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Freewing 90mm F-22 Raptor - Official Thread
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good day to all, I receive my F22 some days ago, made my test flight last weekend in bogota at 2600 mts in grass field I feel its slow i have a lot of things in opposition to fly so I am thinking in upgrade just the edf unit and engine with speed control on 6s maybe jp or jetfan. somebody know about how can I improve my performance whit out go to 8s and increase my weight?
EDF fan option: https://effluxrc.com/Jetfan-90mm-V3-...-90-V3-EDF.htm
ENGINE option: https://effluxrc.com/HET-700-68-2100...T700682100.htm
whit this configuration need to upgrade speed control or can I go with the 6s standard freewing?
if not SP option: https://effluxrc.com/Castle-Phoenix-...?categoryId=-1
thanks
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Ran into my first blue box issue with my 8s F-22 last weekend. The steering and landing light stopped working. When I plugged the steering servo directly into the receiver it worked fine. Also, when I plugged the landing light into another port in the blue box it worked fine as well. So just those two ports on the blue box stopped working for some reason.
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Originally posted by Jetman64 View Post
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Really great work txcreature! I saw this pop up on Facebook the other day. Welcome to Hobbysquawk!
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I now have the F-22 for over a year and can't believe what an awesome model this is. Still keep discovering new aerobatic possibilities - just mastered high-alfa stalls and it looks so scale like the real plane. What an amazing aerodynamically performing model!
Alfa - it is time for a 120mm EDF 12s version please! We need a bigger F-22!
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Originally posted by PaulZ View PostI now have the F-22 for over a year and can't believe what an awesome model this is. Still keep discovering new aerobatic possibilities - just mastered high-alfa stalls and it looks so scale like the real plane. What an amazing aerodynamically performing model!
Alfa - it is time for a 120mm EDF 12s version please! We need a bigger F-22!
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txcreature, Hail Hydra!
My original Foil 001 turns two years old next month. Still alive, surprisingly!Live Q&A every Tuesday and Friday at 9pm EST on my Twitch Livestream
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Originally posted by Alpha View Posttxcreature, Hail Hydra!
My original Foil 001 turns two years old next month. Still alive, surprisingly!
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Originally posted by JamesonC View Post
It's wild to me that you had one flying a year before they were announced. Shows how much time goes into these awesome planes!
Live Q&A every Tuesday and Friday at 9pm EST on my Twitch Livestream
Live chat with me and other RC Nuts on my Discord
Camp my Instagram @Alpha.Makes
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I got my Raptor a couple of months ago when the 6S standard power system went on sale. I picked up Gooniac33's LED afterburner system (awesome product Ray!!!). Here's a pic after she was assembled, Star Trek Enterprise playing in the back ground. Before installing the LED system I lined the exhaust with aluminum duct tape I picked up at Lowes. Great stuff as it really carries the light back and the LED is visible during daylight, sorry no pics of it in operation.
However on my first landing, which I thought was going to be rather uneventful. I misjudged the approach and landed her adjacent to the geotex runway. The grassy part of the field is well kept and short being cut twice a week. One of the mains pulled out on touchdown, I don't have the bird in front of me right now so I don't recall if it was port or starboard. But as you can see the damage was minimal as was the glue. I epoxied it back in, and went to pull the other main out to epoxy it in. But I was unable to do so. It was really glued in there and did not budge or want to come out.
Other than the main pulling out I have had no other problems, knocking on wood, and I have about twenty flights on her so far and she is really nice and flies like she's on rails.
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Originally posted by loki255 View PostI got my Raptor a couple of months ago when the 6S standard power system went on sale. I picked up Gooniac33's LED afterburner system (awesome product Ray!!!). Here's a pic after she was assembled, Star Trek Enterprise playing in the back ground. Before installing the LED system I lined the exhaust with aluminum duct tape I picked up at Lowes. Great stuff as it really carries the light back and the LED is visible during daylight, sorry no pics of it in operation.
However on my first landing, which I thought was going to be rather uneventful. I misjudged the approach and landed her adjacent to the geotex runway. The grassy part of the field is well kept and short being cut twice a week. One of the mains pulled out on touchdown, I don't have the bird in front of me right now so I don't recall if it was port or starboard. But as you can see the damage was minimal as was the glue. I epoxied it back in, and went to pull the other main out to epoxy it in. But I was unable to do so. It was really glued in there and did not budge or want to come out.
Other than the main pulling out I have had no other problems, knocking on wood, and I have about twenty flights on her so far and she is really nice and flies like she's on rails.
Check me out on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/gooniac33
I am an RC addict and innovator that loves to share my knowledge with those that need help. Ask me anything via PM if you need help! Check out my Website here https://www.gooniac33.me/
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Depends on what you want to do. Keep it light weight and it does the high alpha a little better. Go 8S (or more) and get some speed and vertical going... I have mine on a lighter weight 8S set up and put TVs on it to get the best of both worlds.
Originally posted by Joshflyboy007 View PostSo is a 8s version of this plane that much better than 6s? I want fast with power on tap. I will be flying it high Alfa and such. Should I go with a plug and play and add my own power system from another manufacturer for the price difference?
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Originally posted by Joshflyboy007 View PostSo is a 8s version of this plane that much better than 6s? I want fast with power on tap. I will be flying it high Alfa and such. Should I go with a plug and play and add my own power system from another manufacturer for the price difference?
I remember seeing a post " possibly by Alfa recounting an example running on 12S with burner and brakes and full lights complement. Plane still retained all of its fantastic flight and landing attributes.
Also have a Hobby Eagle A3L smoothes out the slight wobble during slow high alphaCurrent Hanger: FW, F4.F22,F14, Byron T-6, Top Flite P-47, Top Flite P-40, Top RC P-51 H9 P-51, SebArt Avanti, Yellow aircraft Spitfire, T Jeti Extreme Flight EDGE, DS-24 Carbon,
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Originally posted by e4dragongunner View Post
Personally.... IMHO.... FOR me.. the 6s was Doggy... the 8s is Schweet!!!!! X10. I will always own a freewing f-22 I LOVE THIS PLANE..
I remember seeing a post " possibly by Alfa recounting an example running on 12S with burner and brakes and full lights complement. Plane still retained all of its fantastic flight and landing attributes.
Also have a Hobby Eagle A3L smoothes out the slight wobble during slow high alpha
Here is a video I took of my friends flying their F-22's. The video isn't the greatest since it's filmed from my smartphone, but I did film it in 4K (the camera had a hard time keeping up with the speed of the jets, but still decent), so make sure to select 4K when playing the video on a TV or device that allows 4K playback. Some jets in the video are the 8S stock power system, while others are 12S Jetfan 90 (with HET motors) power systems.
Video taken of my friends flying in their first formation flight of their modified Freewing F-22 90mm EDF jets.
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