HSD F-16 105mm EDF Jet

[Porkster]

My throws and CG
CG is approx 160 with the gear up, measured the right side up

I generally tend to fly with the rates set to mid and expo around 20%

[Aros]

In just over a year since I bought my first one, I bought another Arctic Camo. I really didn't want to sell my first one but I needed the funds for my Corsair project. I found Toucan Hobby accepting offers on eBay for a new PNP 12S 160A Arctic Camo and they accepted my offer which was 200 bucks off their suggested retail. Sweet!

They will be testing it for me before shipping. They have to wait until the new year to ship which is fine with me. I really like Toucan Hobby...They did a nice job with my first one AND they were the only distributor that could sell me an Arctic Camo (not yet available at the time in the US) last December. Arrived safe and sound with no issues. I expect the same this time around as well (hopefully).

Always happy to hear other's successful settings (CG/throws/gyro yes or no/throttle-elev mix yes or no, etc) as I found mine to be a bit unpredictable. Some flights were fantastic. Stable, clean, easy. Other flights she acted like she was tail heavy and too twitchy. Could never quite get her to be consistent from flight to flight. Hoping this time around I can learn some settings that others have found to be successful for them.

[jetlag]

http://www.crxturbines.com/hsd-jet-parts.html

[jetlag]

Crx turbines or sw-jet

[spy]

Registered User Joined Nov 2015 42 Posts

hi all... need some help I'm locating a LED afterburner ring for the 105mm.s f16 or j-10 will do. thnx

[Soma888]

It’s a nice jet, gets a lot of looks when I fly it. Ref the no signal - I get that when I forget to plug in the 2s lipo that’s used to power the retracts etc, just something to check. I think the brakes are made by JP.

[Porkster]

Electronics are not HSD's strong point it seems!

[TiredIronGRB]

Not impressed...out of the box brake controller has a cold solder joint (works if you squeeze it) and the dreaded "No Signal" dead ESC issue. I got it second hand, the guy who bought it new had it over a year and never put it together.

[Porkster]

Very nice TI, you'll find it flies very well, not a speed machine but a 110mm jet fan will sort that! Enjoy it. :Cool:

[Aros]

Nice TI! If you have any questions let me know. Great jet.

[TiredIronGRB]

I picked one of these up...

[Aros]

Just curious Aros, why did you sell the plane?
Get bored fast lol ?

Ha! Not in this case...I actually sold her only because I needed the funds to purchase a Corsair from our very own downwindleg that offered it to me at a price I couldn't refuse. I love the F-16, but I love giant scale Corsairs more. :)

https://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc...ric-conversion

[jetlag]

Just curious Aros, why did you sell the plane?
Get bored fast lol ?

[Aros]

Yeah on the precheck I would always verify control surfaces were returning to center after toggling. Could have been the gyro/throttle/elev mix or a host of other unknowns. I will definitely order another one someday. Just a cool BIG jet.

[Porkster]

Yeah it totally feels what I imagine a full scale to feel like, just model size. I never could get 100 percent comfortable with her. Mostly due to all the obstacles where I fly but also because getting her perfectly dialed seemed a mystery. One flight it would fly on rails, CG felt perfect, I would gain confidence, and the very next flight it would porpoise like crazy...

Did you ever check the servos centre positions after moving the sticks about. I've had a plane where the servos would never centre the same each time, that made the plane very difficult to trim. Just an idea? I know you've sold it now though.

[Aros]

Yeah it totally feels what I imagine a full scale to feel like, just model size. I never could get 100 percent comfortable with her. Mostly due to all the obstacles where I fly but also because getting her perfectly dialed seemed a mystery. One flight it would fly on rails, CG felt perfect, I would gain confidence, and the very next flight it would porpoise like crazy...

[jetlag]

FYI I removed the Gyro, glued thin carbon fiber rods length wise on gear doors to strengthen. This thing lands like its real, balance is tricky though, when gears go up in flight they move forward 2 inches moving cg forward dipping in flight. After you trim than retract the gears moving back causes ballooning.

[Blewbayou]

Thanks

[Aros]

Yeah I would adjust the endpoints. I have that happen on rudder quite a bit actually.

[Blewbayou]

Quick question, on my rudder servo, at 100% rate, I get 35mm to the left and 40 to the right. Servo appears to be 90 degrees. It needs to be 30mm left and right, do I adjust endpoints to achieve 30mm both sides?