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  • paulrkytek
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    #441
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    I have the same fans and servos and they both work fine. I fly off grass and have slightly bigger mains wheels but with upgraded oleos. Good luck with fitting the big wheel without a bit of re sculpturing or catching the doors or door servos on opening. I gave up on the doors and added small ventrals and landing lights to hide the line of the hole left.
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    • aamz13
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      #442
      Originally posted by paulrkytek

      I have the same fans and servos and they both work fine. I fly off grass and have slightly bigger mains wheels but with upgraded oleos. Good luck with fitting the big wheel without a bit of re sculpturing or catching the doors or door servos on opening. I gave up on the doors and added small ventrals and landing lights to hide the line of the hole left.
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      Is that nose wheel strut from a Freewing F -22 ?

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      • xviper
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        #443
        Originally posted by aamz13

        Is that nose wheel strut from a Freewing F -22 ?
        Originally posted by TangoVector
        All that is left now is the nose-gear changed to Avanti version. Not scale but I prefer good grass capability since the grass is a little tall at the club sometimes.

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        • paulrkytek
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          #444
          Originally posted by aamz13

          Is that nose wheel strut from a Freewing F -22 ?
          no, its from Hobbyking, as are the mains struts( 60 to 90 size with adjusted spring strength). I replaced the normal brace and slider on the nose wheel with 8mmsq hollow cf burried in the fuselage acting as a body reinforcement and backstop to the nose leg when the gear is down along with a ply slotted nose guide hidden. by the gear doors which are now glued in. There are also backstops to the mains in ply wedges. The nose gear gives me a nice slightly upward angle of attack for take off.

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          • haljennings
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            #445
            Has anybody tried the new high speed version?

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            • aamz13
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              #446
              Originally posted by haljennings
              Has anybody tried the new high speed version?
              I am wrapping up my F-22 this week . the Outgoing SU-35 or the mirage 2000 will be next.
              I am tempted to go for the new inrunners and use the 80A HOBBYWING ESC's I have. I do not remember if the outgoing version has 80A ESCs or 65 as the sight says.
              Not I feel the new high performance model justifies the price update in the SU. I got mine in April did not get a chance to put it together yet. I like the overall offering of the new HP Version

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              • Airguardian
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                #447
                That's going to be a great upgrade for this model!

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                • haljennings
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                  #448
                  I called Motion and they said the new version came with twin 100 amp esc's.

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                  • Airguardian
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                    #449
                    Awesome, this is great news!

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                    • Airguardian
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                      #450
                      Those square loops came out tidy!



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                      • AndrewF
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                        #451
                        Hey guys, I’m looking at getting a new EDF war bird and I’m deciding between this, the free wing F-14, or the E-flite Su-30. Does anyone have any recommendations on why one is better than the other? This one is cool because of thrust vectoring, but is made from EPS foam which slightly concerns me.

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                        • Airguardian
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                          #452
                          If you crash them all will turn into pieces.
                          Being EPS means you get a lighter frame that performs much better.

                          Plus, the thrust vectoring (and the stock Su-35 now ships with a better powerplant apparently).

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                          • AndrewF
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                            #453
                            Originally posted by Airguardian
                            If you crash them all will turn into pieces.
                            Being EPS means you get a lighter frame that performs much better.

                            Plus, the thrust vectoring (and the stock Su-35 now ships with a better powerplant apparently).
                            fair enough lol. How about the performance between them? Are there any major differences?

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                            • kallend
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                              #454
                              Originally posted by AndrewF
                              fair enough lol. How about the performance between them? Are there any major differences?
                              Take a look at the weights and draw your own conclusions.

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                              • AndrewF
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                                #455
                                Originally posted by kallend

                                Take a look at the weights and draw your own conclusions.
                                Except weight isn’t the only factor.

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                                • xviper
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                                  #456
                                  When one weighs 2600g and the other two are well over 4000g (4200g - 4400g) and you’re talking performance, yeah, weight is pretty much the only factor. The SU-30 and F-14 both fly HEAVY, no two ways about it. The SU-35 will fly rings around the other two. It’s also the cheapest. Don’t like the foam? Well, it’s light for a reason.

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                                  • kallend
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                                    #457
                                    Originally posted by AndrewF
                                    Except weight isn’t the only factor.
                                    YOU asked if there are any "major differences".

                                    Weight IS the major difference.

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                                    • radfordc

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                                      #458
                                      Originally posted by AndrewF
                                      I’m deciding between this, the free wing F-14, or the E-flite Su-30.
                                      Asking about the Su-30 in the Su-35 thread confuses folks. I fly an Su-30 and it's a dog in stock condition out of the box. I've mod'ed mine so that it flys very nice. It's a heavy beast....mine is 11 lbs now!.

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                                      • SanExup
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                                        #459
                                        So you're saying the Su30 and F14 would be faster in a dive then?

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                                        • kallend
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                                          #460
                                          Originally posted by SanExup
                                          So you're saying the Su30 and F14 would be faster in a dive then?
                                          As would be a cannonball.

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