Official Freewing F/A-18C Hornet 90mm EDF Thread

[Hugh Wiedman]

Hi Hugh

Like the Red F18 A Sweet

I have also added a twin center burners on my Blue angel FA-18 Looks sweet! Also modded the canopy to put all wiring under the ply board and pushed all the way back so i can push my 8s 5000 mah Nanotec all the way back to get the correct cg.I Also installed a JP 90mm 1330kv 90mm full alloy edf 8s.

Also with a 3D mod for the Elevator support Similar to RC Informers ply and metal one.

I have not maiden her yet will do it soon

Oh Man, you've now got one badass Hornet! Can't wait to hear how it flies on the 8S JP!!! You've done some great mods! I've been flying mine lately balanced at 102 mm from the book 88 mm point and while flying great, is still a bit nose heavy for me as it will go into high alpha, but could be better. This weekend I'm striving to achieve a point closer to 110 mm while still using a 6000 mah battery (already have the battery as far aft as possible and circuit boards removed) so I'll have to get a little more creative (weight in the rear in some fashion or another). Thanks to our resident fearless and exceptional test pilot Airguardian, I've got a goal to strive for and his advice on the CG is a bull's eye. I may never be able to duplicate his flying, but I can at least try to duplicate his set-up! So I definitely 2nd his assertion that this jet flies so much better balanced further back!

[Aros]

Evan D Oh great thanks, for one horrible minute I thought I’d done the reassembly with mystery extra parts routine 😂🤣

LOL you're not alone. I too have wondered if I missed something.

[The43rdHammer]

Evan D Oh great thanks, for one horrible minute I thought I’d done the reassembly with mystery extra parts routine 😂🤣

[Evan D]

To use a 80mm EDF unit.

[The43rdHammer]

Thanks chaps, anybody know what the funk these are for:

[Airguardian]

For some reason, every time I head out to the runway, flocks of vultures show up out of nowhere circling over my head, they must be quite familiar with my flying!

I recall (back in the day) seeing like a hundred vultures chilling on the ground at cape canaveral (Kennedy Space Center). Had never seen so many of them in my entire life, let alone all together and free! (And chilling!) xD
Looks like you have a bunch over there in FL.
Maybe gotta make an RC-FPV one and infiltrate their ranks to shoot cool aerial footage of them while circling above!

I'm curious, given all of the "lively" debate on the Mig-29 thread, has anybody needed to bypass the Blue Box on the F-18?

Needed or not, I bypass it for everything except gear, lights and wing-ribbon dependent stuff.

[Evan D]

I bypassed the MCBe on mine except for lights, gear and flaps but did it to get the mixing I wanted.

[Con Papaioannou]

Hi guys, have 100+ flights on a carbon cub s+ and looking to upgrade to an edf. I know this one is probably more than most would suggest for a first jet but I’m pretty confident I could fly it fine. A couple questions.... I’m considering this one and the freewing f-22. Only reason I’m favoring this one is because of the lights and I like flying at dusk. Any thoughts on which is better ? Also I’ve never been the one responsible for transmitter and receiver setup , always had rtf’s . What exactly would you suggest To complete this package correctly but still on a budget . Thanks.

Hi Hugh

Like the Red F18 A Sweet

I have also added a twin center burners on my Blue angel FA-18 Looks sweet! Also modded the canopy to put all wiring under the ply board and pushed all the way back so i can push my 8s 5000 mah Nanotec all the way back to get the correct cg.I Also installed a JP 90mm 1330kv 90mm full alloy edf 8s.

Also with a 3D mod for the Elevator support Similar to RC Informers ply and metal one.

I have not maiden her yet will do it soon

[The43rdHammer]

Hello Hornets,

Measured the CG today at 55mm from the mains on my Xicoy CG computer (that's 101mm from the wing root referenced to the manual).

I had to relocate the Blue Box to under the battery tray to get that (as recommended so thanks for that).

I'm curious, given all of the "lively" debate on the Mig-29 thread, has anybody needed to bypass the Blue Box on the F-18?







