Project Foil Guesses?

[andrew_flyguy]

Both good points, guys. I'm fortunate to have a nice paved runway nearby. If I didn't, I'd probably have more interest in smaller or larger EDFs. I know this is silly, but if the new Mirage had LEDs... I'd be all over it.

[Twowingtj]

I like the 70mm EDFs as well. However, even with upgrade gear, grass ops is very hard on everything from the wheels to the gear mounts. 90mm is nice, but very short flight times. Twin 70mm or single 80mm is a sweet spot as far as value for the money, and flight time. As long as the gear are grass friendly. The twin 80s of the A-10 are great. That thing is a flying Machine!

[T-CAT]

I'm seeing a lot of these posts hoping for 80mm or 90mm EDFs, and maybe I'm the weird one here, but I REALLY dig the 70mm size. Freewing's BAe Hawk for example is all kinds of fun, has enough scale detail, has LEDs, good stock gear with the option for GREAT upgraded gear, is an absolute blast to fly, sounds very cool, is quite affordable, easily transported with no need for assembly/disassembly to do so, and has incredible flight times.

I know bigger is cooler, but man these 70mm jets really hit a sweet spot! Wouldn't bother me to see more of them - so I certainly wouldn't be upset if "Foil" is a 70mm :)

I also like the 70mm EDF jets and was happy to see them come back like they were years ago by various manufacturers.

However, with the new 70mm EDF jets that have been released I could not justify spending the cash when I knew I could get something I thought was a better value. After upgrading the stock wire struts to suspension struts (which I prefer) such as on the 70mm BAE Hawk, the price is a bit more than $270. For less than $60 more, I could purchase an Avanti 80mm EDF jet at $329 that has a nose gear door, trailing link style struts, nylon hinges, higher capacity components, or a Mirage 2000 80mm EDF jet with similar upgraded components at $299 minus the lights. The size of the 70mm jets are nice though, and can help with transportation, but can be more difficult for some to see in the air, while others may not have an issue with visibility in that size jet.

[Valkpilot]

Here's the unofficial Project Foil theme song:

[andrew_flyguy]

I'm seeing a lot of these posts hoping for 80mm or 90mm EDFs, and maybe I'm the weird one here, but I REALLY dig the 70mm size. Freewing's BAe Hawk for example is all kinds of fun, has enough scale detail, has LEDs, good stock gear with the option for GREAT upgraded gear, is an absolute blast to fly, sounds very cool, is quite affordable, easily transported with no need for assembly/disassembly to do so, and has incredible flight times.

I know bigger is cooler, but man these 70mm jets really hit a sweet spot! Wouldn't bother me to see more of them - so I certainly wouldn't be upset if "Foil" is a 70mm :)

[Woodcock]

I would venture to guess that this plane is certainly in the pipeline. I thought he mentioned that it can take 1-2+yrs to get a plane ready for production, so if it's not already ready already, I would imagine certainly in the future! In the meantime we'll just hang out on pins and needles.

1-2 years to prep for production. Then production, packaging, and logistics. Wheeew! Man I hope you folks see whats happening here. 1 - 2 years prepping for production is brutal man.

Woody

PS, just in case you don't happen to see it?? TIME IS MONEY. LOTS AND LOTS OF TIME = LOTS AND LOTS OF MONEY.

[Woodcock]

Not for me! I love the bigger planes. They fly more stable, and have more "presence" in the air.

Ehhh, I hear this all the time. Everyone has there preferences, but to me, Bigger isn't always better. For me agreed Yes and Yes. I can't speak for anyone else! But for me when I'm flying, with all things considered, I really don't feel any real difference in the plane size. Yes bigger is more stable can't argue with this fact. It's bigger, of course it's going to have more presence, especially to spectators. But when I'm at the controls, all sizes feel the same to me. Seriously! Usually smaller planes cost less, and are much easier to transport. I have some large planes for me, HSD A-1 1600mm Skyraider, and a few others. I can't build any of them because I haven't sorted where I'm going to keep them. Have to build special racks to stow them, I have room for (4) large plane racks over the garage door. So the most I will ever be able to have together at once is 4, I'll only have 4 parking spots in my garage. Two are reserved for C-130's.

This is a plain and simple fact, Smaller planes cost less. So unless your cash rich, and own a very large barn, a smaller plane is usually better. At least it is to me. Now the other thingy, yea bigger is always better.

Best Regards
Woody

[purduephigam]

I would venture to guess that this plane is certainly in the pipeline. I thought he mentioned that it can take 1-2+yrs to get a plane ready for production, so if it's not already ready already, I would imagine certainly in the future! In the meantime we'll just hang out on pins and needles.

[T-CAT]

It seems almost impossible to imagine a large F-22 not being in their near-future production line-up. There are still a lot of popular airframes to be done in foam on a large scale and this is one of them.

I’m going to sound repetitive again, but hooray for a F-22.....pretty please Alpha. With more repetition my voice and F-22 wish will resonate in Alpha’s mind overrrrrrrr and overrrrrrr again LOL:Silly: as he sleeps....hold on, he’s an amazing robot and doesn’t need sleep. He’s already well aware of what he does and does not or should not produce, I know, but it can’t hurt to knudge a little, he-he.

[crxmanpat]

Not for me! I love the bigger planes. They fly more stable, and have more "presence" in the air.

[bill34207]

Twin 80mm F-22? That's what I want!

Same here.

[rifleman_btx]

Too big....

[tclaridge]

Twin 80mm F-22? That's what I want!

[Ron1950]

Christmas of what year were you referring?

[rifleman_btx]

Ill be racing you to that button hahaha:Cool:LOL

[hotdogx]

Lots of fun speculation since I started this thread way back in March. I would have expected an announcement at one of the big contests by now, but apparently Foil isn't yet ready for prime time. I wait with bated breath! If it turns out to be any of the following (in no particular order) I will be hitting the pre-order button: Mig 17; Hawker Hunter; F9F Cougar; F-106; F-101; B-1b. It will be nice if it gets announced before Christmas.

[L over D]

I really do hope for something a bit more durable than the F-22. I dont have enough sparetime to maintain it... Sorry.

Anyhow, I would be fine with either of these planes:

SAAB AJ-37
SAAB JA-37
SAAB SF-37
SAAB SH-37
SAAB SK-37

If not possible, then:

SAAB AJS-37

With functioning reverser, of course!

[T-CAT]

It’s long overdue for a large foam F-22, for me anyway. :Cool:

[RCjetdude]

Somebody had a big F-22 at JetJam. Looked pretty awesome. Don't know what it had in it.

[dahawk]

I'd love a Tornado ! But I think the L-39 has wetted their taste buds for now. Bring on a big 90mm F-22 Raptor. The only large F-22's I've seen are fiberglass turbines.