E-flite T-28 Trojan 1.1m BNF Assembly & Flight Review | E-flite's Smartest trainer yet!

[@marcsflyingrc1807]

Had mine 2 weeks and being a novice in RC flying this is my favorite one by far.

[@Thercgeek]

Awesome! This is such a great airplane to learn on.

[@txdave2]

Outstanding video. Just the right amount of information, excellent photography, seamless editing, and a good demonstration of this airplanes capabilities. Well done!

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you very much!

[@CrazyQuadBrothersP3]

Great video all the way through. 👍🏻 Absolutely like this plane. It’s been on my radar for a few months. Nice flights and butter landings! ✈️

[@thomasallan8113]

Easy to toss into my back seat which is needed as bigger planes take up all the trunk space in my compact sedan. I ruined the front end in a crash and ordered a replacement fuse. Easy fuse replacement. I needed a new motor mount but I used a more powerful motor and a 40A ESC I had in my stash. Did not order a new cowl. BTW I like 4S 1800 mAh batteries for planes like this. Those batteries are about the same size and weight as a 3S 2200 but with more zip. I tend to prop down a pitch to slow the plane down and add vertical.

[@rodgerhecht3623]

A classic ,i like it in yellow. Great vid/ review. Looks like Fallbrook...maybe ???

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks! Field is the weedwackers field in lakeside. Nice facility, but super tight airspace.

[@mikebird8290]

GREAT Review as ALWAYS SIR. HORIZON HOBBY have started this year with a BANG. This plane is good looking love the sceem. 🇬🇧🇺🇲👍🤩

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks! Yeah, they’ve had some great releases.

[@mvg2x34]

This is a really fun model. Nice review.

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks!

[@battifortesempre1432]

I love this airplane, it fly realistics, and i have so fun with he. I don't fly on 4s, i havent battery, but knife fly is possible, you are very good pilot, and i enjoy the video.

[@automagni]

Chris, solid solid landings man!

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks!

[@JustwingitRC]

SWEEET!!! Nice review my friend 😎👍🤠!!!

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks man!

[@insurancemann1]

This is an amazing little airplane. It’s becoming my favorite when I need a quick flying fix. Great video as always.

[@victorrcjets7660]

Nice job 👏, wish I could have seen you guys last weekend 😢

[@Thercgeek]

That would’ve been fun. It was windy, but we still had a good time.

[@victorrcjets7660]

@@Thercgeek I was just way too exhausted my friend we had to work on Friday late so that means I had very little prep time but my wife had already asked off for Saturday but yes I heard the possibility that it would be too windy and cold. I really wanted to focus on getting my maiden on my l-39 with far less wind at Apollo.

[@DadsRCHangar]

Great in-depth setup guide. Flight was great as well of course 👍🏻

[@Thercgeek]

Thank you!

[@jagardner6650]

The 3 Bladed Prop made for the ME-109 is PERFECT for this model on 4s~

[@Thercgeek]

Oh, nice!

[@MikeSarni]

Faster also?

[@Thercgeek]

I wouldn’t expect it to be faster with a 3blade prop, but should look cooler.

[@thelongestday64]

Great review, as all your reviews are! Does the T-28 have a longer roll-out on the ground in safe?

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks! There shouldn’t be any difference in ground roll with safe on.

[@Jswizzle8r6161]

I wished that you had shown the safe feature.... but really nice video....thanks

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks! If it helps, I actually have a separate video ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6imfZKoZd14jq8 ) related to safe which covers far more info than I could include in a model review.

[@SanDiegoUteFan]

Solid review as always, Chris. I got one for my grandson and I like it more than he does! Which flying club is this?

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks! Field is the weedwackers field in lakeside.

[@BansheeFifteen]

Pretty good video, like when I can actually see it flying. Mine arrived with really crap wheels, will have to contact Horizon. Looks good, but will require some work to make ready for flight. Not the "BNF" experience I expected.

[@Thercgeek]

I’m sure horizon will get you sorted out. There’s always a little work in getting even a bnf flyable. Mostly in the radio programming, but better to be able to tune the settings than be locked into a pre-programmed RTF radio IMO.

[@RichieRich980215]

I have this Plane and haven’t flown it yet. But the first thing I did is Change the wheels to 2” Du-Bro Skylight light weight wheels with Du-Bro Collars. The wheels on this Plane and a lot of the E-Flight planes are terrible. The tolerances are terrible. The hubs are drilled way big and there is no collars. So they move side to side and make a bunch of noise, which drives me nuts IMHO! To me for $10.00 it makes it a much better plane ✈️.

