Official Freewing Twin 80mm/90mm A-10 Thunderbolt II Thread

[petefoss]

IF there are no customs issues, I would say the end of next week is going to bring an email notification to a lot of happy A-10 customers. :)

That will just give me time to put the 90 mm F-104 that will be delivered tomorrow together first!

[bill34207]

Looking like the Hawg and the Avanti stash must be on the same ship.

[Grossman56]

You guys are going to Love this beast!

Mike trying to make off with an A-10 by slipping it down the front of his jacket.
Sorry Mike, BUSTED!

Grossman56

[petefoss]

That only works with Joe Malinchak's 4.5" wingspan A-10 with two 10 mm fans!

[themudduck]

Before I go out and buy a bunch of Nerf toys, I'd like to know if those whistles really work. Years ago I mounted some of the football whistles on the wing of a SIG Fazer - (a 40-size nitro-powered fun-fly plane that I still fly) and found that at higher speeds, the whistle simply stops working. They only work when the plane is flying slowly, like when I am dead-stick. And that's cool, but its a shame that they cut out at high speed.

So I have this strong suspicion that when mounted inside the nacelles of the A10, the whistles will only work when the fans are idling or while taxiing. A continuous whine during flight would be perfect... but will they work? Can we get a little more info about this?

[Twowingtj]

Awesome! Might just get the Avanti maidened before the Hawg gets here:)

[Twowingtj]

1/3rd D VIII!?! That's got to be awesome! Post a pic. Would love to see it.

Here is a quick pic. It's covered in that shiney plastic stuff, the wheels and cowl are just a bit off scale. But for less than 1/2 the price of the FW A-10, It's got a 110" wingspan, 84" length, and a flying weight around 32lbs. I couldn't pass it up. Don't want to hijack the thread from the soon to be ours A-10, so when I get ready to do the "scaled up refurb" I'll start a thread for it.

[Aros]

ha

[RCjetdude]

Ryan's expression.... too funny! LOL

[ryramZ]

Ryan's expression.... too funny! LOL

If you could hear me, I was saying. "Warthog, it's what's for dinner!" Lol

[downwindleg]

Awesome picture Aros, really puts it into scale with a full growed plane nut holding it.:Cool:Brad

[bill34207]

My question is why are you still wearing a coat? It's 85 degrees here in Florida. LOL

[Bajora]

Man, them there are a couple of real good lookin' Hawgs! :P:)

Seriously, that's a great photo Ryan ... captures how much you are enjoying yourself!! And who wouldn't be?! Getting their hands on such a cool new jet! Lovin' it!

[T-CAT]

Hahaha, Ryan, you look like you just opened the best present on Christmas morning! So awesome!

[Shirty]

Looks like a happy camper. :)

[Grossman56]

Dang, that thing is huge, oh, wait, I forgot Ryan is only 4 foot 6 !!LOLLOLLOL
ONLY KIDDING!!

Grossman56

[Aros]

Dang, that thing is huge, oh, wait, I forgot Ryan is only 4 foot 6 !!LOLLOLLOL
ONLY KIDDING!!

Grossman56

That's not cool man.

He's at least 4' 8"! LOL LOL ;)

(Just funnin' Ryan, we love ya!)

[OV10]

C'mon Gman................ he's not that short LOL
The tallest guy in the group(Harleydude) to Ryan's right is 6'3" ;)
From his perspective everyone there is short. :P

[gravityworks]

Hey guys just saw this on the motion rc site. Just thought i would pass it along.....Iam in group 2:(

Pre-Order / Reservation Details - Please read this information carefully before ordering:

• If you order on or after April 1st, 2017, you are part of Pre-Order Group #2 for the Freewing A-10 Thunderbolt II 80mm Super Scale EDF Jet. Pre-order now and save $50 off the retail price of $599! The current expected arrival date of Pre-Order Group #2 is late June 2017. Any changes to the ETA will be posted on this page.
• If you ordered before April 1st, 2017, you are part of Pre-Order Group #1. The current expected arrival date of Pre-Order Group #1 is late May 2017. Any changes to the ETA will be posted on this page.

[dkalwishky]

Saw this and thought I'd share it.

Freewing April 2017 factory visit.

https://youtu.be/0uVBeQ46Bwg