Official Freewing 80mm EDF F-86 Sabre Thread

[Russ]

Yes, I fly with Admiral 6S-5000 and it's made for this jet...nice power, 4 full minutes of mixed flying.

[Kokopellimusic]

Hey everyone. Admittedly, I’m being a little lazy here. Rather than researching and reading 21 pages in this forum, I’m wondering if anyone has flown the F 86 with the Admiral 5000 6S pack? Is it too heavy? Or will it work? Thanks for the input!

I have not but I have flown mine with the RC Jetwerks 5300 60c and it flew fine but it was a little heavy. I think the Admiral 4500’s work well.

[flyinhigh042]

Hey everyone. Admittedly, I’m being a little lazy here. Rather than researching and reading 21 pages in this forum, I’m wondering if anyone has flown the F 86 with the Admiral 5000 6S pack? Is it too heavy? Or will it work? Thanks for the input!

[Lon]

Hey guys, have any of you found a good silver paint match for touch ups? Thanks.

The Tamiya chrome silver X-11 is a good match for me.

[theoldALFER]

I’ve used these Krylon premium metallic paint that I got at Michael’s. I’ve had good results on Natural Metal finish aircraft. Should work well on the F 86 - which I have yet to unbox. :Silly:
Hope that helps you.

[Kokopellimusic]

Hey guys, have any of you found a good silver paint match for touch ups? Thanks.

[Ks.jetflyer]

I have a set of used retracts laying around in great condition, I painted the hubs. If anyone needs them... just pay for shipping.

Thanks,
Paul

Sent you a pm

[Helmsman52]

I have a set of used retracts laying around in great condition, I painted the hubs. If anyone needs them... just pay for shipping.

Thanks,
Paul

[gooniac33]

Did you have to do any carving to change out the motor to the FMS? I've read that's a great combo on this jet.

very minor foam removal but huge upgrade in performance!!

[Ron1950]

the fms 2000kv fan and a freewing 100a esc in mine really made a difference...batteries and esc come in barley warm after 3 to 4 min highly recommend it...you do need to cut a slight bit of foam at the rear of the fan housing...very little easy install...make sure u get the 100a or bigger esc..

[Russ]

Did you have to do any carving to change out the motor to the FMS? I've read that's a great combo on this jet.

It took me only one evening, I don’t remember the details now but it was very minor and really just a drop in. Really noticeable upgrade, 15% more power I would guess. Sound is as good or better too. I did have to rearrange for the bigger esc but it all worked with no big mods.

[Kokopellimusic]

I even have a 130 amp ESC in mine when I upgraded to FMS 3270-2000 motor/fan combo.

Did you have to do any carving to change out the motor to the FMS? I've read that's a great combo on this jet.

[Kokopellimusic]

I moved my ESC below the balsa deck. It made a lot of difference in battery placement. I’m only getting around 3:00 to 3:15 as well. That’s with the drop tanks. I will take them off and see if that helps some.

[Russ]

I've had My F-86 for about a month. I'm running the 6s 5000mah battery. Carving out the canopy was not a problem. For me however My flight times seem to be limited to 3 minutes. The plane flys great. Like already mentioned wind is just not an issue. I've started practicing a steeper approach angle with flaps in light winds and I'm getting some nice squeaker landings. I have noticed though that the tires are getting flat spots on them. I'm wondering if anyone else is having that problem?

Most probably your lipo battery. I know several people with this plane and all get AT LEAST 4 full minutes of mixed flying on 6S-5000's. One guy gets 3.5 minutes on a 4000 so all other things being equal, it leaves the battery. Taking off ordinance will also help a bit. Also, I have two 6S-5000 lipos from two different makers and I never had to carve any foam. I just dropped the ESC down in the air stream and put the battery all the way back in the compartment and all fits well. I even have a 130 amp ESC in mine when I upgraded to FMS 3270-2000 motor/fan combo.

[Russ]

Yes she flies like on rails. I land with high alpha attitude and full flaps for a less long rollout but it is very long without full flaps. The only problem is heavy cross winds where I often get a wingtip drag cos that big rudder gets pushed around. I just put wingtip skids on and no problem.

[gooniac33]

New to this forum but long-time RCGroups user (RGS2010)...here is my last F-86 video...just isn't a smoother, great-sounding 80mm edf out there! Love it, love it, love it … recently upgraded motor/fan to FMS 80mm 12-blade version and now uses same amount of gas out of the tank but about 15-20% more power...Enjoy!

Gotta love the FMS fans! They did a great job with their design and I have upgraded a couple of the Freewing birds with this lighter more powerful fans! It is my go to fan and I use them in almost everything now.

[Kokopellimusic]

Looks good! I love mine. Was the upgrade an easy motor swap? I’ve read several folks upgrading theirs.

[Russ]

New to this forum but long-time RCGroups user (RGS2010)...here is my last F-86 video...just isn't a smoother, great-sounding 80mm edf out there! Love it, love it, love it … recently upgraded motor/fan to FMS 80mm 12-blade version and now uses same amount of gas out of the tank but about 15-20% more power...Enjoy!

[RRHandy]

When it's the best, forget the rest. Love the stuff Toooo

[Ron1950]

George u must buy foam tac by the case lol