Official Freewing 90mm Eurofighter Typhoon EDF Jet Thread

[viper1gj]

I got the last of the decals on the tail and fin and added turbine wheel lines to fuse. The back line is supposed to be red but I didn't have red so it is black. The whole jet was given 2 coats of flat Polycrylic to take the sheen off the vinyl and give everything the same finish. Anyway its all done and ready to fly again.

[SixOne]

Customized my "Dual Personality" Motion RC 90mm Eurofighter....

Mildly-Aggressive or Ferocious!!!

Your intercept approach dictates the personality response....

[Gravythe clown]

V for victory. up = V, down = /\

Gravy

[DCORSAIR]

Help reqd. Having a brain fart moment and need confirmation, having moved the reciever and control board back on my Typhoon Ive plugged everything back in and check its working, which it is, but Im getting confused over the way the canards work. When you apply up elevator do the front of the canards go up or down. I should know this but............................Thanks in advance

I think of it the easy way, I look at the trailing edges of the control surfaces, opposite of each other...

[Evan D]

They go up. Up elevator front of canards go up.

[BenOzzy94]

Easiest way to think about it is a canard delta pitches through the air as if the control surfaces are running inside a bowl

[Hurridriver]

Help reqd. Having a brain fart moment and need confirmation, having moved the reciever and control board back on my Typhoon Ive plugged everything back in and check its working, which it is, but Im getting confused over the way the canards work. When you apply up elevator do the front of the canards go up or down. I should know this but............................Thanks in advance

[kallend]

Blackjack. Decals by Callie.

[Evan D]

Thank you for the reply!

[Warbirdfan29]

Hello Evan D,

I think the best thing is the quick tug test to be sure. This is the first time this has happened in the many years since I have owned Freewing models. And I have about twenty Freewing models. So I'm assuming it's an isolated case. Nevertheless, you should be careful and check your models thoroughly before the first flight.
But to answer your question: no effort was necessary. You could simply pull the cable from the plugs on both sides. I also took the plugs apart. All crimp contacts were not crimped.
All other cables between board and receiver were tight. As it should be.

[Evan D]

O wow. Have you told Motion or where you bought your? They should put a not on their web page to alert buyers. The same cable is on a ton of airplanes. This may be a one off but the possibility is huge.

How much force did you use? None of the other ones you had were also bad? Just the one?

[BenOzzy94]

A quick tug test to be sure is probably the best course of action

[Warbirdfan29]

ATTENTION WARNING !!!
Please check your connection cables from the control board to the receiver. For me, the AILERON connection cables were not crimped, so they were loose! Possibly an isolated case, but a security check is always worthwhile!!!

Bitte überprüft eure Verbindungskabel vom Kontrollbord zum Empfänger. Bei mir waren beim AILERON Verbindungskabel alle Kontake nicht gekrimpt, also lose! Möglicherweise ein Einzelfall, aber ein Sicherheitscheck lohnt sich immer!!!

[kallend]

I actually noticed after flying mine hard the other day, that the battery compartment, wires and all were quite warm. then it dawned on me as the gear bay is under the intake on this jet there is zero airflow through the battery bay. On most Freewing models as the gear is ahead of the battery there is air drawn in by the fan through the ESC cable route and as this creates negative pressure under the canopy it draws air in where it can which is usually through the gaps in the gear doors and through the nose gear mount but on this model there is no possibility for that. so I am looking at putting a hole where a gas port would be on the real one just under the canopy and if i can find one small enough a tiny Naca duct under the PIRATE IRST pod.

(ignore the blue arrows)

If you have a 3D printer there are a bunch of NACA duct files available on Thingiverse.com, and you can scale them to whatever size you want.

[BenOzzy94]

I actually noticed after flying mine hard the other day, that the battery compartment, wires and all were quite warm. then it dawned on me as the gear bay is under the intake on this jet there is zero airflow through the battery bay. On most Freewing models as the gear is ahead of the battery there is air drawn in by the fan through the ESC cable route and as this creates negative pressure under the canopy it draws air in where it can which is usually through the gaps in the gear doors and through the nose gear mount but on this model there is no possibility for that. so I am looking at putting a hole where a gas port would be on the real one just under the canopy and if i can find one small enough a tiny Naca duct under the PIRATE IRST pod.

(ignore the blue arrows)

So, holes drilled with a sharpened carbon tube and then have that glued in place to strengthen the hole (pics will be added later). seems to be drawing in a decent amount of air so happy it'll knock a degree or two out of the battery bay. Now to find a Naca duct to go up front.

Just thinking as there are reports of over 140Amps being pulled at peak on these jets should I maybe update my XT90 plugs to EC5 too just to be safe?

[BenOzzy94]

Why not use lead shot or BBs? There's nothing magic about the steel cylinder.

Or https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5899318

just suits my application better is all,

[kallend]

Does anyone know if the little cylindrical weight that comes with the kit can be got separately? I need an extra one.

Why not use lead shot or BBs? There's nothing magic about the steel cylinder.

Or https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5899318

[BenOzzy94]

Does anyone know if the little cylindrical weight that comes with the kit can be got separately? I need an extra one.

[ArnoldT]

On my forth take off after three gentle landings ( all on grass ) the nose gear collapsed. The nose gear pin connecting the oleo to retract block had snapped and it looks to be made of very brittle metal, Chinesium I suspect 😀 No replacement listed under Typhoon spares and a general replacement pin that is available is also reviewed as being brittle. As i dont want to be replacing this pin frequently, as to do so requires the removal and disassembly of the whole retract mechanism, has anyone made a replacement part out of a suitable metal and found it to be ok? I dont want the retract ripping out as the original pin is a weak link.

I had the same issue. On my 3rd flight on grass ops, the pin broke during takeoff! The pin and even the front nose retract is the same as Avanti, although replacing the pin is a pain. And chances are when the pin broke, the remaining pin may have dropped into the retract and jammed the retract motor and burnt it. I find the EF's nose gear's stock spring is too hard and I replaced it with the extra softer spring that comes in the box. Try it and see does it help.

[Hurridriver]

On my forth take off after three gentle landings ( all on grass ) the nose gear collapsed. The nose gear pin connecting the oleo to retract block had snapped and it looks to be made of very brittle metal, Chinesium I suspect 😀 No replacement listed under Typhoon spares and a general replacement pin that is available is also reviewed as being brittle. As i dont want to be replacing this pin frequently, as to do so requires the removal and disassembly of the whole retract mechanism, has anyone made a replacement part out of a suitable metal and found it to be ok? I dont want the retract ripping out as the original pin is a weak link.