Official Freewing 90mm F-22 Raptor V2 Discussion Thread

[3D-Seth]

F-22 Raptor V2 High Performance 6S 90mm EDF Jet – PNP from Freewing – FJ31315P



Links to product pages:
8S Ultra Performance - https://www.motionrc.com/products/fr...t-pnp-fj31335p
6S High Performance - https://www.motionrc.com/products/fr...t-pnp-fj31315p
ARF Plus - https://www.motionrc.com/products/fr...plus-fj31315ap

Few fighter aircraft command attention like the F-22 Raptor. As the world’s first operational fifth-generation stealth fighter, the Raptor combines extreme agility, advanced avionics, and breathtaking performance to dominate the skies. Its unmistakable twin-tail silhouette and stealth-inspired airframe have made it one of the most recognizable and capable fighter aircraft ever built.

The Freewing 90mm F-22 Raptor V2 captures the unmistakable presence of this legendary aircraft in a large, high-performance EDF model that blends impressive scale realism with exhilarating flight performance. Crisp panel lines, detailed landing gear, and the distinctive stealth contours of the Raptor give the model a commanding presence both on the ground and in the air.

The updated V2 F-22 introduces several key refinements designed to enhance scale realism, durability, and field convenience. The model now features screwless quick-release main wings for fast assembly and easy transport, along with a comprehensive lighting system including formation lights on the vertical stabilizers, fuselage, and wings, LED lighting integrated into the main wings, and nose gear taxi lights for improved ground realism. Updated scale wheel hubs and a revised main landing gear structure enhance the aircraft’s scale appearance, while structural improvements such as increased vertical fin strength and upgraded machine-thread tail mounting hardware improve durability.

Whether carving fast passes across the sky or climbing vertically in full afterburner-style acceleration, the Freewing F-22 Raptor 90mm EDF delivers the commanding presence and thrilling flight experience worthy of its full-scale counterpart.

Visit the Official Freewing F-22 Raptor V2 90mm EDF Jet Discussion Thread on HobbySquawk.com for additional photos, videos, reviews, and customer Q&A.

Screwless Quick-Release Wings Innovative quick-release wings allow fast, tool-free assembly and disassembly, making transport and storage simple and convenient.

Brilliant, Scale LED Lighting Package A comprehensive LED lighting system enhances scale realism, featuring navigation, landing, and formation lights that bring the F-22 to life both in the air and on the ground.

Authentic Scale Landing Gear Updated landing gear structure, CNC-machined shock-absorbing struts, and more realistic wheel hubs combine to enhance scale realism while delivering smooth and confident ground handling.

Highly Detailed Airframe Expertly crafted with crisp panel lines and numerous molded surface details, the Freewing F-22 delivers impressive scale realism.

Reinforced Vertical Fin Structure A strengthened vertical fin structure enhances long-term airframe durability while maintaining the aircraft’s clean stealth-inspired profile.

High Performance 6S Power System A powerful 3668-1960Kv inrunner motor paired with a high-efficiency 90mm EDF delivers impressive thrust and realistic turbine-like sound, while a 120A ESC with thrust reversing capability improves ground handling and shortens landing rollouts.

Large Easy-Access Battery Hatch A spacious battery hatch provides quick and convenient battery access, making battery installation and changes fast and easy at the flying field.

Officially Licensed by Lockheed Martin This Freewing F-22 Raptor is officially licensed by Lockheed Martin, delivering an authentic representation of the legendary fifth-generation stealth fighter.

Features:

• NEW! Screwless quick-release main wings allow fast and convenient field assembly and disassembly for easier transport and storage
• NEW! Enhanced scale lighting package includes formation lights on the vertical stabilizers, fuselage, and main wings, along with integrated wing navigation LEDs and enhanced nose gear taxi lights to improve visibility and realism on the ground and in flight
• NEW! More realistic wheel hubs enhance the F-22’s scale appearance on the ground
• NEW! Reinforced landing gear structure improves impact resistance and durability during landings
• NEW! Revised vertical fin structure with carbon fiber reinforcement adds strength for improved long-term durability
• NEW! Tail mounting hardware upgraded from self-tapping to machine thread screws for improved strength and long-term serviceability
• NEW! Center of gravity marks are now located on the wing for quick and easy setup reference
• High Performance 6S power system with a 90mm 12-blade EDF and 3668-1960Kv brushless inrunner motor delivers exceptional thrust and turbine-like sound
• 120A ESC with reverse thrust and 8A BEC delivers reliable power while providing strong braking capability for shorter landing rollouts and improved ground control
• Officially licensed Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor model faithfully represents the iconic fifth-generation fighter
• Spacious battery bay allows easy battery installation and accommodates a wide range of pack sizes
• Highly detailed airframe with sharp panel lines and molded surface details deliver impressive scale realism
• Excellent low-speed stability and high-speed agility provide a wide performance envelope for both scale flying and more advanced aerobatic maneuvers
• Magnetic nose cone easily removes to reduce the model’s overall length for easier transport to and from the flying field
• Ball bearing-supported horizontal stabilators deliver smooth, precise control response
• Durable multi-material construction using EPO foam, aluminum, carbon fiber, steel, nylon, plastic, and wood provides exceptional strength with optimized weight

