Official Freewing 80mm EDF F-86 Sabre Thread

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@Drifty

Stellar refinish, and thank you for your service! I'm mulling possibly releasing a repaint of the PNP F-86 to help freshen up the model, since we recently repowered it. Your scheme fits really well! More to think about...

[Elbee]

Drifty, Thank you for your service, SIr. Your F-86 is beautiful. Did you repaint the silver? It just looks great. Best, LB

[Drifty]

Here`s a couple of picts of my F-86. I just redid the paint scheme while my knee replacement was healing. F-86`s were the first A/C I worked on in 1955 when I joined the AF. This is an A/C from the 92nd FBS/81st FBW RAF Bentwaters 1951. Of course the graphics are from Callie. R.E.Driftmyer CMSgt USAF Retired.

[gooniac33]

FMS is 100mph... that’s measured by gps ground speed via Spektrum telemetry though. Not out of a dive either haha. Or as measured in the sorties top speed after landing. I have a switch tied to Speed, volts, and mAh consumed.

It picks up a lot of speed with the FMS unit! I am curious to see how the new freewing rotor design has helped with this plane as well. Other planes I have seen with the new rotor have done really well!! But the FMS is REALLY good in this plane!

[Evan D]

FMS 80mm in a FW F-86?

FMS is 100mph... that’s measured by gps ground speed via Spektrum telemetry though. Not out of a dive either haha. Or as measured in the sorties top speed after landing. I have a switch tied to Speed, volts, and mAh consumed.

[C17loadmaster]

FMS is 100mph... that’s measured by gps ground speed via Spektrum telemetry though. Not out of a dive either haha. Or as measured in the sorties top speed after landing. I have a switch tied to Speed, volts, and mAh consumed.

[Captain Moron]

I have not timed it but it could be close to 100mph

[cashmoneybrother]

Well I braved the weather and finally flew my new F 86 with the upgraded inrunner motor and yes it is a lot better where has my old F 86 struggled to get airborne of our grass runway the upgraded F 86 with the inrunner motor ,even though there was a lot of wet dew on the grass runway which was going to slow up the F 86 she was airborne half way down the runway and it loops a treat now .Definitely worth buying it is a much better plane now with the added power

Is it a 100mph jet now?

[Elbee]

Well I braved the weather and finally flew my new F 86 with the upgraded inrunner motor and yes it is a lot better where has my old F 86 struggled to get airborne of our grass runway the upgraded F 86 with the inrunner motor ,even though there was a lot of wet dew on the grass runway which was going to slow up the F 86 she was airborne half way down the runway and it loops a treat now .Definitely worth buying it is a much better plane now with the added power

CM, Congrats and this F-86 is on my Christmas Wish-list. Ahh, a boy can dream. Best, LB

[Captain Moron]

Well I braved the weather and finally flew my new F 86 with the upgraded inrunner motor and yes it is a lot better where has my old F 86 struggled to get airborne of our grass runway the upgraded F 86 with the inrunner motor ,even though there was a lot of wet dew on the grass runway which was going to slow up the F 86 she was airborne half way down the runway and it loops a treat now .Definitely worth buying it is a much better plane now with the added power

[Captain Moron]

I have the new F 86 with the new inline motor and it is ready to fly but the wind up here in darkest Lincolnshire in the UK just keeps on blowing ,so no maiden flight yet .I also have the old model and it struggled to get off on our grass runway, hoping the new inrunner version will be better on the grass runway If this wind ever dies down I let everyone know if there is much difference between the two models

[DCORSAIR]

Do the Freewing electric retracts have adjustment screws to eliminate some of the free play?

You know, that is a good question, I have a ton of flights on mine and the retracts have way to much free play in them, it's an old crashed one that a guy gave me, it flies great and its one of the old first batch ones with the original main retracts still in them, I did replace the nose gear one, it cracked so I had to. I have never found any adjustment on mine when I had them out a few times to repair the micro switches inside, so I don't have an answer for you on that one.

I did get to see the new inrunner version fly over the weekend, very impressed with it, nice sound to it and really fast compared to my old stock one, I might just have to get me a new F-86 soon.............

[Race 22 Crew]

Do the Freewing electric retracts have adjustment screws to eliminate some of the free play?

[John Bergsmith]

this is the newest version...
http://www.fmsmodel.com/fms-80mm-duc...0-motor-pro-v2

Thanks, I'll have to try that out in my sons F-86.

[gooniac33]

What is the FMS set up?

this is the newest version...

http://www.fmsmodel.com/fms-80mm-ducted-fan-12-blade-with-3280-kv2100-motor-pro-v2

[gooniac33]

Have you tried the FW 1857kv inrunner setup in anything yet?

Nope.... I have seen an L-39 with it and it seemed pretty good!

[JamesonC]

With the stock powered bird that is the cruise setting. It is also the main reason why I encourage people change it out to the FMS set up. Weight loss and the thrust it provides at half throttle while only drawing a fraction of the amps that the stock unit does...

Have you tried the FW 1857kv inrunner setup in anything yet?

[John Bergsmith]

With the stock powered bird that is the cruise setting. It is also the main reason why I encourage people change it out to the FMS set up. Weight loss and the thrust it provides at half throttle while only drawing a fraction of the amps that the stock unit does...

What is the FMS set up?

[gooniac33]

For those flying the stock F86. Where do you find your throttle position for cruising around. On four flights I’m like 3/4 throttle. Ive got a bit more weight added with mods and a couple flight were with 5000mah batteries so I was even heavier then, but it seemed to like more power. Just wondering.

With the stock powered bird that is the cruise setting. It is also the main reason why I encourage people change it out to the FMS set up. Weight loss and the thrust it provides at half throttle while only drawing a fraction of the amps that the stock unit does...

[Race 22 Crew]

For those flying the stock F86. Where do you find your throttle position for cruising around. On four flights I’m like 3/4 throttle. Ive got a bit more weight added with mods and a couple flight were with 5000mah batteries so I was even heavier then, but it seemed to like more power. Just wondering.