H-King Sopwith Camel (PNF) WW1 Fighter (Balsa & Ply) 900mm (35.4")

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Good product

Aug 19, 2021

Good product but one servo is delivery hs, I change it ans it’s ok now.

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Chocolate tea pot

Nov 05, 2020

Fuselage ok but ready of plane very poor especially the landing gear
Chocolate tea pot !

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Chocolate tea pot

Nov 05, 2020

Fuselage ok but ready of plane very poor especially the landing gear
Chocolate tea pot !

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Great model - poor QA

Aug 24, 2020

Sold as 'PNP' it was annoying to find the motor connected incorrectly so if you follow the manual it means removal of wings to correct it. There is no 'Y' connector for the ailerons.
A nice model just poor quality control.

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Camel 900

May 12, 2020

Extremely poor quality hardware. None of the supplied bolts nuts and screws work. Cowl was destroyed in shipping. Yes value is cheap but will need all new hardware and glass work repair to cowel. I would not purchase another one.

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Nice bird, CG is terrible.

Jan 27, 2020

This is a pretty plane. Solid construction, good deal for the price. The biggest drawback is the Center of Gravity. With such a short nose, the weight required to bring the plane to level at the right spot is pretty high, even with the battery in place. This is discouraging, but probably attributable to the scale accuracy. The old rotary engines were very heavy and demanded a short nose to avoid having to build a longer fuselage, which would result in a less maneuverable aircraft. The only solution I can offer is to add lead. Lots of it. It would have been nice to have the manufacturer estimate the weight required, and addressed it in the instructions.

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Sopwith Camel a challenge

Jul 26, 2019

the balsa airframe is well built and survive 3 attempted maiden flights. In the end the CG as stated in the manual is incorrect. Closer to 60 mm from the leading edges. Using recommend 2S 200mah battery you can not even get the CG to balance at the recommended 70mm. Added about 170 gms of weight up front, most of it actually glued to the cowl. Storage for the battery is extremely tight. Also a couple of the control rod links on the ailerons use a ultra small set screw. I have very small hex wrenches but none this small. Replaced landing gear with custom built piano wire. Gear was nice but keep getting bent during the rough landing which were causes by the CG issue. Flying with stabilization which has helped as CG still a little in question. Some parts of this model are great and nicely built and some other points are frustrating. Not for the novice at all.

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Not bad but how?

Jul 11, 2019

The airplane arrived without any problem to the EU, tracking worked well. The 3S 2200mAh 20-25C lipo fit perfect in the battery holder tray. The brushless motor arrived with faulty front bearing (not a big problem, but just for the records). The fuselage was faulty too, but the Support Team gived a best and quick solution and sent me another new and perfect fuselage from HongKong with express shipping. Thanks for it. Perfect service. The landing gear is only a joke, i made a new landing gear from spec. alu and the back legs are much longer to bend the whole system forward to prevent nose overs at landings. BUT the biggest problem is the COG. The manual says 70mm on upper wing, tested... ideal for NASA style hoovering, but this is a parkflyer and not a rocket. Now i set the cog on 65mm and i will remaiden it, but the weather is windy. If someone can or wanna give an advice, please google 3294027-H-King-Sopwith-Camel (rcgroups).

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Beautiful Aircraft

Jun 28, 2019

For Users: Does your Biplane go into a deep dive, when the Engine has stopped? Remedy: Put both Wings 1 cm down (each), Engine if possible 1 cm up (at least). Align both wings in parallel. If the Plane still dives: Align Engine further down. If it rears up: Motor further up. And something else: I extend the Fuselage-Nose for 3 cm to keep the CG.

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flight

Jun 23, 2019

very difficult to drive and very sensible wind