Official Freewing 70mm BAe Hawk T1 Thread

[RCjetdude]

Awesome! I love mine Andre. It's fast for a 70mm jet.

[andre]

Can you guess what I'm building tomorrow?

My first Motion RC purchase.

[hotrod23t]

[dahawk]

Manual schmanual That plane needs a manual ? LOL Just kidding. It is one of the easier build and setups I've ever seen. In fact, when I first maidened mine, I literally did not need any trim. Not even a smidgen . A rare event. It's arguably the best 70mm edf out there..

[Grossman56]

Hey guys, just checked before announcing. The BAe Hawk manual has been updated and posted on the Motion R/C website.
Hope you like it!

Grossman56

[GregC540i]

I'm trying but for some reason Photoshop is not allowing me to do so! hahahaha . LOL

[andre]

I love this plane so much that I had to build another. I've always wanted a T-45 GosHawk, but couldn't see myself getting the 90mm version from Freewing. Since these planes are so similar, I decided to paint my KIT in the T-45 livery. The paint scheme was so much easier than my BAe Hawk 1. I then asked Callie Graphics to print me out this version of the T-45. It turned out pretty clean! I maiden her last weekend and she flew nice. Still my landings need to improve. I was mostly flying her with the Roaring Top 4500mah 45C 6s batteries all the way back. She was a lot more nimble than my BAe. It is most likely due to that fact that I fly the BAe with a Roaring Top 5800mah 35C 6s battery all the way back. Enjoy the pics I got of her Saturday morning.

GregC

LOWER :)

[GregC540i]

I love this plane so much that I had to build another. I've always wanted a T-45 GosHawk, but couldn't see myself getting the 90mm version from Freewing. Since these planes are so similar, I decided to paint my KIT in the T-45 livery. The paint scheme was so much easier than my BAe Hawk 1. I then asked Callie Graphics to print me out this version of the T-45. It turned out pretty clean! I maiden her last weekend and she flew nice. Still my landings need to improve. I was mostly flying her with the Roaring Top 4500mah 45C 6s batteries all the way back. She was a lot more nimble than my BAe. It is most likely due to that fact that I fly the BAe with a Roaring Top 5800mah 35C 6s battery all the way back. Enjoy the pics I got of her Saturday morning.

GregC

[welshman]

Thanks OV10 and Rob1950. off to motion I go.

[OV10]

Being an old mechanic, and not much of a modeler anymore, my tools are a little large for the gear upgrade.
Can anyone shed some light on the hex size for the job?

Here's a little more directional assistance.
My first set of modeling Hex tools was these DYNAMITE (still have/use them)
EDIT........I forgot that Motion has these Dynamite
But as a skilled HD mech there is times when a quality set of wrenches is required. Got these PROTEK also.
Now you have some choices which includes a 1.5mm ;)LOL

[Ron1950]

don't forget a 1.5 mm for the set screws

[OV10]

Being an old mechanic, and not much of a modeler anymore, my tools are a little large for the gear upgrade.
Can anyone shed some light on the hex size for the job?

Hello Welshman,

The standard on these ARF's nowadays is metric. Even the US car manufactures are moving away from the SAE fasteners.
A good quality set of 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm and 4mm Allen/Hex drivers should do you.;)

[dahawk]

Hex? Do you have a set of small Allen wrenches for the grub screws ? I just grab a few and feel around for the one that fits. No order to it. My Dad, who was a mechanic in the war, would tell me " You're about as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle" LOL

[welshman]

Being an old mechanic, and not much of a modeler anymore, my tools are a little large for the gear upgrade.
Can anyone shed some light on the hex size for the job?

[hotrod23t]

my bird gray ver

[Apriliamgt]

Installed the admiral gyro RX today. Pretty easy setup and set on gains to around the 10oclock position .

Just need weather to fly now

[dahawk]

Hey guys! This is probably the best EDF out there. I've got about 15 flights on it now, and it's my new favorite. This plane flies great and it will do any aerobatic maneuver you throw at it. It's stable and quick. Really a home run with this plane.

if you're thinking about it, go for it. Can't be beat.

+1 . It is for the money, that's for sure. Can't really go wrong. Got in a few flights today using the Admiral 6S 50C 5000mah. I do think she fly's a little better without the oil tank . Lots of nice comments from the peanut gallery

Hawk

[dahawk]

Could you post some pics of what you have done ?? Going to do the same with mine

April,

Here's a pic of the mesh tape I used. I think it's called Fibra tape. Seem to recall getting it at Ace hardware or Home Depot. It's got a mild sticky backing but not strong enough to hold anything. After first wicking in some thin CA to the joints, I cut and applied some strips of this tape to the inner and outer walls where these joints are located. I then rubbed-in some Foam tac all over the mesh with my finger. It's pretty darn secure IMO.

[AZFlyer]

Hey guys! This is probably the best EDF out there. I've got about 15 flights on it now, and it's my new favorite. This plane flies great and it will do any aerobatic maneuver you throw at it. It's stable and quick. Really a home run with this plane.

if you're thinking about it, go for it. Can't be beat.

[dahawk]

I’ll post a pic of the material I used.