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

[Elbee]

rms, Great looking Hornet. Your LE Flap mod is outstanding. Best, LB

[rms]

Evning flight with my F18. Did make LE flaps to be able to fly high alpha approach/ landing like the stock one.

[jasmith41]

This isn't 100% perfect but it is certainly good enough for small dings and hangar rash touch up work.

Thank you...

[Aros]

anyone have a source or color code for the blue angels blue...?

This isn't 100% perfect but it is certainly good enough for small dings and hangar rash touch up work.

[jasmith41]

anyone have a source or color code for the blue angels blue...?

[xviper]

Um, that’s a real scratch your head moment right there.

No need to scratch your head for very long. I have purchased many motors, ESCs and planes where those wires have NO color coding whatsoever. I always thought most everyone in this hobby knew that it doesn't matter what wire goes where. Hook them up any way you want to begin with. If the motor doesn't run the direction you want, you simply switch 2 of them - ANY 2. It doesn't matter. In fact, if you hook them up and then close the plane up, there is a step in most ESC programming where you can just reverse the motor direction from there if you need to change it. Some of the newer "reversing ESCs" even make it possible for you to simply "throw a switch" via the TX to have thrust reverse. If you want "normal" at one end of the switch position rather than the other, just reverse that channel. Where each of the 3 wires are plugged in are of no consequence.

[jetpltrich]

I have learned that the color of the motor wires really don't matter. They are quite arbitrary and only for reference so you remember which wire goes where to make the motor run in the correct direction.

Um, that’s a real scratch your head moment right there.

[InTheTubeDeep]

Thats not the F18 is it!? You move the ESC on top??

No it is not the F-18 but it is an ESC for a 90mm which I removed from that airplane to an F-16 90mm. I took that pic to ascertain the correct wire configuration less I screw up. F-18 ESC is no different in your pic. My experience has been white is always the middle and the yellow and red are the outer, you’ll either hook it up backwards or forward. This pic should help you. White is like the white or yellow on a servo, I forget what that wire is called but you know what I mean.

Rich

HAHA YEAH I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FW 90MM F16 THE CHEATER VENT LOOKS VERY FAMILIAR!

[xviper]

I have learned that the color of the motor wires really don't matter. They are quite arbitrary and only for reference so you remember which wire goes where to make the motor run in the correct direction. Once you get them hooked up the correct way, you can simply use the same color of heat shrink on the black ends so you can easily match it up if you ever need to take the fan out and put it back again.

[jetpltrich]

Thats not the F18 is it!? You move the ESC on top??

No it is not the F-18 but it is an ESC for a 90mm which I removed from that airplane to an F-16 90mm. I took that pic to ascertain the correct wire configuration less I screw up. F-18 ESC is no different in your pic. My experience has been white is always the middle and the yellow and red are the outer, you’ll either hook it up backwards or forward. This pic should help you. White is like the white or yellow on a servo, I forget what that wire is called but you know what I mean.

Rich

[InTheTubeDeep]

Thats not the F18 is it!? You move the ESC on top??

[jetpltrich]

[InTheTubeDeep]

Fun flight with Ute on nice morning, Surf Report was Epic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dv1rF-5rvc

[InTheTubeDeep]

My parts came in. Need guidance on installing the ECS. Thanks in advance.

Just remove the 2 screws holding wood strip on top of ESC, use long phillips head through the intake grill, attach 3 pole wires same as existing or in existing hook up and test, if reversed just swap 2 of the wires- really easy! Run the Burner wires in same duct

[xviper]

You need to tell us what it is that you need guidance for. We don't know what you know or don't know. Some well worded questions will be helpful.

[Juan De La Garza]

My parts came in. Need guidance on installing the ECS. Thanks in advance.

[jetpltrich]

Just don’t crash!

[InTheTubeDeep]

High 5!! Hey Megan Heather Chrissy- can't go wrong!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT4z63dBO6k

[InTheTubeDeep]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC7JyF4NqtE

[InTheTubeDeep]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEM_bwK-p1I