Official Freewing 90mm F-4 Phantom II Thread

[BigElectFlyr]

Flew these beasts in the 62nd TFS, 56 TFW, MacDill AFB, FL. 1980.

Welcome fellow F-4 era vet. 69-73 MMS, 35th MMS, 35TFW, George AFB.

[Phantoman]

What is the status of the 8-S?

[Shirty]

You'll be right mate. Good luck!

[goosekiller1]

Aros. Welcome to the party, I'm sure your as stoked as I am. Great pics. Mine is undergoing airbrushing right now with a navy paint job wouldn't have it any other way then VF-111 Sundowners from Callie to finish it off pics soon

[dahawk]

Goose,

Bravo Zulu ! I'll be doing the same livery scheme. Met some of the second gen VFC-111 guys a few years back at an air show here.. Based at NAS Key West these guys were flying the F5 ( looked identical to the FW F-5) in an adversary training role.

I wish MRC had offered a J version from the get-go but... that would have been too easy ! LOL

I'm going Arf+ hopefully for the June batch. Been collecting bits and pieces along the way. 12B ChangeSun w/ RCLander 1620kv inrunner , 130 amp esc, RCJetDude's / Helmsman52 drag chute mod, Callie's VF-111 Sundowners package with some black vinyl strips for the walkway above the intakes. 3D printed cockpit and whistles, Might have to go with the printed J-39 exhaust nozzles. Gloss Gull Gray paint. Insignia red on the tip and top of v-stab. Might go with RC Geek'sLED AB cluster but am waiting on Gooniac to announce his new alternative. Might try a 8000 mah per Eddie over on RCG. He's getting 5 min.

Dang, I clamored for the F4 for so long and then they came out with the B-24. Had to have for sentimental reasons. Blew my budget on that one. Back on the F4J trail.

[Aros]

Thanks goosekiller1!

I want to put my RunCam 2 onboard the Phantom for the maiden...Looking for information from those who have been putting the same (or similar) cam on board. I like the outboard wing location but I don't know if it will have any real adverse affect...Probably not the smartest thing to do on a maiden to mess with a potential lateral stability issue. I will probably end up on the canopy looking aft or underneath looking forward. Thoughts?

[EA-6B Geek]

Here's my suggestion for your camera mounting issue Aros! Get the 3D printer guys on it. I want one too.

[rifleman_btx]

Fuel tank camera pod?

[themudduck]

I hate sticking the camera on the plane with velcro, ruining the paint etc.
So I had this idea and a buddy of mine designed a box that a Mobius camera fits in, and the box fits onto any "female" weapons station. Here it is on my Scooter last Sunday.
I wouldn't say this is "ready for prime time" but I think it works pretty well. I did get a cool video. I want to test it some more before I release it into the wild...

[Aros]

That's really cool!

[themudduck]

Gimme a minute and I'll post the video on the official A4 Skyhawk thread, if you're interested!

[rifleman_btx]

That's one of the best ideas I seen for camera mounts in a long time!

[Grossman56]

Great Idea!!

Grossman56

[Aros]

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! :)

[Dlxpkg2000]

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

[RCjetdude]

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

Looking good Jim! Gonna look slick with the graphics on her. Keep that baby in the shade.

[themudduck]

Great video Aros, congrats! Boy those poles make me very nervous but I guess you're used to it.... I've finished painting my "Sundowner" and hope to join the club soon. I just have to put on Callie's decals.

Dixpkg2000 your "blackbird" looks totally cool - real badass! ... but I think you'll have to avoid flying it in the sun. :Sweating:

[Elbee]

'Mine has "Gone to the Dark Side'.....

Dixpkg2000, Black is the new SEA Camo. Presume this is will become the Bunny F-4 II. Looks great and very little masking required. LOLBest, LB

[Dlxpkg2000]

Thanx Steve......I forgot how hard it was to get "Black" Right.....It turned out pretty Good ! I just wish I would have had those 3D parts, BEFORE I did the cockpit though. I'm just going to do a "Scale" one when they get here. "Chute Mod' works Great ! Still got a ways to go yet......Stay Tuned !

[RCjetdude]

Thanx Steve......I forgot how hard it was to get "Black" Right.....It turned out pretty Good ! I just wish I would have had those 3D parts, BEFORE I did the cockpit though. I'm just going to do a "Scale" one when they get here. "Chute Mod' works Great ! Still got a ways to go yet......Stay Tuned !

Good to hear the chute mod is working for you. I am eager to see some others succeed with it.