points

Nicely made, and a good value. Tracked straight, good power on stock setup... looked like a winner until I tried to turn or change power... I'm sure its just me, but after to big crashes, I just can't fly this thing after take off. I could hand launch it or ROG no problem, but any change in throttle caused wild pitch changes. I tried cg mods, but just can't get it to fly right. Anybody figure this one out? If so, what is your cg from the inboard leading edge of the wing? I'll try another one if I can figure it out....

 Bjorn Egil 14 points

Nicely made, but like spinetti says, it tracked straight although with a nose up attitude.
Tried some down-trim on the elevator and that helped some (although it makes the elevator create lift in itself and that is not good).
I also experienced the wild pitch changes when changing the throttle setting, but found out after the first crash tha I had to put in a other type of receiver.
That helped, but it did still have som nasty tendencies.
Also the same nose up attitude.
I won't bother to try flying it again,and suspect that the real cause for wild pitcihing (glitch) is noise from the regulators switching circuitry .
Toss the regulator away before you try to fly this plane, and do a chekc of the wing-taiplane angles.

I will try building a new airplane from scratch in my own design.

 gehall63 153 points

The pitch changes during throttle changes is due to areodynamics, the fan blows directly over the elevator and affects it's lift, you need to make smooth power changes. I have flown mine twice now and the only concern I have had was the extremely fast roll rate. I have set my D/R to 60% for aileron to compensate. This plane also slows down nicely into the wind for landing, much better than I expected.

 slaanesh 430 points

The pitching is actually got everything to do with the relatively high position of the EDF motor's thrust in relation to the wings. The moment force of sudden throttle changes causes the pitching effect. You can try this yourself: hold the model in your hand and give it a sudden 100% throttle - you will notice that the model will want to nose down. Fortunately this moment force is lessened in direct relationship with airspeed. Once at speed this force will be almost negligible. The lesson is that you should not make sudden throttle changes at low airspeed, especially if hand launching.

 stewjw 231 points

I notied a few reviews talk about the ESC getting too hot or burning out. It really annoys me that HK or its suppliers consistantly put in ESCs which are too small, its unnecessary penny pinching.

 Tartago 485 points

EPS foam.