Includes:

• Freewing F-22 Raptor V2 High Performance 6S 90mm EDF Jet – PNP
• 12-blade 90mm EDF Power System (installed)
• 3668-1960KV Inrunner Motor (installed)
• 120A ESC with reverse thrust and EC5 connector (installed)
• Electronic, retractable landing gear (installed)
• Servos (installed)
• Instruction Manual

Requires:

• 6-7 channel radio (7 required for thrust reversing) - select a minimum 6-7 channel radio from our Radio Collection
• 6-7 channel receiver (7 required for thrust reversing) - select a minimum 6-7 channel receiver from our Receiver Collection
• 6 Cell 22.2V 5000mAh LiPo Battery with EC5 connector (EPR50006)
• 6-cell compatible battery charger depending on battery selection – select a minimum 6 cell (6S) charger from our Charger Collection

Product Specifications:

AGE LEVEL : 14 and Up
SKILL LEVEL : Intermediate
BUILD TIME : 1+ Hours

Model Scale	1/13 Scale
Wingspan	1060mm / 41.7in
Length	1500mm / 59.0in
Weight	3100g / 6.8lbs without battery
CG (Center of Gravity)	150mm aft of the leading edge of the wing at the wing root
Power System	3668-1960Kv Inrunner Motor w/90mm 12-blade Fan (included)
Electronic Speed Control	120A Brushless with 8A UBEC and thrust reversing (included)
Propeller / EDF	90mm EDF with 12-Blade Fan (included)
Servos	Nose Gear Steering – FSS31093-300 Nose Gear Door - FSS31093-400 Ailerons - FSS31172-300 Flap (Left) – FSS31172-200 Flap (Right) – FSS31172-200 Elevator (Left) - FSS31231-100 Elevator (Right) – FSS31231R-100 Rudder (Left) – FSS31172-100 Rudder (Right) – FSS31172-100
Landing Gear	CNC-Machined Aluminum, Shock Absorbing, Retractable Landing Gear (included)
Required Battery	1x 6S 22.2V 5000mAh LiPo with EC5 connector (EPR5006)
Required Radio	6-7 channels (7 required for thrust reversing)
Ailerons	Yes
Elevator	Yes
Rudder	Yes
Flaps	Yes
Lights	Yes
Brakes	Thrust Reversing
Gyro	No
Hinge Type	Nylon
Material	EPO Foam
Skill Level	Intermediate
Build Time	1+ Hours
Recommended Environment	Outdoors
Recommended Runway Surface	Hard and some soft surfaces, including well-maintained grass runways

[xviper]

You had me with the quick attach wings. I hate messing with screws. I've lost so many in the grass.

[Evan D]

I haven't taken the wings off any of the four 90's I've had/ have once built or the 80, or 70... But I have a Nissan NV200 with a huge shelf in it. :)

[Blackdog]

V1 with more lights

[xviper]

Consider this (and I'm not promoting this plane for anybody since I already have the V1, 8S).

We read on these forums all the time, the kinds of effort and expense some people go to to do some of the "small" improvements to this plane. People stiffen this and reinforce that. They put in tubing to change the strut shock strength. They 3D print more "scale" looking wheels. Some have even added lights where there were none. These are but a couple things that I've seen and remember seeing. I'm sure there are many more. As I said before, I would go for this just for those quick attach wings. Now, we all know that the V1 has not been available for some time in most markets. So, call it a V1 with "such and such" if that floats your boat. And never mind the X-Fly shills that tend to come out of the woodwork when something like this shows up. It doesn't matter. I'm sure that many people have wanted to buy a 90mm but simply couldn't because there weren't any. Now, it's back. Call it whatever you want. But here's an interesting fact and I'm using CAD$$ as reference. For a mere $14.00CAN more, I can now buy the 6S F-22 (V2) with all the stuff that many people have done to their original F-22 to make it better or wish they could do and I'll betcha that it cost them MUCH more than 14 bucks to do it. Rather than looking at this as a phoney V2, I look at it as being it's "back in stock", with a few extras. So, flame away. It'll be "out of stock" again soon enough.

[400driver]

In the video it seems to fly great on 6S, Will it be more efficient on a 8S setup?

[Evan D]

I have two 90's both with TV, both flying with very very good light HV batteries. I prefer the 6S.

[Evan D]

Remember the old 90mm F/A-18E with TV. It and the Euro both had a V1 and V2. Officially from FW>

Many said it had up to (I heard) 8 versions calling out different fans, ESCs, a retract upgrade, etc.

It got confusing between what people callled the versions and what FW officially said.

Consider this (and I'm not promoting this plane for anybody since I already have the V1, 8S).

