Official Freewing 70mm F-104 Thread

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

with led afterburner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE4m5lnA-90

[lies11]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Really interesting stuff.

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Blew out my brand new 14 blade motor for some reason and had a crash landing but it's back together now with the stock fan. I have a 13 blade XRP 6S fan on order.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h1H0pLG1Ug&feature=youtu.be

[XF-15DCC]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

WOW, not that much damage, that was close!

[Loneflier]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Sorry to see your F104 have an incident, but at least the damage wasn't bad at all. Any idea why the fan failed? I have to admit, I am really liking that Starfighter. Once I get a bit better at flying EDFs, I will have to give that one a try!

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Motion RC now has parts for the F104 :D

[Alpha]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Hey URRL, would you mind posting more information on your LED afterburner ring setup? It looks great!

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Hey URRL, would you mind posting more information on your LED afterburner ring setup? It looks great!


https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=41696
Simply glued to the back of the exhaust once it was lightly sanded. I chose the option of pasting on a cut-out from a white styrofoam plate to diffuse the individual LED lights.

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Early morning flight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPnmJkDk7Hc

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Second flight this morning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW1MCGkZA6g&feature=youtu.be

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Here's a pic on the afterburner LED covered with a styrofoam bowl cut-out.

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

First flight with XRP 70mm inrunner fan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNCElrkVi_s&feature=youtu.be

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

This morning's flight testing the EDF Hobbies 12 blade inrunner. This jet takes verticals to new heights; it's almost scary. Seems to be the strongest fan I've tested so far out of the 13 and 14 blade fans I've already used.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bweAU8RHoQU&feature=youtu.be

[Alpha]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Very impressive performance. What is the weight of that fan?

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Very impressive performance. What is the weight of that fan?

246g from this web page:
http://edfhobbies.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=455

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MudlIq_7G04

[XF-15DCC]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

That landing wasn't that bad. At least it lived to fly another mission.


Kevin

[Loneflier]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MudlIq_7G04

Dang that is a gorgeous jet, and the sound is awesome from the fan you are using. If I can get a bit more experience with my Stinger 64 and a couple of other EDFs that I have, I might just have to have one of those! Glad your crash landing didn't result in any damage. It really looked like it basically floated in and pancaked in the grass. Nice flying!

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

Thanks :D 
Here's the flight right after the crash landing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyDypKzv5bs

[urrl]

RE: Freewing F-104 Starfighter

First of three flights this morning with my favorite jet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGu7NJo1fBw&feature=youtu.be