Official Freewing 80mm EDF F-86 Sabre Thread

[dahawk]

Been on the fence about the F86 since it first came out. Meanwhile, have bought and flown many of the others. Still want one and was considering used but they are a rare find. I guess this is a testament to a good plane. Nobody wants to part with it.

[Ron1950]

forgot all about looking at tower lol I ordered direct from fms and now am in the wait and see mode for it takes forever to get anything from them...of course I found them on rc castle also after I ordered....

[cashmoneybrother]

No problems getting of grass with my stock set up. And it not the nicest grass.

[Ron1950]

best one is this one and the price is lower then fms site just need a 100a esc sold over on motion f86 spare parts

https://www.horizonhobby.com/airplan...ystem-fmmpw117

disreguard this thread as the motor hh has substuted in this fan is the 1930 not the 2100..

[C17loadmaster]

capt. to solve the grass take off problem I went to the fms 2100kv fan and it was well worth the 76 bucks from hh prenty of power now

Horizon is out of stock, but Tower Hobbies (now owned by horizon) has them for the same price.

[Ron1950]

capt. to solve the grass take off problem I went to the fms 2100kv fan and it was well worth the 76 bucks from hh prenty of power now

[Captain Moron]

Found out why my F86 would not get of the ground .Could not believe this would cause the model to lose so much power .I had all the aileron, flaps retracts rudder and elevator cables just in front of the EDF evidently blocking the air flow to the EDF .Tuck all the cables out of the way and it improved it no end. Takes of fine now .Does not take much to affect the EDF !!!!

[C17loadmaster]

I’m sending my FMS 2100 back to China at RC Castle. I figured out what was causing it to be out of balance after every flight. The inner rotor was not balanced enough to be usable. I removed the motor from the fan to figure out the issue, and when running the motor at idle you could hear that it wasn’t the bearings, it was from the center of the motor. I held it at WOT for about 20 to 30 seconds and it was extremely hot from the friction. I’m surprised it didn’t burn out on the first 2 flights. I will let you know how the attempted return goes... as I like knowing how companies are regarding customer service issues.

I did however get one off Horizon for $20 less and a week less waiting on shipping (thanks Ron!)

[Ron1950]

best one is this one and the price is lower then fms site just need a 100a esc sold over on motion f86 spare parts

https://www.horizonhobby.com/airplanes/ducted-fan-units/80mm-edf-ducted-fan-system-fmmpw117

[Captain Moron]

Doh !!!! Did not notice that Thanks

[C17loadmaster]

Why yes there is...just scroll up

[Captain Moron]

Hi ,just brought the Freewing F 86 but see does not want to get airborne off our grass runway ( it is cut very short ) Seems to me to be underpowered . Is there an upgrade motor that will increase my take offs that is worth doing ?

[Phantom]

No I didn't balance it, it sounds smooth.

[Phantom]

Did you personally balance it? Mine didn’t even function when I got it which is lame. Also, not that it helps now, but I would have sold you the Freewing 100a ESC (drop in for the F-86) for $40 bucks. It was never abused

No worries, live and learn it's a good upgrade overall. It's an improvement so a positive, just not happy with the bang for the buck.

[C17loadmaster]

Did you personally balance it? Mine didn’t even function when I got it which is lame. Also, not that it helps now, but I would have sold you the Freewing 100a ESC (drop in for the F-86) for $40 bucks. It was never abused

[Phantom]

it should be under $100.... where the heck did you get it?

I got it from the FMS midel website itself. 86.99 for the edf/motor, and 69.99 for the 100amp fms ESC.

[gooniac33]

Finally got a chance to fly my upgraded FMS power set up in the F-86, I noticed a bit of an improvement...but not 159.00 plus shipping type of improvement...

it should be under $100.... where the heck did you get it?

[Phantom]

Finally got a chance to fly my upgraded FMS power set up in the F-86, I noticed a bit of an improvement...but not 159.00 plus shipping type of improvement...

[Ron1950]

good thing is that the 2100 fits right into the old 2000 fan housing..2100 is just a short bit longer

[C17loadmaster]

Dammit! Of course they upgraded the fan right after buying one.... now I have to swap it out

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