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Originally posted by Aros.MotionRC View PostNice shots Pat! How is your F-14 compared to the F-4 and F-22?Pat
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Originally posted by crxmanpat View PostNow that I've put the A-10 power system in it, it flies better. Not as fast as the F-22 on 8S, and about the same as the F-4 on 6S. But it's such a sweet flying plane! I'm moving up to bigger jets now (I have a Tamjet A-4 and a Byron F-16, soon getting a Skymaster F-15) so I'm getting rid of a lot of my 70-90mm planes, but the F-22, F-4, F-14, A-10 and FlexJet will remain as they are my best flying planes. I need to keep something to take to the field when I don't feel like dragging the big jets out. ;)
Ever since reading about the A-10 fan upgrade to the Tomcat I have been waiting for these units to be back in stock ....UGH! :-)Current 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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Maiden plus two more for mine today. Mild 8s setup (700-68/1500 with JetFan 90 rotor in a Freewing housing) gives decent flight times and decent power when on the throttle. No video of the maiden but it needed several down clicks of elevator from what the manual calls for. It actually rotated on it's own with no elevator input and started climbing. I landed at the 3.5 minute mark and was amazed to find the packs running around 3.9 per cell. (but I was taking it pretty easy on the 1st time up) Thinking I may go to the 3rd hole in on the elevators. (or remember to fly on low rate) First landing was kind of porpoise but did get it down with no harm done
Videos of the second and third flight by SoloShot 3.
Had to do a go around on this one after deciding it was a little too hot and too high to land
My YouTube Videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrz...4Q-xrOOtP2C-8w
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Originally posted by JLambCWU View Posthttps://youtu.be/zQddNbcs_ds
I finally quit flying her long enough to put the lights on.
For the lenses, I carefully cut out the rhombus shape. Then overlaid the light lenses from the Flightline P-38. Trimmed off the excess on both sides and squared the ends. Sheet styrene triangles added to both ends, and support tabs added to bottom to glue all 3 pieces together. Masked off the light bubble, Rustoleum filling primer and carefully glued in from underneath with Foamtac. (The Rustoleum filling primer is also a close match for the rudder servos, mask off with sticky notes)
To run the lighting wires I removed the aileron servo from its pocket, pulled the wire out back to the circuit board, and unscrewed the wing circuit board. I deepend the hole with a flat blade screw driver, then cut a foam channel most of the way from the aileron servo pocket to the rhombus. I plugged the upper and lower nav lights into the board, and the lower Nav lights only come on when the gear is down.
I added two two sets of Y’d wires from the Main control board to the Wing pocket with connectors at the wing pocket. I then ran a Red and a White light to each wingtip and reinstalled the aileron servo. The plugs for the red and white wire are left loose over the wing circuit board, then rescrewed that back into the wing root. White Strobes at the back upper half of the light blister, and respective nav lights at the front. Red lights at the back of each bottom blister, and respective nav lights on the front of each bottom.
My jet has dual upper strobes (White), upper and lower nav lights, as well as lower beacon (red) lights like the real F-22. I used the light kit from the Freewing F-14. The lower navs are only on when the gear is down.
I also added 2 lights to the main gear to aid with orientation on post sunset landings. With just the nose light, it is so bright you can glare over the aircraft shape and lose orientation.
Current 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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Had a Bec failure on the 8s setup I used a y adaptor to split the lead as there is only 1 to the blue box and to my Jeti.rex 7 Anyone think this to be a problem.
I have 2 good flights before the brownout in the process of sending the logs to Jeti to see what they say. The Bec should have at least 2 leads for redundancy.
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For anything over 4S, I don't use BEC. I disable ESC BEC or clip ut any installed separate BEC and go to LiFe pack(s) for the RX
High current will test the factory solder joints on your batteries and ESC. I've had them fail the test. By having a separate RX power supply I still had control of the model.FF gliders and rubber power since 1966, CL 1970-1990, RC since 1975.
current planes from 1/2 oz to 22 lbs
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[QUOTE=Dual Prop Dave;n168092]Originally posted by RCjetdude View PostThe opening canopy mod is basically done and works pretty good. I will probably try some small magnets up front to help secure the canopy when closed and will report how that works. Here are a couple videos and a few pics of it.
As always, Very nice work there Steve! That's Awesome!:Cool:
IMHO you should only need 1 rare earth magnet at the front to hold it forgoing any added strain to the servo upon opening. ;)
Merry Christmas to you and your family!FF gliders and rubber power since 1966, CL 1970-1990, RC since 1975.
current planes from 1/2 oz to 22 lbs
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After my maiden last week, I installed a jeti assist rx (gyros). What a great upgrade. Only took a few minutes to get it tuned in to my liking. The guys I fly with could see the difference, and so could I. Wing rock was gone and all 3 flights were in a 10 mph cross wind. High alpha landings were spot on and I fly from a 300 ft. geotex runway. So glad to see that brakes are not needed. I cannot believe how slow it flies during the landing approach, while still having full control authority...and in a crosswind.Freewing A10, F4, F22, Sebart Avanti S mini
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Originally posted by EDJEFF View PostHad a Bec failure on the 8s setup I used a y adaptor to split the lead as there is only 1 to the blue box and to my Jeti.rex 7 Anyone think this to be a problem.
I have 2 good flights before the brownout in the process of sending the logs to Jeti to see what they say. The Bec should have at least 2 leads for redundancy.Freewing A10, F4, F22, Sebart Avanti S mini
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