We read on these forums all the time, the kinds of effort and expense some people go to to do some of the "small" improvements to this plane. People stiffen this and reinforce that. They put in tubing to change the strut shock strength. They 3D print more "scale" looking wheels. Some have even added lights where there were none. These are but a couple things that I've seen and remember seeing. I'm sure there are many more. As I said before, I would go for this just for those quick attach wings. Now, we all know that the V1 has not been available for some time in most markets. So, call it a V1 with "such and such" if that floats your boat. And never mind the X-Fly shills that tend to come out of the woodwork when something like this shows up. It doesn't matter. I'm sure that many people have wanted to buy a 90mm but simply couldn't because there weren't any. Now, it's back. Call it whatever you want. But here's an interesting fact and I'm using CAD$$ as reference. For a mere $14.00CAN more, I can now buy the 6S F-22 (V2) with all the stuff that many people have done to their original F-22 to make it better or wish they could do and I'll betcha that it cost them MUCH more than 14 bucks to do it. Rather than looking at this as a phoney V2, I look at it as being it's "back in stock", with a few extras. So, flame away. It'll be "out of stock" again soon enough.

[Shaun Evans]

Just pulled the trigger! ARF+ for turbine!

[xviper]

Remember the old 90mm F/A-18E with TV. It and the Euro both had a V1 and V2. Officially from FW>

Many said it had up to (I heard) 8 versions calling out different fans, ESCs, a retract upgrade, etc.

It got confusing between what people callled the versions and what FW officially said.

Indeed, I do. I went through 3 of them. One was the Australian Air Force theme (my fave) that Alpha helped me get from Freewing. I never paid much attention to what "version" they may have been. I was just learning how to fly jets back then and I could never land them well. Broke the main gear on all of them (multiple times), but then, the gear on that plane was mounted in a very odd way, into very weak, brittle foam. I still have a few salvaged parts from those. They'll make their way to the dump one day.
This is somewhat similar to my FMS P-51's. I think my last one was Version 8.

[Evan D]

I still have a perfect V1 with a new 1960. Still awesome.

[xviper]

I still have a perfect V1 with a new 1960. Still awesome.

I agree. Mine would be "perfect" except for a lot of flights from grass, so quite a bit of debris rash. Also, the first time I powered it up, the ESC caught fire but unplugging it quickly confined the charring to a small interior area. After replacing the ESC, it has flown very well. So this is another incentive for me to get a new V2 ARF Plus. A flying buddy is already lined up to buy my V1 as an ARF Plus.

[urrl]

Been waiting so long since I lost my 90mm F-22 V1 due to a blue box malfunction. Loved that jet even without Vector thrust. So now my little F-22 70mm will have a big brother. It's on the way, due to arrive Thursday. Already have a dual afterburner LED from Motion in the bin. Might as well put it to use. It was used in my 70mm F-22 until I swapped it out for a KMRC.

[Evan D]

I was talking perfect V1 F/A-18E.... :)

I agree. Mine would be "perfect" except for a lot of flights from grass, so quite a bit of debris rash. Also, the first time I powered it up, the ESC caught fire but unplugging it quickly confined the charring to a small interior area. After replacing the ESC, it has flown very well. So this is another incentive for me to get a new V2 ARF Plus. A flying buddy is already lined up to buy my V1 as an ARF Plus.

[xviper]

I was talking perfect V1 F/A-18E.... :)

Right. My bad. None of my old 18's were perfect for long. My current one is though.

[airmanhurley]

Mine is on the way! I'm excited!

- Is this the ground-up redesign we hoped for? No.
- Is this a scaled-up version of the tricked-out 80mm from last year? No.
- Is it still a worthy upgrade for V1 lovers who are ready for a new airframe? Yes--and that's exactly my case.

The lights are great--things I did to my V1 anyway. The new gear look to be reinforced over the previous version... although I'll still add a 3D printed nose gear brace (lesson learned from V1).

Things I wish it had (that the 80 got):
- Main gear doors (full coverage)
- More plastic reinforcement--intake lips, canopy edges, sharp upper fuselage edges
- More "correct" gear stance (including smaller nose wheel--the tractor tires look ridiculous)
- More "correct" shape--radome, intakes, canopy shape/placement

Things I wish it had (that the 80 didn't get):
- More correct color scheme... in fairness, the F-22 is very hard to replicate, but the shades of gray are too light overall
- More correct canopy color... the V1 90mm was actually better than the V2. Maybe the clear canopy is intended for FPV... I'll be painting mine gold
- Thrust vectoring... this could be an optional purchase like the MiG-29 and JAS-39
- Rubber tires

They knocked it out of the park with the 80mm from last year... but it's small, and the relocated battery bay is size-constricted (especially compared to the 90. This is a worthy upgrade for my ready-to-die V1 airframe, and we'll lovingly refer to it as V1.5.

[urrl]

[urrl]

[urrl]

During assembly anyone notice the manual reversed the push rod lengths for the ailerons and flaps? Otherwise assembly went smoothly. Mine is together but I will hopefully install an afterburner tomorrow.
EDIT: Installed KMRC.

[urrl]

I painted inside of exhaust white after realizing Grey paint inside.
did some mods: KMRC AFTERBURNER, detachable drop tanks (from F-16 V2) and white collision lights on wings. Probably too windy tomorrow for maiden but hope to get some pre-sunrise video as I taxi to trim steering.

https://youtu.be/YKiIJIwRJtk?si=lJyIf0ezbfM9zmoE