Eachine Mini T-28 Trojan 400mm RTF from Banggood - Part 2: Maiden Flight

Recently, I ordered two Eachine mini, 400mm wingspan warbirds from Banggood. They were in the $70 range and came ready to fly (RTF) with everything you need in the box, except four AA batteries for the transmitter. They even came with two flight batteries to double your flight time. I have already reviewed the F4U Corsair and posted the videos, which you can find here:

Part 1: Unboxing and Setup
   • Eachine Mini F4U Corsair 400mm RTF from Ba...  

Part 2: Maiden Flight
   • Eachine Mini F4U Corsair 400mm RTF from Ba...  

The second one is the T-28 Trojan, which I unboxed and set up in the previous video:

   • Eachine Mini T-28 Trojan 400mm RTF from Ba...  

This little T-28 cost me $67.20 shipped to my door. In order to get this low price, I pre-ordered it before it even was available, and it took about two months to arrive (I live in Boston, MA, U.S.A.). The price has gone up since, but if you are not in a hurry and willing to wait, just add it to your Wishlist and check regularly. It will go on sale eventually.

https://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Mini...

This plane has three control settings for different experience levels, namely beginner, intermediate and expert. The beginner and intermediate levels are stabilized by the built-in 6-axis gyro (actually 3 gyros and 3 accelerometers). The beginner mode only allows a maximum of 20-30 degrees of bank (i.e. ailerons) and pitch (i.e. elevator) angles and stabilizes the airplane for straight-and-level flight as soon as you let go of the control sticks. The intermediate mode still restricts the banks but allows full control of the elevator (no restrictions on the pitch angle) to perform loops and such, while still stabilizing the airplane. The expert mode seems to turn off all restrictions and stabilization, and the airplane becomes quite agile almost to the point of becoming uncontrollable except by expert RC pilots.

In this second video, I will be showing you the maiden flight of this airplane. It arrived just when we were leaving for a short family vacation, so I took the package with me, together with a couple other packages I have received. I did the unboxing at the resort we were staying, but due to the bad weather I had to postpone the maiden flight. I ended doing it once we returned home, but the weather was still not ideal for such as light and small plane; it was breezy and raining. Anyway, I will do another flight review on a better day.

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