Xfly Models B1B Bomber 70mm

[Evan D]

Make up your mind. What do you want, really really want?

You also said "YF-23 or SR-71 or maybe a U2 which I miss since Phase 3 is defunct. I STILL WANT AN XB-70 as mine is getting old..".

And "now if we can get a B-58 and XB70 that would awesome and a U2... :-) A5 Vigilante would be good.".

Now if somebody can do a F-111 or XB-70 or A5 Vigilante.

So you really want the XB-70? I could go for a B-58. Four of the new HP 64mm fans would be awesome.

[Evan D]

BH says soon... That COULD mean a month...

[Bearcat]

Now if somebody can do a F-111 or XB-70 or A5 Vigilante.

[xviper]

A little more ...........................

https://www.facebook.com/bananahobby...1LiaK11BH2nj7l

Someone hinted that pre-orders should begin in about a month with delivery in the summer.

[Evan D]

$599 sale price. BH always has a list price and a sale price.

[Dougcarr73]

As a Motion RC employee for a decade now I really have to hold my tongue here but I will say I am thrilled to see a Bone finally make it to the market, especially what looks to be a scale, quality model. I have waited years for a B-1 to come to fruition. I just wish Freewing would have made it first, but that's how it goes sometimes. Hey Freewing, can ya do us a solid and come out with a Concorde? <Nudge>

Aros, what the heck! You're a Motion RC employee giving kudos to a competitor!? Now you've gone and done it... you and Motion have just climbed a few notches on my respect-o-meter. Well done, Sir. Iron sharpens iron. Confronting competition in a healthy manner makes the whole community better and me as a humble enthusiast will reward the victors with product purchases.

I'm not sure exactly what you do, but if you have any influence over future product offers, please put a bid in for an AV-8B Harrier/F-35B STOVL. No company has ever done it. Achieve legendary status and have MotionRC be the first.

[Aros]

Probably around $700-$750...

[Shaun Evans]

Hi

If you guys had to guess, what do you suppose the introductory pricetag will look like?

[Bearcat]

As a Motion RC employee for a decade now I really have to hold my tongue here but I will say I am thrilled to see a Bone finally make it to the market, especially what looks to be a scale, quality model. I have waited years for a B-1 to come to fruition. I just wish Freewing would have made it first, but that's how it goes sometimes. Hey Freewing, can ya do us a solid and come out with a Concorde? <Nudge>

Aros

You know me- I have a short list and that B-1 has been there for some time now, now if we can get a B-58 and XB70 that would awesome and a U2... :-) A5 Vigilante would be good.

[Bearcat]

I have a saying about the hobby: If you have what we want- we buy it, if it needs work we will fix it and share with others. to me it doesn't matter if it was Banana Hobby or Motion RC, I buy from both companies because I can! I buy from BH because they have some of the planes nobody else have and are built rather well- YF-23 comes to mind and their SR-71,F-117 (64mm I owned) and B-2 bomber after the bugs were worked out. my point is I am not slamming anybody for not bring new goods to market, but the fact they did I am happy as hell after be sending my list over for the past three years. LoL.. now Freewing should do a YF-23 or SR-71 or maybe a U2 which I miss since Phase 3 is defunct. I STILL WANT AN XB-70 as mine is getting old..

[kallend]

As a Motion RC employee for a decade now I really have to hold my tongue here but I will say I am thrilled to see a Bone finally make it to the market, especially what looks to be a scale, quality model. I have waited years for a B-1 to come to fruition. I just wish Freewing would have made it first, but that's how it goes sometimes. Hey Freewing, can ya do us a solid and come out with an Avro Vulcan? <Nudge>

FIFY

Bone is nice but the Vulcan has presence.

[Aros]

As a Motion RC employee for a decade now I really have to hold my tongue here but I will say I am thrilled to see a Bone finally make it to the market, especially what looks to be a scale, quality model. I have waited years for a B-1 to come to fruition. I just wish Freewing would have made it first, but that's how it goes sometimes. Hey Freewing, can ya do us a solid and come out with a Concorde? <Nudge>

[xviper]

Yes they look great! Hope it has functional Taileron control as well

Hey Daryl, look closely at that vid at around 1:54 on full screen. It's really hard to tell and it could be an optical illusion, but it almost looks like the right elevator moves more than the left one when the plane banked. However, the thinness of the rudder where the stabs attach might make it difficult to incorporate 2 servos and those full flying stabs may be joined in the middle like the elevators on all my big sailplanes.

Additionally, I don't think this plane needs a lot of roll authority. It's a bomber after all and it's not supposed to roll like a drillbit. Even with the wings swept back, the ailerons are pretty big and stick out in the airstream pretty good to roll it well. Given some ingenuity, I'm sure you could make tailerons work.

[Daryl]

Yes they look great! Hope it has functional Taileron control as well

[xviper]

Another video but with a little more detail on how the retracts work. The way they slide over as they retract is really slick.

[RRHandy]

You know what they say about C&W music, Play it backwards and you get it all Back.

[xviper]

Doesn't your dog have to die too, for C&W?

I'm more of a classic rock guy.

That, too! For classic rock, you need a mullet, stolen jeans and a girl pink tinted glasses on LSD.

[kallend]

To be able to write a song, you gotta have a love lost, cowboy boots and a truck in it.

Doesn't your dog have to die too, for C&W?

I'm more of a classic rock guy.

[Elbee]

Ha - I went to high school with a member of that band - long time ago now. As for the B-1B, it's a gas, just don't Paint it Black.

How very clever, Sir. It's a gas, gas, gas...thinking more NATO Grey...Here's to a Freewing surprising us with one of these. Best, LB

[xviper]

When our kids were young, we used to tell them: "you can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need!" That song used to infuriate them, but it did quiet them down some. Thanks, Mick!

I would really like to learn more about that B-1B. I'll keep an eye on any reviews and comments on Hobbysquawk about it If it flies well, that might be my next airplane!

davegee

Evan D gave us a pretty good rundown on the specs in the first post. I'm sure more will be added as it becomes available. We may not see any "reviews" as such since this got leaked way before the manufacturer wanted it to, but since it's now out there, we may see stuff come from the Asian sector like FNRC and the like. Search YouTube for it and you'll all the vids that Solt Productions have put out so far on it (purely a tester) - they are basically promos for Banana Hobby that had to be released early due to the leak (spy photos).