HSD F-16 105mm EDF Jet

[Aros]

Put the 5th sortie on her today. Now that I have the space to fly her I am loving this jet!

[gooniac33]

Put the 5th sortie on her today. Now that I have the space to fly her I am loving this jet!

It always helps to have the right amount of room required to fly! Good flights! I was lucky enough to see the real deal fly in Nellis back in November. It is such a pretty plane!

[Aros]

Thanks, oh man it makes all the difference in the world! I think about all the years I forced my giant scale stuff on that little school parking lot, not realizing I had an 1,800 foot paved runway just 11 miles from my house!

Would love to see the 1:1 in action!

[gooniac33]

Thanks, oh man it makes all the difference in the world! I think about all the years I forced my giant scale stuff on that little school parking lot, not realizing I had an 1,800 foot paved runway just 11 miles from my house!

Would love to see the 1:1 in action!

here is the video...this isn't mine but the best view point of the planes. I was there though...

[Aros]

Wow, outstanding! Thanks for sharing! :Cool:

[racerx600rr]

Hey all, I'm new to hobbysquawk! saw this thread and thought Id share my love for my HSD 16!

[Grossman56]

Hey, welcome to the Squawk Racer !!
Great to have you aboard !

Grossman56

[racerx600rr]

Hey, welcome to the Squawk Racer !!
Great to have you aboard !

Grossman56

Thank you very much sir!

[Aros]

Welcome aboard! Great growing community here...

[wolpertinger]

Put the 5th sortie on her today. Now that I have the space to fly her I am loving this jet!

Hey Aros,
Did you go with factory settings on the throws and where did you set the CG. 165mm?
Thanks.

[Aros]

I wound up at 165mm CG but most seem to be flying her at 170mm. I found the factory throws WAY too high for me personally. Here's my radio settings:

DUAL RATES

Aileron Low: 55% - Expo 50%

Aileron Mid: 70% - Expo 50%

Aileron High: 100% - Expo 50%


Elevator Low: 65% - Expo 40%

Elevator Mid: 75% - Expo 40%

Elevator High: 100% - Expo 40%


Rudder Low: 55% - Expo 30%

Rudder Low: 75% - Expo 40%

Rudder Low: 100% - Expo 50%

Throttle Cut Activated

Timer set for 3:00. I always landed around the 3 minute mark. I think the most I ever stretched it was 3:30. Don't ever stretch it past that or risk LVC which would be very, very BAD. ;)

[wolpertinger]

Thanks Aros.

[RCTRUCKERNUT]

Hi everyone, I have a question about the CG on this beautiful jet. I made my maiden flight today and I'm lucky I didn't bring it home in a trash bag. It was almost impossible to control at anything below 3/4 throttle. It was very pitch sensitive. I had CG set at 175mm which I measured with gear down and the aircraft right side up, is this the right way to set it up? Thanks

[Aros]

175mm is on the aft edge of the CG. I maidened mine around there as well and like you, I just about lost her. I moved her forward to 165mm and she was MUCH better. Most split the difference and fly her at 170mm. I measured mine the same way. Glad she's still in one piece! Definitely move the CG forward to 165-170mm...You will see a big difference.

[Aros]

This is how I wish I could fly the 105mm version...Alas, just a touch difference in wing load... LOL

[RCTRUCKERNUT]

[QUOTE=Aros.MotionRC;n78040]175mm is on the aft edge of the CG. I maidened mine around there as well and like you, I just about lost her. I moved her forward to 165mm and she was MUCH better. Most split the difference and fly her at 170mm. I measured mine the same way. Glad she's still in one piece! Definitely move the CG forward to 165-170mm...You will see a big difference.[/


Hey, thanks for the info. I hope to do better on the 2nd flight, I sure would hate to destroy such a beautiful jet

[Aros]

No kidding! My knees were knocking every single flight. Once she's all dialed in with CG/throws she's a ***** cat. Good luck! Keep us posted on the second flight.

[dusmmdb]

I went ahead and bought a replacement front nose gear unit so I could fly this sucker....

Stuck it in the other day so I can take it to jet jam.... But I didn't want to take it in the blaaaaaa grey. Well I already have a tan aggressor (tams) and a blue aggressor (90mm FW), and the Israeli camo I love (FW 70mm)....so I decided to do the arctic.

Painted it, weathered it a bit and decals in about four hours.....
Didn't come out to bad

[Aros]

Nice! I love the Arctic scheme on the F-16. Just finished flying my 70mm version. Did you fly it yet?

[dusmmdb]

No... wanted to maiden today

but I feel like I'm back in the northwest with all the rain we have had...

so... looks like a maiden at Jetjam...along with my FW A10, 90mm yak, and my ME262