Official Freewing 70mm F-16C Falcon V2 Thread

[gooniac33]

Got it back in the air last weekend! Here is some video...

[Marktur]

Nice save!!!

[GPJ]

Very nice recovery ....... Freewing horns ......uggggg

[gooniac33]

I have been having a blast with mine! Here is a video showing how versatile the plane is and then a close call from this past weekend....

[Marktur]

Hi all,

I just ordered the 6s Pro version. I have lights and after burner and will poly coat it as well. Very excited.

Are you all using a gyro in this model? Also, for flaperon setup, what is the mix for the elevator in percent, and how did you setup the flaperon in degrees for takeoff and landing?

Thanks,
Mark

[GPJ]

A flaperon setup can help reduce the hot landing speed Raphael, especially when mixing in elevator. Then it's all about finding the right angle of attack on approach. Once you figure it out you should have beautiful scale landings ..... I use it on both the 70 and 90mm versions.

[RAPHAEL_CINTRA]

I order my F16 v2 6s Camo with the weapon set and upgraded LG.
Usually my edf´s have flaps and this will be the first one without it...hopefully will not come too hot for the landing.
For the battery i have 3300 60c or 5500 45c (both Gens Ace)...i think the 5500 will be impossible to fit.
Cheers and safe flights

[GPJ]

Nice idea on the spacer .... I will upgrade and do the same....thanks!

[RuthR720]

I also had an issue with the nose gear binding on the servo mount. I discovered it after my F-16 skidded down the runway on its nose. The previous landing must have bent the nose gear just slightly enough to cause the binding. I cut off the nose gear scissor link to prevent another occurrence. Then I upgraded the landing gear and cut pieces of Sorbothane and placed them between the airframe and landing gear. My landings are smooth as butter now.

https://youtu.be/8rUYBkz76w0

[GPJ]

One other thing I'd like to mention on the Arctic cammo version. The factory installed some of the decals that posed a problem. Specifically there was a 314 decal on the tail and nose of both sides from the factory. If you want to use the 18 aggressor decal set you have to remove all 4 of the 314's. I didn't even attempt it on fear of messing up the foam. So I have a hybrid with 18 aggressor on the tail with 314 markings ..... not a huge deal but the decals shouldn't have been placed at the factory.

[GPJ]

I maidened my Arctic cammo yesterday. Inrunner FW 70mm with 100a FW ESC. She scoots to say the least. Good flying but a little twitchier than my bigger FW jets. Build went OK. I didn't realize when ordering the jet has foam hinges. Rather surprising for Freewing.....the included plastic hinges are funny. I'm sure I'll find a use for them on anything but any of my flying models. The nose gear is pretty pathetic. A slight bend back caused the retract to bind in the bay......not good. The fake triangle shock was binding on the wood servo mount. I shaved plastic away but wouldn't hesitate to just cut it off if it binds again. Luckily this was all caught on the ground and not during flight. I also painted the unpainted white foam......looks way better now. I like the heavier 90mm F-16 with in-runner better but overall the 70mm jet is a good flyer. Wish the 90mm came in Arctic cammo .... that would be something else.......

Edit: added photo .... A-10 painted sidewinders

[Hawk4me]

I just got the 70mm 4s version and i'm struggling to find COG for my battery. I am relatively new to the EDF scene and really wanna learn to do this the right way. I tried balancing the plane on 2 rods at the recommended 3 1/2" from start of wing and I just can't seem to make it work. Some have told me to do the balancing with plane upside down other's have said right side up. I'm using a 4s 3600 Admiral if it helps. Can someone please help me figure out how to get the right battery location before I take it up and get that oh crap feeling in the knee's :(. My 12yr old son is also really into the hobby and it's something we do together so I'm trying to learn everything I can here.

[gooniac33]

From what I can tell it would have hurt the CG on this plane. It would have required quite a bit more in the rear of the plane. Maybe we should just do it ourselves then eh?

[dahawk]

I too am surprised they didn't go flying stab on this plane. Have the 64 F/A-18 and it's a very simple design. The other thing I'm not crazy about are the small intakes. Not much air getting through to the fan. Constricted.

[poochies]

Thanks I have plenty of great flying planes, it's purely aesthetic reason for me to have the full flying stabs, if they can put it on the 64mm hornets it shouldn't be hard on this.... great flying btw !

[gooniac33]

Uggh almost pulled the trigger on this one but noticed the non -full flying stabs... come on Freewing, why go cheap on us... same reason I passed on the Fishbed..too bad seems to fly great. And they added full stabs on the new 64mm F-18's ... they confuse me...

I think its too small of a plane to do that. And it flies amazing!! I didn't post my videos from last weekend so here take a look... tell me if it needs full flying stabs after seeing this...

[poochies]

Uggh almost pulled the trigger on this one but noticed the non -full flying stabs... come on Freewing, why go cheap on us... same reason I passed on the Fishbed..too bad seems to fly great. And they added full stabs on the new 64mm F-18's ... they confuse me...

[Twowingtj]

Have had this 6S version with upgrade gear since last Feb. Had not done the maiden. I fly from a grass field and with all the rain we've had, the grass was still quite thick. I've been flying the pants off the FW 80mm Avanti S and 80mm FW A-10. So I decided today was the day. Took a few Admiral Pro 4000 packs out, did all he checks and put her on the runway. The grass was cut yesterday and was stiil just taller than the nose wheel.

Full throttle and she tracked straight. After about 50 yards, she finally cleared the turf. Gear up and two clicks of up and she was cruising. A boat load of fun with no bad habbits. After 3:00, dropped the gear and set-up for landing. Set throttle to about 10% with around 10 deg nose high and she settled in nicely on the mains. My biggest concern was that the small wheels and gear would not handle the thick turf. It was a non-issue. The upgrade gear did exactly what it was supposed to do. I'm pretty certain that the stock gear would have really stressed things as the field is a bit bumpy too. Very happy!

Loaded in a fresh battery and decided to try the bit of flapperon out that I'd programmed in earlier. Lined up and went full throttle. She was off in half the distance. A great flying little jet. Scoots along nicely and looks great in the air. No need for flaperons on landings. Just keep the nose up and let her settle.

All four of my current EDF's are Freewing. The 64mm HP Stinger(12 blade), the FW 70MM F-16 V2, the FW 80mm Avanti S, and the FW 80mm A-10. There's not a bad one in the bunch. I've seen many other brands try to fly at our field and all were unimpressive and not up to the task. In recent months more Freewings are showing up and so are the smiles to go with it. Great job Freewing and MRC!

[gooniac33]

Check out my flights from this last weekend. I was putting on shows with it every flight!!

[Alpha10]

How far back are you putting your 3300's ?

Not far at all... My 510g TP 3300s we just flush with the back of the canopy edge, but I had a slightly lighter power system in mine so that could vary a bit.