Official Freewing 90mm Eurofighter Typhoon EDF Jet Thread

[kallend]

Raymond also included a couple of "gifts" for making me wait longer on the pre-order than he had promised. He thought he could ship them before middle of January but that was not possible due to Covid and Chinese New Year.

Assan steering gyro and center burner:

Interesting - they use the same lamp as I use in my Do-It-Yourself afterburner. I think my adapter is a better design.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...DF-afterburner

[xviper]

No unboxing "video" from me. There's plenty already. The way Raymond packs his planes to his customers is like he hermetically seals it, better than the Egyptians wrapped their mummies. Corners are always re-inforced with plastic shells. Box is shrink wrapped, cardboard wrapped and shrink wrapped again.
I did hastily take out all the parts to make sure none were damaged. All good. I'll Minwax all the parts before assembling. Raymond also included a couple of "gifts" for making me wait longer on the pre-order than he had promised. He thought he could ship them before middle of January but that was not possible due to Covid and Chinese New Year.

Assan steering gyro and center burner:



This is how the warehouse guys avoid sending the wrong version to the customer:



Just a photo of the UNboxed: Tail decal applied, the way I prefer it.



(I will be informed when I can pre-order the Xfly B1 from him. )

[xviper]

Lucky. I fully expect to see a hangar maiden posted here when it lands

Due to be delivered today or tomorrow. I'll do a video of it in my basement going backwards.

[BenOzzy94]

Nice,,,mine and two others will possibly hit town tomorrow
probably make it out for delivery Thursday

Lucky. I fully expect to see a hangar maiden posted here when it lands

[Daryl]

Nice,,,mine and two others will possibly hit town tomorrow
probably make it out for delivery Thursday

[yf22raptor]

Typhoon might be here sooner than I thought was shipped Thursday last week and just got this update.

[BenOzzy94]

Yeah definitely on the seas, not sure how they get here like you say but I imagine the US is likely a bigger customer base for motion as they've only been here a few years now so from other releases I've seen about a 3-5 week delay between US an EU.

[xviper]

Completely agree XViper. my experience slope soaring combat gliders has taught me that if you try to hit other planes you can't but if you're trying not to hit anyone BAM that's when it happens 😂

I will see how it goes on 6S for now I don't normally fly with all the ordnance on my jets just a few bits here and there. I'm jealous of you there. here in Europe its looking like end of march before we get ours. even longer for me as I'm not on the mainland here in Ireland 😒 so I'll just have to watch what all you guys get up to with them in the next few weeks on youtube and probably get buyers remorse when people start listing faults on a jet that I have en route 😂

I've had 3 mid-airs over several seasons many, many years ago. The planes never looked like they were even close to each other. I'm extremely cautious now when doing formation flying.
I'm not sure how the Motion Typhoons are travelling to Europe. Are they on the same boat as those destined for Los Angeles and then get transferred to another mode of transport to Europe? I have no idea. If they're on a different ship and heading off in the opposite direction from Hong Kong to you, it may not take too much longer than the ones going to LA. In any case, "end of March" is a reasonable guess. With luck, maybe a couple weeks sooner. They surely must be floating with the dolphins by now.

[BenOzzy94]

Completely agree XViper. my experience slope soaring combat gliders has taught me that if you try to hit other planes you can't but if you're trying not to hit anyone BAM that's when it happens 😂

I will see how it goes on 6S for now I don't normally fly with all the ordnance on my jets just a few bits here and there. I'm jealous of you there. here in Europe its looking like end of march before we get ours. even longer for me as I'm not on the mainland here in Ireland 😒 so I'll just have to watch what all you guys get up to with them in the next few weeks on youtube and probably get buyers remorse when people start listing faults on a jet that I have en route 😂

[xviper]

I think those fellas get a bit nervous when they group fly with 4 jets. I don't blame them. When I'm flying with 3 others with the same jet, I'm very cautious. I only do drag races when there's 2 of us. Also, if you plan to fly with all the armament as I do, I think 8s will help push it along.

BTW, our Typhoons have arrived at Canada Customs. Should have them in 2 to 3 days.

[BenOzzy94]

I didn't see a whole pile of difference between the 6s and 8s. it could just have been the way they were flying them. if i see more videos of the 8s when they hit western shores and feel my 6s needs more punch I will just buy the new 8s fan and swap it over.

[Evan D]

While I did order the 6S I do have a JF/ HET 8S standing by incase...

[xviper]

On their channel, they also have a flight with a 6s and an 8s Typhoon at the same time. I can't really tell which one is the 8s as they never did a "drag race". With full stores, I'm glad I got the 8S. They look so mean with all those explosives hanging off them.

[Evan D]

They look like they fly very well even with all the stores. And good high alpha. A little rock with a delta is common.

[xviper]

These fellas sure do have fun with their Typhoons. On the most part, they all appear to fly pretty good. However, a gyro would really help that wing rock.

[xviper]

Just checked the tracking on the Typhoon. It went by Hong Kong Post but some company called "Parcelforce" (UK based) is involved and HK Post thinks it's going to the UK first. Could be a misunderstanding by HKP. If it goes to UK, that'll burn up another 2 days going the other way around the world. Canada Post just says it's on the way here.
It's like the old days when parcels went from Hong Kong through Frankfurt. All kinds of strange shipping processes these days.

[xviper]

I hope it's not late. I leave for Australia/New Zealand at the end of March.. If it's late I'll need alternate delivery options.

I believe most delivery companies give you the option of changing the delivery location online even up to the day before it’s supposed to arrive at your door. When you track the package via the shipping company’s website, you can find this option there. You may have to register an account first and prove you are who you are in case you’re a sophisticated porch pirate. I’m not sure what they ask for to prove your ID. For me, I’m allowed to have it sent to my nearest postal station, where I must show ID when I go pick it up. This won’t work for you since you’ll be gone for more than the 2 weeks they’ll hold it for you.

[kallend]

Thanks, guys. Good to know you have my back.

[xviper]

Hugh will break it in for you.

[Hugh Wiedman]

I hope it's not late. I leave for Australia/New Zealand at the end of March.. If it's late I'll need alternate delivery options.

I'll send you my address and you can use it as the "alternate delivery option".