Freewing 90mm F-22 Raptor - Official Thread

[mr.frankenjet]

nice work Gravy, shes looking sweet

[Gravythe clown]

She’s ready to go. I got my new main wheels last night.

Gravy

[Oachidori]

Flying my F22 i just wondered if i could setup my radio to pass from the take off to cruise mod and from the cruise to landing an in the same time to go up/down the landing gear. Someone use this facility? I just found how to switch using only button between the three flight phases.

[Gravythe clown]

Just need to finish up the nav lights and change out the main tires when they get here. I love how the slimes look powered up.

Gravy

[Gravythe clown]

yes it is it went in nice. However I changed out blades very often. I used a new blade to cut in each of the six lights. I used gorilla glue to set them. I used very little but it still foamed up through the seams in the wings. So I got some clean up to do there.

I'm hoping to finish her up today. Not sure when the maiden will be. Not worried though as this is my second 22, so I know how she flies

Gravy

Gravythe clown Is that the stemwings kit you're using?

I plan on adding lights to mine at some point this winter. Here's a great video of a few raptors at night. Now if there were a way to simulate the flame extended beyond the tail....

https://youtu.be/gOkn3Sd3mW8?si=Q4R-uLKHNI7AGGsu

[SanExup]

Gravythe clown Is that the stemwings kit you're using?

I plan on adding lights to mine at some point this winter. Here's a great video of a few raptors at night. Now if there were a way to simulate the flame extended beyond the tail....

https://youtu.be/gOkn3Sd3mW8?si=Q4R-uLKHNI7AGGsu

[Gravythe clown]

Well I learned today that the ribbon cables are not wired like I thought. I made the faulty assumption that the red and black wire of the 8 was + and - .

it was only after I cut into my cables to splice out for the wing slime lights. Thank god I figured it out before powering anything up

only question is, why would they do that. If they would have wired it up revers of how they did it would be color coded correctly.

I do like how the slime lights look, I just need to finish up my nav lights and I can wrap this baby up.

Gravy

[Kaos]

Kaos I'm curious to know what you think of it!

Put one flight on F-22 this morning with the new 6S motor and new 12-blade fan unit. The airplane is back to its old self, and perhaps just bit peppier than when the original 9-blade fan unit was healthy.

For those considering upgrading to the new, bigger, higher KV motor, you will also have get the new 12-blade fan unit. The new motor is not compatible with the old 9-blade fan.

[Oachidori]

Hello,
is there someone who have the landing train FW and use only the receiver without the blue box? I try to set the doors for the front landing gear, but as i saw to go up/down takes too much, if i well measured around 10 s and the delay in my radio is maximum 6 s. To go down is ok, the doors are open correct and then go the landing gear but when i want to go up the landing gear it goes too fast than the doors are closing.
Thanks,

[DCORSAIR]

I decided to fly my Freewing 90mm 6S F-22 a week ago after a long hiatus. It flew just fine, but slower than I rememered. It was definitely slower than my new Freewing 80mm T-33 and new Freewing 80mm F9F Cougar. Also, I could hear a whine at different power settings, but not all settings.

So, Pulled the fan unit and carefully spun the motor. I could feel a hint of drag (not the magnetism of poles), so I ordered the latest 6S setup; bigger motor with higher KV, plus 12 blade fan. It arrived yesterday and plan to install today. I’m excited that the new improved motor/fan unit will improve performance, which wasn’t bad before the orginal motor went south.

I just had this happen on my HSD F-16, started hearing a screechy whine when taxiing out and and at about 1/4 throttle but nothing on take off or while flying, so I pulled the fan unit and like you found turning it by hand it was rough, took it apart and on these units with the 750kv they have 4 bearings, 3 small bearings at the bottom and one big bearing at the top, one of the small bearings let go and there was nothing left but the race, got lucky nothing else happened, I thought it was just the whine of the fan until it got louder and more screechy on the last flight of the day, got it all replaced and nice and smooth now, I cannot figure out to get that bad bearing out of the old motor either, so this is the first time a motor has failed on me even on my Freewing jets, so I guess it does happen.

[SanExup]

Kaos I'm curious to know what you think of it!

[Kaos]

I decided to fly my Freewing 90mm 6S F-22 a week ago after a long hiatus. It flew just fine, but slower than I rememered. It was definitely slower than my new Freewing 80mm T-33 and new Freewing 80mm F9F Cougar. Also, I could hear a whine at different power settings, but not all settings.

So, Pulled the fan unit and carefully spun the motor. I could feel a hint of drag (not the magnetism of poles), so I ordered the latest 6S setup; bigger motor with higher KV, plus 12 blade fan. It arrived yesterday and plan to install today. I’m excited that the new improved motor/fan unit will improve performance, which wasn’t bad before the orginal motor went south.

[Airguardian]

I find the thread's lack of activity disturbing... let's change that!

[Airguardian]

[fredmdbud]

3D-printed light mount, simplifies adding navigation lights to the wing - just cut the parallelograms. Recessed mounts for high-power LEDs pre-spaces and orients them for a common lead. Install them flush with the wing with optional faired covers, or recessed with clear flat panels.

[fredmdbud]

3D-printed light mount, simplifies adding navigation lights to the wing - just cut the parallelograms. Recessed mounts for high-power LEDs pre-spaces and orients them for a common lead. Install them flush with the wing with optional faired covers, or recessed with clear flat panels.

[Airguardian]

Have you ever watched Mark Fingar's amazing F-22 videos?
Then this may look and feel familiar... :D

[Airguardian]

I was at an international jet meeting event this past weekend and got the opportunity to get some sick shots of the F-22 :')

[Airguardian]

Straight approaches are boring!

[downwindleg]

OK so haven't flown this thing in a year or two. Having trouble with nose steering. First where does the rudder wire from the receiver plug into? Unplugged it a long time ago trying to find the problem. Once that's done, I can test the steering servo to see if it has failed. ..............OK dumb question. Just pulled the blue block out and saw all the printing on the side.