When will Freewing come out with a F-4 Phantom II?

[Aros]

Hey you land like I do! LOL ;)

Just funnin'! Welcome to Hobby Squawk!

[Model jet juggernaut]

My 64mm F-4 on 4s. I stole the music from an actual F-4 training film. heh heh. Excuse the EDF whine.. but she is fast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR_T3f9HoDg

[dahawk]

I'll take one that actually flys good. Twin 80, Single 90? Alpha and FW can decide. Would like to see one in the same price range as the Mig-21.

[Evoman]

Still would like to see an F-4 single 80mm. Lower cost to buy and operate also easier to transport. Powered with the same set up as the Mig 21 it would haul****

A single 80mm works great in planes like the Mig 21 and F-86 Sabre because the airframe was originally designed around a single engine. But for airplanes like the F-4 which packed twin engines and were known for brute power a single 80mm would limit its full potential. I think the best setups will have to be both a twin 70mm like the ones used in the new 70mm F-16 and a twin 80mm for ease of implementation of two models and to appeal to a wider customer base.

[Ks.jetflyer]

Still would like to see an F-4 single 80mm. Lower cost to buy and operate also easier to transport. Powered with the same set up as the Mig 21 it would haul****

[Evoman]

I had been looking at the 70mm Yak-130 which led me to also look at the new 90mm and saw how it has been upgraded to an 8S dual pack power system. After watching how the 6S version performed like it had just enough power it was apparent why the upgrade was really needed. Which then made me think that an 8S 90mm F-4 would probably be the ideal set up if not for twin 80's to deliver the type of performance that an RC F-4 deserves.
One of the F-4's nicknames was the flying brick because even a brick with enough power could fly. An F-4 couldn't win in a turning fight, but it had vertical maneuvering and horizontal-flight speed advantages over anything it faced in Vietnam. As long as it was well flown, and the crew performed as a team, it was pretty hard to beat. If all else failed, an F-4 driver could just kick in the burners and extend out of any fight that wasn't going his way.

Here is one of my all time favorite accounts of an F-4 Phantom crew flying in Vietnam. The F-4 account starts at 54:07 and make sure you see it to the end to see how they barley made it back to the coast.

[Grossman56]

Dang bosses, always getting in the way...............

Grossman56

[Aros]

Yeah I am sure my bosses would have loved that. LOL

[OV10]

You could have used that time to get the preorder stuff for the A-10 done to the website and launch it. :)

HAAAAAAAAAAAA LOL

[dkalwishky]

Welcome Scott!

So because I was bored I put together a quick video of me flying an F4 in FSX (Microsoft's Flight Simulator 10).

You could have used that time to get the preorder stuff for the A-10 done to the website and launch it. :)

[dahawk]

I lobby for the F4 Phantom every chance I get. There simply hasn't been a really good one made, I mean really good one. Okay maybe LX and FlyFly with tons of mods. Eflight's was practically non-flyable.
She'll be the perfect companion for the Mig-21,her sworn enemy. I would prefer they come out with both a Navy and USAF livery versions to satisfy everyone. I prefer the J model myself ( Go Navy!).

Every survey and poll taken places the F4 on the top of the list.

I'm ready to plop down $500.00 on the A-10 this week on the A-10 Warthog and have high hopes the F4 will follow next but not too soon. I'm just getting used to the Mig-21, then expect the A-10 in early May. Want to log some hours on that one and have a little time to save up.for a Christmas present to myself. Fall of 2017 would be perfect timing!

-Hawk

[Aros]

Welcome Scott!

So because I was bored I put together a quick video of me flying an F4 in FSX (Microsoft's Flight Simulator 10). No system/preflight nonsense, just kicking the tires and lighting the fires. :)

[Shirty]

Welcome to the squawk Scott. :)

[scott jarrett]

I would like to thank Motion RC on being an outstanding company with superior and outstanding service. I have not posted to this site in the past, however, I have to say though, the F4 Phantom is my absolute favorite jet. I am just finishing my second fly fly EDF . I installed the nose gear from Freewing F18 duel wheel . I installed 12 bladed outruner 1450 90 mm fan. I modified rear tail feathers linkage with the eurofighters linkage n parts from canards . ball link very labor intence but no play at all. Note lost last fly fly f4 from tailfeather linkage failure.used p 40 ball link linkage for alerons. Painted plane robin olds F4.
fly fly f4 fly real good n land good. Battery turnigy 5.0 5000 mah 60-120 C . 3min flight times sounds unbeliveble real head tuner at my flight field lots of compliments. I also have LX F4 phatom many upgrades land with flap front slats stock no mods on flap /slats . upgraded to freewings . inruners 70 mm fans note twin counter rotating fan. upgraded freewings 100 amp ESC. fly trons lights LED. f5 tail hook . flys awsome brakes work good . NOT FOR BEGINNERS. fast sounds awsome . note labor intence with all mods. know my big QUESTION will frewing make a f4 phatom. because it will be awsome no dought in my mind. weather a single 90 mm fan or a duel 70mm counter rotating fans.note fly fly lighter than lxi

[EDFjetpilot]

I'll take one, preferably in 1/10 scale (to go along with my other FW 1/10 scaleish birds). Recommend twin 80mm (most likely) or single 90mm on 6S.

USAF scheme. Capt Steve Ritchie's (only USAF Vietnam Ace) aircraft. I'll keep it in the shade, except when flying of course.

Oh yea, and don't forget grass capable (T-45 gear setup would work).

Sean

[Aros]

Well, then that leaves it to FMS for the 70mm version.:)

Or wait to see what we come out with and copy that. LOL ;)

[swps]

I'm not sure if or when Freewing will make the deserving F4 but if they do I don't think it would be in multiple formats. It would likely be either a twin 80mm or single 90mm. JMO.

Well, then that leaves it to FMS for the 70mm version.:)

[swps]

By the way I noticed your avatar picture is of a pair of AJ-37 Viggens. I have recently found out more about the Viggen and have become a fan of it. I would actually love to have an EDF model of the Viggen complete with a thrust reverser not only because its cool, but mostly because of it's unique flight envelope that makes it an ideal air frame for beginner EDF pilots.

A Viggen has been my favorite Delta for as long as I can remember but it has technical challenges, like the trust reverser and a really thin wing that would make scale landing gear a custom design for sure. BUT given how much electronics have progressed and the amazing scale gear I have seen machined on F-16s tells me that it's not only possible but not as difficult I might imagine. I hope the F-4 is already in the pipeline and the Viggen is next on the list.

[Shirty]

Nice 90mm 12 blade fan with tons of grunt thanks. :)

[StarHopper]

I had just arrived at MCAF Futenma on Okinawa Dec 24th of '63, still billeted in the Transient Barracks awaiting unit assignment when the first F4's arrived a couple days later. I remember being highly excited meeting the pilots who joined in our poker game that night - some pretty cool dudes & I loved their 'Phantom Phlyer' shoulder patches. One of them gave me one, still stowed away in my lifetime treasures box. The Phantom was naturally one of my all-time favorites, I thought then & still do they're a thing of pure beauty....and about the ultimate in badassery. *LOL* One of my favorite 'quotes' about them - can't remember the source - was that they were proof that, with enough horsepower you could make a ton of bricks fly. When them bad boys took off, they shook the premises....and really turned some heads! All I can say about any proposed model is, don't you DARE underpower them!! ;) Oh and, for godsakes, include a rudder!