[@ncdronevideos3642]

Great job with all the T28 details! Please, where did you buy the D/R Expo mm measuring device?

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks! That’s called an accuthrow meter and was made by great planes. Unfortunately it’s not made anymore. 😕

[@yourivandermeer892]

Hello RC Geek! I bought this Trojan T28 a month ago. (First airplane) I have level flight on 50% throttle, but it goes up (climb) when I go 100% throttle. Does it just need more down elevator trim or is it a other problem? I do not fly with spectrum transmitter and receiver, so I do not have SAFE or AS3X. Can you help me? Thanks for reply in advance! (Beginner Pilot)

[@Thercgeek]

It probably is a trim issue. I would trim it at a higher speed and then see what it does at lower speeds for trim.

[@windscreenrepairmanrich5528]

It needs down elevator. They are all like this

[@turbonetic777]

Nice plane, wish it came with retracts.

[@Thercgeek]

Yeah, that would be pretty cool. I suppose that’s what the 1.2m is for.

[@mikeg3281]

There is one huge design flaw if you buy this plane you need to check. Looking at the wiring to the motor. My wiring went through the wrong hole causing excess amount of wire around the motor. The wiring insulation will be rubbed off

[@Thercgeek]

Good to know, I’ll check that out.

[@johnnymaynard299]

Great video very informative and nice flying. Could you give me a link to that throw gage ? Thanks for the awesome video !

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks! The accuthrow meter is a discontinued great planes product unfortunately. I believe that motion rc has something similar. I’m also working on my own design as well that will be available early next year.

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Eflite just released the Draco, Bro! Can you get hands on before the 4/23 ship date?😋 I knew they wouldn't have a variable prop and wheel brakes but..reversing prop as a compromise. Hmmm. Still looks pretty sweet for a plane that got rolled in a crosswind lol. Mike Patey is an amazing engineer, pilot and madman! Where does he get the energy?

[@Thercgeek]

Yeah, that Draco looks like so much fun!! Pretty excited for that one. Mine may or may not have shipped early... 😉

[@Sabotage_Labs]

@@Thercgeek Well, looking forward to you reviewing it. Best in the biz. I might just have to wait on this one. End of flying season is fast approaching here in Phoenix. Killing me though. Been waiting for this one since they hinted about it at Oshkosh in 2019! 2 meters! Crazy cool!

[@harrisonc9095]

Loving the videos! Would you recommend this or the E-Flite Cherokee 1.3M as a second/third plane? I've flown the sport cub s and the older delta ray

[@Thercgeek]

As a next level trainer, I think this is probably the way to go. It’ll help build up your proficiency well. I’ve not flown the Cherokee, so can’t say anything related to how it flies.

[@MayfieldCreekObservatory]

I just purchased this with the SAFE receiver. I need a radio for it and looking at the NX8. I am going to learn on it. I want to run a camera on it eventually. Is 8 channels enough or should I go with 10 channel? Thanks!

[@Thercgeek]

If you think you might want more channels in the future, then just get the 10. You’ll find ways to use them and it’ll open up a lot more options for you.

[@gwrrolan]

Nice Chris👍👍👍👍👍

[@lennyz853]

Would this make a good park flier on 3s?

[@Thercgeek]

Yeah, for sure. Even on 4s it would be a good park flyer

[@tomorrow517]

Eflite made a great plane even better!

[@Thercgeek]

Yeah they did! 😊

[@randolphgrohnke3471]

This is one of the top RC airplanes ever. For the beginner or the pro, it’s perfect.

[@simonpells7405]

Hi Greg My name is Simon.Really enjoy your channel.I’m new to the hobby and I’m absolutely loving it.I’ve just purchased the Eflite T28 .....really enjoying it. Chris I have a question for you regarding the Eflite PT-17 .The plane seems way to heavy even without the battery and I just knew there was going to be a problem. It only just managed to get off the ground. I landed it safely but something is not right. I held the PT 17 in my left hand and picked up the T- 28 in my right hand. The PT 17 was double the weight of the T-28 . It’s ridiculous.....no wonder it struggled to get off the ground. Just don’t understand.Hoping u can advice on this. Regards Simon

[@Thercgeek]

That sounds like a power issue to me. I’ve seen the pt17 fly and it didn’t seem to be lacking for power. How many cells are you using? Keep in mind that there’s quite a bit more going on with the pt17 vs the t28, so I would expect it to be heavier.

