Official Freewing 90mm F-4 Phantom II Thread

[Aros]

Thanks fellas...Looking forward to the next round! Dixpkg2000, love the "Blackbird"! Looks even more intimidating!

[Dlxpkg2000]

I ALMOST kept the bottom White for orientation, but that just wouldn't look right. Outboard tanks are black, but I'll keep the ordanance white, so that will give me some contrast..I've always wanted to do this scheme, but didn't have a model worthy...….LOL !

[goosekiller1]

Maiden success! :Cool:

I knew the instant she left her feet this was a jewel. I didn't need a lick of trim and she was as well behaved as I could have ever expected. It's astonishing to me to have a foam Phantom at this size fly so fantastically. My pattern was off because the sun was in a terrible location relative to where I fly. I was hoping the sun would have been lower behind the trees and hills at that time of day but it was blasting me in the face. So my buddy recommended for me to stand right in front of a sign that was adjacent to the parking lot which if I stood in this precise spot, it would block out the sun but I had to stay put and not move. At all.

It made the pattern a little wonky for me but it ultimately worked out. I used Roaring Tops 6S 5500 70C LiPos. Great battery and I felt she had plenty of power for 6S and the 9 blade sounds admittedly better than I thought it would in person. Very well balanced fan. I didn't use flaps on the maiden but landing was a breeze. She eats up real estate on the rollout...Would love some brakes on pavement but nothing too bad. The second flight I landed closer to my location with full flaps for a perfect greaser. I did add a few more percentages of up elevator in the flap mix. The nose was still dipping a bit with the manual recommendations...So like 8% up from manual to 12% which was perfect.

Safe to say I will be flying the snot out of this girl this holiday weekend! Whoo hoo! I've officially joined the club! :)

Killer Video that's off the hook!

[goosekiller1]

DaHawlk, Your as bad as I am LOL that's a great way you are setting up your ARF I ordered the 3D ladder and the exhaust tips back on April 1 still a no show. I missed the first round of F-4s:f4phantom too Had to have that Beautiful 1600mm Spitfire:spitfire. Happy flying Goose. I want to see some pics soon bro. Goose Out!

[Jhnybgd]

Don't worry too much about the GLOSS black and the sun,I painted a FMS yak 130 gloss black almost a year ago fly every chance I get,no gatoring at all.
Thant being said I also don't just leave any of my planes foam,balsa or fiberglass just to roast in 100 degree sun light.

The gloss of the black seems to be no different than any other color in the sun...flat black on the other hand will gator flying around in the sun.

[fhhuber]

Results will vary based on where you live...

Fluorescent green was dark enough to cause gatoring on a plane at the local field. the Texas sun can be brutal. Black might have had the wings droop.

[dahawk]

Congrats on your maiden Aros ! Some nice flying and some great cinematography. . I saw a lot of light poles looking at your Phantom as she whizzed by, drooling, whispering: "Come to Papa" LOL

[lomcevac]

Making some headway on my F4.

[Aros]

Killer Video that's off the hook!

Thanks man!

[Aros]

Making some headway on my F4.

That looks sweet! Nice job!

[Aros]

Congrats on your maiden Aros ! Some nice flying and some great cinematography. . I saw a lot of light poles looking at your Phantom as she whizzed by, drooling, whispering: "Come to Papa" LOL

Thanks! Oh yes those are some awfully hungry light poles I can promise you that. LOL

[DrDeath]

Congrats on Your Maiden, Aros….. Mine has "Gone to the Dark Side'.....

Black Bunny?

[Jhnybgd]

Results will vary based on where you live...

Fluorescent green was dark enough to cause gatoring on a plane at the local field. the Texas sun can be brutal. Black might have had the wings droop.

I think it has more to do with a gloss surface than color.

I tested different dark colors on scrap foam(read dead planes) leaving them in the sun and all the gloss colors I tried did well,satin or flats not so much.

Also a good high gloss coating does improve or seem to improve speed.

[the snake]

This is what i got done so far on my QF4-B scheme, I still need to paint the drop tanks. I need to install the power system fine tune the radio settings and of course the CG. I probably will not made in it this weekend because I'm not feeling well.

[RCjetdude]

Looks sharp Victor. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

[t33jetman]

Great job !
Victor, hope you feel better soon, your doing a nice paint job.
When you feel better, hope you go back and repaint that rear rudder screw bracket color.

This is what i got done so far on my QF4-B scheme, I still need to paint the drop tanks. I need to install the power system fine tune the radio settings and of course the CG. I probably will not made in it this weekend because I'm not feeling well.

[Torkrollin]

Second flight 6s PNP roaring top 6250 6s 800gram battery. She flies amazing great job motion RC!

[Aros]

Nice job! She's a jewel, ain't she?

[Torkrollin]

Thanks! This is my first jet.ive flown one of my club mates before.i have to get used to landing.

[Aros]

You will get there! No broken pieces, right? That's a good landing to me! LOL