Andy

[Aros]

Hugh Wiedman as I wait for my new RunCam2 4K to arrive, I had 3 beautiful flights this evening with Lucky Number 7. Of course, on the second flight, the landing was perhaps the best greaser I may have ever had in my life with a jet.

Guess you will have to take my word for it. No proof!! (And of course doesn't it just figure.)

[Aros]

I'm with you on that one, don't see no need for TV or care for it, just a matter of opinion........

Having said that, I do enjoy watching peeps with skillz that enjoy it. It's like watching folks tick tock their heli's and other crazy maneuvers. Not something I would ever care to do but it's fun to watch others do it.

[Hugh Wiedman]

So many eagles! :D
Been seeing hawks recently at my field... but typically one at a time, that's quite a show you have going on in there!
Oh, and nice flying, with that livery it looks just fantastic and really pops out! :)

Actually not that many yesterday, usually flocks of ospreys, eagles, buzzards and others flying around, so much so that some of us get a little nervous that we might impale one. For some reason, every time I head out to the runway, flocks of vultures show up out of nowhere circling over my head, they must be quite familiar with my flying!

[DCORSAIR]

Yeah TV is definitely a divisive topic. For me personally, I don't care for it. I totally get why some people love it, but it's just not my style. I don't think there's any right or wrong answer here, it's merely a matter of preference like most elements of the hobby.

Now the other TV I like very much. Especially Netflix.

I'm with you on that one, don't see no need for TV or care for it, just a matter of opinion........

[Airguardian]

So many eagles! :D
Been seeing hawks recently at my field... but typically one at a time, that's quite a show you have going on in there!
Oh, and nice flying, with that livery it looks just fantastic and really pops out! :)

[Hugh Wiedman]

Finally uploaded a video of my F-18 Canadian flying with the recently installed 12 blade 1835 Kv inrunner. Absolutely love it now, but can't compare to the 9 blade inrunner the stock F-18 now comes with as mine originally had the 9 blade 1750 Kv outrunner. I could produce more thrust with a can of beans than that thing did. . I need to find someone with a decent video camera instead of a cell phone for videos, wish I lived near Airguardian and could kidnap his dad for a few hours!

[Aros]

Yeah TV is definitely a divisive topic. For me personally, I don't care for it. I totally get why some people love it, but it's just not my style. I don't think there's any right or wrong answer here, it's merely a matter of preference like most elements of the hobby.

Now the other TV I like very much. Especially Netflix.

[Evan D]

Many are very vocal anti TV... Even the F/A-18E that FreeWing used to have had a lot of people pinning the TVs down. When suggestions where made over the years many were vocal about not producing TV equipped aircraft.

[Elbee]

Hey guys...

BB, Welcome to Hobby Squawk. I think 'thrust-vectoring' on an F-18 would be a great mod. I would also think any nozzle that is a match or a near match to the Freewing's Hornet would be the place I'd start. If you go for it, post pictures of your build. Best, LB

[BaltimoreBomber]

Hey guys since Im already underway with the Gripen project Ive been shopping for my next build. I want to reproduce all the coolest versions of the fighters and I think I might do this one next but turn it into the "Silk Purse", NASA's HARV Project, the only Thrust Vectoring F-!8. Heres a video on it, link at the bottom.
Do you guys think one of the other models thrust vectoring units could be modified to work on this project?

But this also got me thinking as I see a lot of you are in the Gripen thread and own a bunch of these models... IF Motion is lost as to where to go next, why not start releasing these special versions based off the platforms they already make? We could always take votes on what we would like to see, which could easily be turned into a pre-order list to gauge if its worth it. Instead of building new models which takes years Im sure, we could be satisfied and drained of our money on these specialty versions of already produced models.
Like for this one basically add a larger powerplant and modify a twin engine thrust vectoring unit to go on it, new paint scheme and BAM a special limited run is born.
HOW BOUT IT ALPHA?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M24vAQ1f1UY

[Elbee]

....]Elbee[/USER] with the cockpit design he uploaded to the MRC webpage. That added 150 g extra weight to the nose along with the full body pilot. It's his fault entirely!

Hugh, I resemble that remark and I take full responsibility for your actions. How could I not? Best, LB