Redwings: Leonardo (3m)
Thanks to my good friend Juan Antonio from Malaga Jets, I have been able to setup my very own 3m Leonardo Jet.
The shape has a kind of love-hate style, you either love it or hate it, however the flying of the model is such that even if you don’t like the look of it you still love the flying.
Very smooth, all be it not particularly fast for a jet, it is highly acrobatic at mostly a constant speed. Having flown a few of them previously, I knew what setup I wanted for my style of flying. Big thanks to all my sponsors for their help with this one, especially JetCat, Powerbox-Systems, Electron Retracts, MKS Servos and OptiPower.
The setup I chose, as you may have been able to have guessed based on the my brilliant sponsor list was as follows:
Setup:
(x1) JetCat P220Rxi
(x1) Electron Retracts ER50 combo por Leonardo 3m
(x1) Powerbox: Powerbox-Systems Mercury SRS
(x8) Servos:
(x2) Ailerons: DS9910 by MKS Servos
(x2) Elevators: DS9910 by Servos
(x1) Rudder : DS9910 by MKS Servos
(x2) Flaps: HV777+ by MKS Servos
(x1) Steering: HV777+ by MKS Servos
(x3) Batteries: OptiPower 5.000mAh 2S (x2 for Powerbox, x1 for turbine)
(x1) Batteries: OptiPower 430mAh 2S (for retracts)
(x2) Receivers: Powerbox-Systems PBS-26D
Accessories:
(x1) Powerbox-Systems smoke pump
(x1) Lightweight premium servo wire by Powerbox-Systems
(x4) Conector two4one by Powerbox-Systems (MPX) for ailerons+flaps and for retracts
(x3) Conector one4one by Powerbox-Systems for elevators and rudder
My chosen setup did not let me down. Even from the first flight the Leonardo went off without a hitch. The power from the JetCat P220Rxi is more than enough for this large yet light model and the servos offer a direct and positive control over the plane at any speed and attitude.
Can’t wait to get more flights on this bird and get some more videos up of the same!
