Official Freewing 80mm Avanti S Sport Jet Thread

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  • Alpha10
    J e t - J u n k i e

    • Mar 2016
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    #361
    Originally posted by HellHathNoFury

    That'll be a beast...I'm starting off with the 1850kv Inrunner ..That should put a rocket in its derriere ...Want to keep it light...According to Alpha the Inrunner is an overkill...Sawwweeet music to my ears..:)
    Overkill... I like the sound of that! Haha! Even a higher RPM setup like the FMS 80 would RIP inside this nice ducting!

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    • T-CAT
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      #362
      Keep the jet light and on 6S and you'll love it. The heavier you go, the less Sport jet flying you'll be able to do with it. It starts to defeat the purpose a bit, unless you're just going for straight line performance, then load it up. Haha

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      • Alpha10
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        #363
        Originally posted by T-CAT
        Keep the jet light and on 6S and you'll love it. The heavier you go, the less Sport jet flying you'll be able to do with it. It starts to defeat the purpose a bit, unless you're just going for straight line performance, then load it up. Haha
        Of course I am haha! Nah, I'm going to weigh it out... But I'll likely use the 8s setup as it's just sitting here asking for a strong and sleek airframe. :)

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        • HellHathNoFury
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          #364
          Originally posted by T-CAT
          Keep the jet light and on 6S and you'll love it. The heavier you go, the less Sport jet flying you'll be able to do with it. It starts to defeat the purpose a bit, unless you're just going for straight line performance, then load it up. Haha
          Exactly...My Sebart one is on 10s ...Needed plenty of grunt to rotate off my grass field ...Great for verticals & straight line speed but when one wants to throw it around a little one can feel the extra weight of the batteries...Not quite Float like a Butterfly which this one will if kept light ...

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          • Alpha10
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            #365
            Originally posted by HellHathNoFury

            Exactly...My Sebart one is on 10s ...Needed plenty of grunt to rotate off my grass field ...Great for verticals & straight line speed but when one wants to throw it around a little one can feel the extra weight of the batteries...Not quite Float like a Butterfly which this one will if kept light ...
            Interesting... That's true. My 8s Viper is killer going straight, but you can feel it when carving out and maneuvering. I might try both ways and see how she handles it. :)

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            • HellHathNoFury
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              #366
              Originally posted by Alpha10

              Interesting... That's true. My 8s Viper is killer going straight, but you can feel it when carving out and maneuvering. I might try both ways and see how she handles it. :)
              If you feel the need for speed then 8s...You want to flat spin , etc 6s...That's swinging both ways...LOL

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              • Garyss
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                #367
                Flat Spin?:bluetongue

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                • Grossman56
                  Dangerous Dan *HobbySquawk Moderator*

                  • Jun 2014
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                  #368
                  Originally posted by Alpha.MotionRC
                  Speaking of Freewing 80mm Avanti sport jets... here's five rows of them as part of our continuous production line for this insanely popular aircraft. We're working hard to ensure these follow up runs after the pre-order are sufficient to keep the model in stock without or at least with a minimum of the usual gap. Thank you again to everyone for your support, input, feedback, and support!

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                  That's mine third from the right!!

                  Grossman56
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                  • Twowingtj
                    If It Flys, I'll Try It

                    • Dec 2016
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                    #369
                    Originally posted by Grossman56

                    That's mine third from the right!!

                    Grossman56
                    Naw, yours is already on the boat, right.

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                    • Shirty
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                      • Jan 2016
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                      #370
                      Originally posted by HellHathNoFury

                      If you feel the need for speed then 8s...You want to flat spin , etc 6s...That's swinging both ways...LOL
                      G'day bill, good to have you here mate. This is where all the good ppl from RCG go... ;)

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                      • Grossman56
                        Dangerous Dan *HobbySquawk Moderator*

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                        #371
                        Yeah, you're right these are old pictures!

                        LOL
                        Interesting to see the happiness on the A-10 thread! Let's see what happens when they start delivering the Avanti, we could go into frenzy mode as well!!

                        Grossman56
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                        • Grossman56
                          Dangerous Dan *HobbySquawk Moderator*

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                          #372
                          Hey Alpha, I'm really interested in seeing some more of the factory pics, educational in my mind, can you show any more??

                          Grossman56
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                          • PappaBear
                            MotionRC.Tech support, Experienced Pilot

                            • May 2015
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                            #373
                            I have one of these on pre-order. I'm looking forward to receiving mine. Just watching the video of it flying and I must say it does seem to be a nice quick model. I'm really looking forward to flying it.

                            Martin.

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                            • Twowingtj
                              If It Flys, I'll Try It

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                              #374
                              Originally posted by Martin.MotionRC
                              I have one of these on pre-order. I'm looking forward to receiving mine.

                              Martin.
                              You and me both Martin. I have a feeling that this one will be so much fun, that it will quickly become my Grab N Go jet.

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                              • T-CAT
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                                #375
                                It likely will.

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                                • Aros
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                                  #376
                                  I have to wait to replenish ye ol' bank account after the A-10 pre-order. As soon as I do I am hoping there's some left to snag on pre-order. This is going to be a fun jet.
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                                  • HellHathNoFury
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                                    #377
                                    Hey Aros...No Company discount??? ;)

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                                    • Felixs10
                                      Felix S.

                                      • Feb 2017
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                                      #378
                                      Quick question for those that have flown the Avanti pre-production . I pulled the trigger on this one 1st day of pre-order and now as the shipment is closer , I'm thinking about batteries. I own quite a few 6S 3300's that have high c discharge rating that I would also like too use in the Avanti, My question is , Can you move the battery far enough forward to C/G correctly ? Thanks ....

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                                      • Adrian-M
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                                        #379
                                        Originally posted by Felixs10
                                        Quick question for those that have flown the Avanti pre-production . I pulled the trigger on this one 1st day of pre-order and now as the shipment is closer , I'm thinking about batteries. I own quite a few 6S 3300's that have high c discharge rating that I would also like too use in the Avanti, My question is , Can you move the battery far enough forward to C/G correctly ? Thanks ....
                                        Looks like there is a tonne of room in there....shouldn't be a problem, you can always get a couple of these. On special at the moment and free shipping if you live in the USA I have a bunch of them and they are a great lipo. Cheers

                                        http://www.chinahobbyline.us/product...01607/534.html

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                                        • Alpha
                                          Former Motion RC Staff

                                          • Feb 2015
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                                          #380
                                          Hi Adrian-M, welcome to Hobby Squawk! There's lots of space in the Freewing 80mm Avanti and I'd imagine your 3300s can CG just fine. I would go easy for your first flights, however, to verify they're truly up to the task of feeding this fan for as long as you'd like your flights to last. C rating is not a substitute for capacity. As always I must state that officially we specify a 4000-5000mAh size. This is both for CG and Consumption reasons.

                                          Grossman, I'm glad you like the teaser picture. Unfortunately, for competitive reasons I can't really disclose too much about our manufacturing partners' capabilities, processes, or even too many "cool pictures" of the lines. Just the other day I had to escort out someone posing as a "delivery courier" who snuck through security and was trying to photograph areas of our production line and adjacent offices. Good thing we caught him before he reached the next room. It seems...strange... to me, but I've accepted this is the environment we're in. I don't mind being followed.

                                          I sent Pilot Ryan a production Avanti today, so stay tuned for our official Flight Review video and Assembly video!

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