Official Freewing 70mm F-35 V3 (2019 Version) Thread

[gooniac33]

Are you still running the 70mm fan or did you carve out the inside to fit an 80mm?

I added an 80mm fan to the plane. Says so in the videos title...

[N42375]

Has anyone gotten a max speed timing on the F-35 yet? My F-16 has hit 102MPH. Just wondering how it compares. The F-86 in sub 100MPH,while the Bae Hawk might be a little faster than the F-16. Yak-130 is the low 90's. Timing on GPS or radar gun.?

[406PIlot]

Since the stock motor in the F-35 is 29mm, I figured that the 32mm FMS 2000kv motor wouldn't be all that much of a difference in weight but a big increase in thrust! Looks like I was right! The plane is a blast to fly! Much more grunt with weight and flight times nearly identical to stock! it is still a work in progress but a huge success thus far! The fan has since been rebalanced and I will soon add reflective tape to the thrust tube to help smooth it out. take a look...

Are you still running the 70mm fan or did you carve out the inside to fit an 80mm?

[gooniac33]

Since the stock motor in the F-35 is 29mm, I figured that the 32mm FMS 2000kv motor wouldn't be all that much of a difference in weight but a big increase in thrust! Looks like I was right! The plane is a blast to fly! Much more grunt with weight and flight times nearly identical to stock! it is still a work in progress but a huge success thus far! The fan has since been rebalanced and I will soon add reflective tape to the thrust tube to help smooth it out. take a look...

[GBLynden]

Thanks for posting GB!!

You bet Ray and you are right about being able to see it. Also, it is brightest on full throttle and I rarely fly this jet full throttle.

GB

[gooniac33]

Here it is with the Gooniac Fiery Booty installed. This was my first attempt at flying it with the AB and I learned a lot from it.

Thanks for posting GB!!

[gooniac33]

Mine was squirrely like that on the ground. Cured it with an Assan steering gyro.

The Firey Booty is usually much brighter than that. Are you sure it's connected up right? Also some ultra-white paint or reflective tape inside the nozzle will make it brighter.

It has a lot to do with the camera too. Especially with those sky conditions. The contrast makes it hard to get things to show as your eyes will see. It does help quite a bit with white paint in the thrust tube!! I am going to be rebuilding a monster of an F-35 in the coming weeks and will make the thrust tube white and tail cone the proper color as well...

[kallend]

Here it is with the Gooniac Fiery Booty installed. This was my first attempt at flying it with the AB and I learned a lot from it.

Mine was squirrely like that on the ground. Cured it with an Assan steering gyro.

The Firey Booty is usually much brighter than that. Are you sure it's connected up right? Also some ultra-white paint or reflective tape inside the nozzle will make it brighter.

[GBLynden]

Here it is with the Gooniac Fiery Booty installed. This was my first attempt at flying it with the AB and I learned a lot from it.

[406PIlot]

I've been traveling and on the road all week. Soon as I get some time on Monday or Tuesday I'll get travel measurements for my spoilerons and radio configuration posted up.

[Tilehtin]

Here is my spoilerons and flaperons. What do you think?
Should there be more movement and does they need mixing with up or down elevators

[gooniac33]

Easy with a Spektrum - set the wing type to "flaperon" and then just use the flap system to make them go up instead of down.

Yes agreed... but he is using a different radio... so not sure

[kallend]

Its the same as slaperons but the surfaces go up instead of down. Not sure how to do it on that radio but you will not need to use that much to get the desired effect.

Easy with a Spektrum - set the wing type to "flaperon" and then just use the flap system to make them go up instead of down.

[gooniac33]

I use detrum. , Dynam ye ye !!! But it has plane type etc. Some have talked about splitting ailerons etc. !!! With spectrum can u have left right channels. 4 ailerons. How do u plug that to reciever. I think im asking right questions. I flew mine last wend. Oh well crashed on take off no damage,.... Took off. A bit high alfa and thought was to slow airspeed flying well so reduced elevator thinking increase speed but did so and no alpha lost height... And gentle crash. Point being that bit of alpha good 4 landing and launching. Hope that makes sence. Just worth mentioning. It flys easy with less aileron

Its the same as slaperons but the surfaces go up instead of down. Not sure how to do it on that radio but you will not need to use that much to get the desired effect.

[f4u ausie]

I use detrum. , Dynam ye ye !!! But it has plane type etc. Some have talked about splitting ailerons etc. !!! With spectrum can u have left right channels. 4 ailerons. How do u plug that to reciever. I think im asking right questions. I flew mine last wend. Oh well crashed on take off no damage,.... Took off. A bit high alfa and thought was to slow airspeed flying well so reduced elevator thinking increase speed but did so and no alpha lost height... And gentle crash. Point being that bit of alpha good 4 landing and launching. Hope that makes sence. Just worth mentioning. It flys easy with less aileron

[406PIlot]

Can u guys tell me how to do spolerons

What kind of radio system are you using? You should have some sort of option under plane type etc..

I'm using spectrum as soon as I get time I can post the travels I said I would this weekend along with the setup details.

[f4u ausie]

Can u guys tell me how to do spolerons

[gooniac33]

I use spoilerons with my f35 and it's amazing. Let's you pull some nice high alpha flybys an landings.

It's quite stunnig how well spoilerons work with this!!¡!!

Yeah its pretty amazing how well it can work! I spent quite a bit of time figuring out how they work with my sky surfer back in the days and also had a pylon racer that would not slow down at all until I decided to try spoilerons on it. Once I did it would slow down to a crawl to land! From my own experience using them makes the plane much more controllable with the nose up and makes is almost impossible to stall. I will have to try it out on the F-35 too but use the spare channel for my afterburner at the moment. Maybe this new airframe will get the spoileron treatment. I use the LemonRX 7ch with gyro which should make it even better....

[406PIlot]

Interesting. How much up movement fo You use?

I'll have to get the F35 off the wall and toss a battery in to measure it for you. I'll try and do that later this morning / today then i'll get it posted up for you.

[Tilehtin]

I use spoilerons with my f35 and it's amazing. Let's you pull some nice high alpha flybys an landings.

It's quite stunnig how well spoilerons work with this!!¡!!

Interesting. How much up movement fo You use?