Official Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle Thread

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Found I can use flaps with air brake and still wheelie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdFD9x9GlU8

[TSHobbies]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

ditto, Im wanting one as well.

When will the next shipment be in Huh

[CT]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Thanks for sharing, I have 3 flights on my -15 and is my favorite EDF, a great flyer w/ no bad tendencies. Also ordering the a/b light kit
Chris

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Early flight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCnS-jIUVEk

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Morning flights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsTwJKgNgDA&feature=youtu.be

[S.W.Warbirds]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

When will the next shipment be in :huh:

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Urrl,
Didn't look like the winds were much fun to deal with that day . Noticed a lot of runway direction switching going on for take-offs and landings.

I prefer windless but I think it helps me to learn to navigate windy conditions. I'm almost too embarrassed to say I need to learn to use the rudder which I always forget to do.

[OV10]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Urrl,
Didn't look like the winds were much fun to deal with that day . Noticed a lot of runway direction switching going on for take-offs and landings.

[S.W.Warbirds]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Nice job urrl

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Some crosswind landings were not easy, especially for those with failing landing gear.

These flights done with my new Canon G20 camcorder with the aid of a shotgun mic for better RC jet sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jz8AiomA2g&feature=youtu.be

[S.W.Warbirds]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

I want this plane soooooooooo bad , but with my spending on this hobby lately Im going to wait til I get past Xmas . :@

[Despotes]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

I'm torn between this F-15 and the F-16 (which is in stock). If the F-15 won't be in stock for a while, maybe I'll get the F-16.
Is the F-15 preferred here over the F-16? Will it be worth the wait?

Thanks

[CT]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

First flight under heavier fog was missed due to cam malfunction. This is second flight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bngIENGfko&feature=youtu.be

That is so cool, you must have some steel ones to take off in very limited visibility, good job!
Chris

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

First flight under heavier fog was missed due to cam malfunction. This is second flight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bngIENGfko&feature=youtu.be

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKg1VLVr3Q8&feature=youtu.be

[Alpha]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Your lights and flights look great! Thank you as always for sharing! Keep the highlight reels coming.

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

The twin afterburner LEDs were bought here:
http://www.rc-castle.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=272&product_id=2841

Here's this mornings flight highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjnq-Ll6_wk&feature=youtu.be

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

Perhaps I will try air braking with the wheelie next.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5bcttiVf2M&feature=youtu.be

[WintrSol]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

USAF pilots used to compete on how long they could hold the nose up, but 'management' put a stop to it when they started scraping the turkey feathers. They did, however, have the speed brake deployed, but the brakes on the wheels weren't used until the last minute.

The first 'Eagle walk' was actually when they rode the column of thrust, carefully varying the left and right engine, to make the bird kind of waddle in, about 20 to 50 feet off the ground. I actually watched the first time it was done in a show for the generals at EAFB.

McDonnell-Douglas, retired, after 40+ years on the Eagle project.

Very interesting anecdote, thanks. Never knew that.

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To finish the walk, when they got within about 200 feet of the viewing area, they would pour on the coals, and climb straight up. They wanted to show what the first fighter with greater than 1:1 thrust could do, to the folks that got the money. Another trick was to put the gear handle up before the roll-out, and rely on the Weight-On-Wheels system to keep the gear down, until the bird started to lift, when the gear snapped up; they they would go full AB, and do a 80+ degree climb. Made for quite a show, but really hard on the engines, so they stopped that, too.

Nice video, of what looks like the MOANG jets, up there for a show.

[urrl]

RE: Freewing 90mm F-15C Eagle

USAF pilots used to compete on how long they could hold the nose up, but 'management' put a stop to it when they started scraping the turkey feathers. They did, however, have the speed brake deployed, but the brakes on the wheels weren't used until the last minute.

The first 'Eagle walk' was actually when they rode the column of thrust, carefully varying the left and right engine, to make the bird kind of waddle in, about 20 to 50 feet off the ground. I actually watched the first time it was done in a show for the generals at EAFB.

McDonnell-Douglas, retired, after 40+ years on the Eagle project.

Very interesting anecdote, thanks. Never knew that.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1mQ12YJlB0