Official Freewing 70mm Rebel V2 Thread

[paulrkytek]

to reinforce by the air intake I use 30 min epoxy inside the battery bay applied thinly with an old brush, its like creating an eggshell, an inch and a half or so either side should work fine. If you need to add nose weight I added mine using fishing lead granules set in epoxy in the nose cone BEFORE I glued it in place, you need to add the amount to suit the chosen battery but this way you will use less. I bought the artf version and have fitted an FMS 12blade 4s fan with 70amp predator esc, oleos all round, 60gms lead in the nose ( 2 oz) all up weight inc 2650mah nanotech =1450 gms cg 95mm from wing front joint, thrust 1600gms wing loading 70gms/dm2 or 24oz/sq ft. power to weight ratio 1.1 to 1

[Ron1950]

tested my lexan fix on my rebel today dropped it in from about 2 feet on 2 flights and no separation at all at the front joint...thanks Tom

[CVA59]

All I can say is MRC is the best!!! These guys are what "customer service" is all about! Thanks!

[Ron1950]

Steve id recommend that you take some clear lexan and reinforce the seam at the front of the intake...similar to the bae hawk, I just put a 90 degree bend in it and gorillia glued it into place...a rough landing will break the entire nose off this plane as there is no glue on the side seam at all which makes it very weak...Tom told me that they will look into fixing this weak area and that it was made before motion started selling this plane...great flying sport jet though and u cant beat the price lol

[RCjetdude]

I got two of these recently. I first got one for my 13 year old as his first EDF. He has been flying the snot out of it. Recently won the longest flight trophy at eJet fest down in Lakeland, FL with a 12:17 flight on the Admiral 4S 3600 Pro with it. Great transition EDF.... Then, I got another for my 9 year old. I maidened it for him Saturday and it flew great. Got him some stick time on it with a buddy box. Both boys have taken on the daily flight challenge and the youngest is at 251 days while the 13 year old is on day 233. The Rebel brothers! LOL

[CVA59]

Hi guys, I read that someone told me twice about this? I don't recall hearing anything about this. I went back and check my PMs, emails, and out ticket system about found nothing. Please PM me the details. I'd love to look into this. If you called, please send me the phone # you called from and approximately when you called so I can look it up in our call reporting software. Most importantly, please send me a description of your issue.

Hi Tom. PM just sent to you. Thank you sir.

[Tom]

Hi guys, I read that someone told me twice about this? I don't recall hearing anything about this. I went back and check my PMs, emails, and out ticket system about found nothing. Please PM me the details. I'd love to look into this. If you called, please send me the phone # you called from and approximately when you called so I can look it up in our call reporting software. Most importantly, please send me a description of your issue.

[CVA59]

figures they have been told by me at least twice but they would never do anything about it....I told Tom once and another time I told one of the phone customer service guys

I hear ya, I had hoped they would at least just shoot me out a replacement fuse but no luck. I was told I need to fix it myself which I can do and that's not a issue. The part that has discouraged me is that this is clearly a defect the design resulting in an extremely weak point that could cause the total lose of the air frame. I was only able fly it a handful of times before I discovered the separation during my pre flight inspection. Landings were smooth with no issues so apparently it's only held together at this point with nothing more than the strength of an egg shell. Otherwise the plane is a blast to fly.

[Ron1950]

figures they have been told by me at least twice but they would never do anything about it....I told Tom once and another time I told one of the phone customer service guys

[CVA59]

I like it. but I hate to paint lol

btw cva59 what did they say at motion? I told tom about it once and nothing happened

They basically said it's on me, there is no warranty and too much time has passed since I purchased it back on Nov. 24th 2018.

[Ron1950]

I like it. but I hate to paint lol

btw cva59 what did they say at motion? I told tom about it once and nothing happened

[cashmoneybrother]

My buddy flew it into a light pole.. So I decided to turn it into a Mig 28

[CVA59]

you may want to re-enforce the seam that starts right at the beginning of the intake....its not glued just pressed together on the side so nothing holds the nose on but the bottom of the fuse and the 1/4 inch of foam at the top of the intake.... I used clear gorilla glue on the seams and the floor but next time id use some clear lexan at that seem

Well, sure enough. I was inspecting everything on the Rebel getting it ready to fly again and discovered the location you have described is starting to separate. I opened a ticket with MRC, I'm waiting to hear back from them.

Here's the video:

[CVA59]

brandon just eastof Jackson on I20

NICE, I spent most of my teenage years in North Jackson.

[Ron1950]

brandon just eastof Jackson on I20

[CVA59]

at home in Mississippi till end of month let me know and we can do some rebel flying

Sounds good. What part of Mississippi are you from?

[Ron1950]

at home in Mississippi till end of month let me know and we can do some rebel flying

[CVA59]

you may want to re-enforce the seam that starts right at the beginning of the intake....its not glued just pressed together on the side so nothing holds the nose on but the bottom of the fuse and the 1/4 inch of foam at the top of the intake.... I used clear gorilla glue on the seams and the floor but next time id use some clear lexan at that seem

Gotcha Ron. I will do that for sure. We still need to get together and do some flying soon.

[Ron1950]

you may want to re-enforce the seam that starts right at the beginning of the intake....its not glued just pressed together on the side so nothing holds the nose on but the bottom of the fuse and the 1/4 inch of foam at the top of the intake.... I used clear gorilla glue on the seams and the floor but next time id use some clear lexan at that seem

[CVA59]

Hey folks, newbie here.

Would the Rebel be a good first aircraft for transitioning to EDF? Any input is greatly appreciated.

It was/is my first EDF and i love it. It fly's perfectly without any bad tendencies or at least I have yet to find any.