Official Freewing 70mm F-16C Falcon V2 Thread

[Dave_oh]

I am looking for the correct setting for the hobbyeagle since I have never used is in my planes. I have this jet and would like to know what settings you use with your jet. Also can you share more pics of your lighting install. I want to do this too ! :-) thank you

[wricksta]

Awesome stuff! Got the maiden done today! Great flyer. 4:12 in the air plus taxi both ways... 3.83 on the Admiral 4000 Pro at stop. Seemed a bit nose heavy but after trim, inverted was minimal stick pressure... Happy! :):Cool::Drinks:

Very nice! That is good flight time. I use a gens ace 5000 and get 4:30 in the air, coming in at 3.76 per cell and battery is barely warm. It is nose heavy with the 5000, but I like to be uniform and use the same batteries in all my edf's.

[wricksta]

Hey wricksta. Right now I'm playing with the print settings to get them as light as possible, yet still fairly rigid. So, what I have is the LAU-129 launch rail for Sidewinders/Sparrows/AMRAAMs that goes on stations 2 and 10. Then I've got the pylon for stations 3 and 9 to carry the AGM-88. And for stations 4 and 8 I have the pylon and 370Gal drop tank. The missiles and tanks can be removed from their respective pylons. The pylons are designed to be mounted to the wings with pins and magnets. The Sidewinders, AMRAAMs and mounting bracket that I'm using are on Thingiverse:
AMRAAM - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2720099
Sidewinder - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2723652
Mouting Bracket - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2725747

Def interested in the drop tank. Everything looks awesome!

[Hardway]

Hey wricksta. Right now I'm playing with the print settings to get them as light as possible, yet still fairly rigid. So, what I have is the LAU-129 launch rail for Sidewinders/Sparrows/AMRAAMs that goes on stations 2 and 10. Then I've got the pylon for stations 3 and 9 to carry the AGM-88. And for stations 4 and 8 I have the pylon and 370Gal drop tank. The missiles and tanks can be removed from their respective pylons. The pylons are designed to be mounted to the wings with pins and magnets. The Sidewinders, AMRAAMs and mounting bracket that I'm using are on Thingiverse:
AMRAAM - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2720099
Sidewinder - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2723652
Mouting Bracket - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2725747

Sign me up! Great stuff!

[Hardway]

Awesome stuff! Got the maiden done today! Great flyer. 4:12 in the air plus taxi both ways... 3.83 on the Admiral 4000 Pro at stop. Seemed a bit nose heavy but after trim, inverted was minimal stick pressure... Happy! :):Cool::Drinks:

[Prowler901]

Hey wricksta. Right now I'm playing with the print settings to get them as light as possible, yet still fairly rigid. So, what I have is the LAU-129 launch rail for Sidewinders/Sparrows/AMRAAMs that goes on stations 2 and 10. Then I've got the pylon for stations 3 and 9 to carry the AGM-88. And for stations 4 and 8 I have the pylon and 370Gal drop tank. The missiles and tanks can be removed from their respective pylons. The pylons are designed to be mounted to the wings with pins and magnets. The Sidewinders, AMRAAMs and mounting bracket that I'm using are on Thingiverse:
AMRAAM - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2720099
Sidewinder - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2723652
Mouting Bracket - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2725747

[wricksta]

I'm interested in these drop tanks Prowler. Do you have pictures or any more info on them?

[Prowler901]

Good stuff, Gooniac! Those were some crazy cool landings. :Cool:

I'm presently working on the 3D files for all the underwing pylons and doing some test prints. So, if ya'll want to carry some extra ordnance and drop tanks for fun, then they should be available withing a few days time.

[gooniac33]

Got more flying in this weekend... this thing is so much fun!!

[wricksta]

Hahaha thank you sir!

[Prowler901]

WOOHOO!!! That was fun. :Cool:

[wricksta]

Loving our Arctic-16's. LOS and FPV of our flights this weekend.

[wricksta]

Very nice! Crazy technology in those Prowlers. We’d be tracking them and as soon as they started jamming our sensors went haywire. If I remember correctly(it’s been over a decade since I got out), it was called “gate stealing,” range of track would jump all over the place. Next thing we knew, they were flying over the flight deck lol. Pilot to Bubblehead? Wow!

[Prowler901]

Very nice shipmate! I did 10yrs. When I was on the JFK Cv-67 we used to run tracking/jamming exercises with the EA-6b’s.

Excellent! Good job, shipmate! Those were good times. I did 8 years. First four were with NavAir. I was an NFO in EA-6Bs. But, I had some medical issues that took me out of the air. So, I got the crazy idea that being a Submariner would be cool. Went to Nuc. School and then spent 3 years on the USS Dallas. Crazy fun. :Silly:

[gooniac33]

"That's the way you land"
Absolutely, that was perfect:Cool:

Thanks man! I had a hell of a time getting it to stop in the beginning. It was kind of embarrassing too when I went down to Apollo... Now I am good at it though! Want to share the technique with all that I can now! LOL

[wricksta]

Very nice shipmate! I did 10yrs. When I was on the JFK Cv-67 we used to run tracking/jamming exercises with the EA-6b’s.

[Prowler901]

Bravo Zulu? Prowler are you ex-Navy?

Yes, Sir! :Cool:

[wricksta]

Bravo Zulu? Prowler are you ex-Navy?

[Prowler901]

WOW Guys! That was just some absolutely beautiful flying and awesome landings! Bravo Zulu! :Cool:

[JohnVH]

If you have a short runway it helps to learn how to make this plane land slowly... Here is one of my good landings from last weekend.

Youve got it figured out, thats for sure! Two 3 minute flights is hard to get alot of practice in.