[@simonpells7405]

@@Thercgeek I used the 3200 3s battery. Maybe the battery was too heavy.I will try the 2200 next time

[@6.5x14]

Are the aileron leads independent? I was wondering if you could set up flaperons on this model.

[@Thercgeek]

They can be set that way, but I just used a y-harness. In all honesty though, I’m not sure flaperons are going to give you what you’re looking for. The ailerons are focused mostly at the wing tips and cambered them like flaps are going to result in tip stall issues. Maybe try spoilerons instead?

[@6.5x14]

@@Thercgeek Thx for the input!

[@ballglamis]

I’m torn between this and the RV 7. Which would you get and why?

[@Thercgeek]

You know, I haven’t flown the rv but it looks like a fun little ride. I don’t think you could go wrong with either one. The rv offers a little more scale fidelity to the t28, so I’d probably lean towards the rv due to that.

[@cgcgcg69]

cant fine the file in my nx8 can you plz put a link to were i can down load it?

[@Thercgeek]

Unfortunately I had to pull my dx files down because of a compatibility issue with the nx radios. Sorry about that!

[@SteveKeeler]

I have an NX8 and i do not see forward programing. help please

[@Thercgeek]

The fwd programming will only show up once the model is bound to the receiver. Is the receiver bound and is the model powered up?

[@pieman12345678987654]

Can you use a spectrum DXe controller for this plane?

[@Thercgeek]

Yes, the dxe should work just fine. 😊

[@garyvale8347]

I have just transitioned to this model, as my first low wing airplane....I have flown it on 3S only, and the guys at the field warn me not to fly very slow because it will stall....is stalling this aircraft, when turning at low speed something it does, as I haven't experienced it yet...thanks

[@Thercgeek]

Well, all aircraft stall, it’s just a matter of at what speed. This model has a very large speed envelope and will slow down really nicely and has a pretty benign stall. The key is to understand if you’re getting too slow in the turn and to add some power when you see it getting slow. I’d recommend getting the airplane up high and performing some power off stalls to understand how slow it can go and what happens when it does stall. Do the same in some turns too and that should really help guide you in what the airplane can handle.

[@garyvale8347]

@@Thercgeek ok.....thanks for that suggestion , as that makes good sense....

[@garyvale8347]

@@Thercgeek update: I have now discovered flying this plane on 4S and I really like it....can't seem to get it slowed down enough on my landings and often wind up in the grass...wish it had flaps........

[@Thercgeek]

Yeah, it’s fun on 4s. For landing, the airplane will really slow down, but requires getting the nose up a touch and then controlling the descent with the throttle. It doesn’t take much throttle, but it’ll really slow down that way. Otherwise, I you’re trying to glide it in, it’ll end up hot every time.

[@garyvale8347]

@@Thercgeek well, if you ever get time, sure could use a video tutorial of how exactly that's accomplished on a plane without flaps .....thanks

[@frankiercplanes7145]

Whats Up Chris How You Doing . I Was Wondering If You Can custom Paint A Plane For Me SU-Twin 70mm EDF I Love The Plane But The Color I don't Like Can You Help Me . How Much $$$ Thanks

[@Thercgeek]

Thanks for considering me to do that for you! Unfortunately with everything I have going on, I just don’t have the time to do custom work like that for folks. I honestly have a tough time getting my own projects done, haha!

[@hechtspeed]

Looks like a hoot! What field is that?

[@Thercgeek]

Fun Lil fellah! Field is the weedwackers field in lakeside. Nice facility, but super tight airspace.

[@hechtspeed]

@@Thercgeek lakeside eh? Havnt heard of that one

[@JustwingitRC]

@@Thercgeek Lakeside??? That's pretty cool indeed!

[@airhammer6203]

I want it. I want it. I want it. I want it. I want it. I want it. I want it. Oh, yeah, by the way, I want it. :) AirHammer out!!

[@933pilgrim]

Cheap Eflite company - same Trojan, same pilot, same cheap paint, same electronics (except something "smart") - but triple price up!

[@jamesfalardeau3886]

Love mine but replaced those stupid micro wheels with 2.5".

[@Thercgeek]

Nice!

[@Acestrex]

Sorry that battery compartment is the lamest thing I have ever seen a manufacturer do!!🙄

[@Thercgeek]

Haha! That’s a hold over from the original park zone branded design. It works just fine, but is a little different than what you typically see nowadays.